You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.TOURIST RIDES IDLE: Boats that used to take tourists out for deep sea fishing, parasailing or dolphin watching sit idle on Nov. 18 at the Hagåtña Boat Basin. Guam's full tourism recovery is expected by 2024, according to industry officials. David Castro/The Guam Daily PostTESTING: A Wyland mural greets departing passengers in front of the United Airlines check-in counter at the A.B. Won Pat International Airport in Tiyan on Oct. 11. COVID-19 testing at the airpor could start in January. The  David Castro/The...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.TOURIST RIDES IDLE: Boats that used to take tourists out for deep sea fishing, parasailing or dolphin watching sit idle on Nov. 18 at the Hagåtña Boat Basin. Guam's full tourism recovery is expected by 2024, according to industry officials. David Castro/The Guam Daily PostTESTING: A Wyland mural greets departing passengers in front of the United Airlines check-in counter at the A.B. Won Pat International Airport in Tiyan on Oct. 11. COVID-19 testing at the airpor could start in January. The  David Castro/The...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.SHELLY: Ten months after she was found in distress off Gab Gab Beach, Shelly the sea turtle was released back into the ocean on Saturday. The Guam Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, the Naval Base Guam Environmental Division and UnderWater World assisted in her recovery and release. Read the full story on Page 7. Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval Base Guam  SHELLY: Ten months after she was found distressed in the waters off Gab Gab Beach, Shelly the sea turtle was...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.SHELLY: Ten months after she was found in distress off Gab Gab Beach, Shelly the sea turtle was released back into the ocean on Saturday. The Guam Department of Agriculture's Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, the Naval Base Guam Environmental Division and UnderWater World assisted in her recovery and release. Read the full story on Page 7. Photo courtesy of U.S. Naval Base Guam  SHELLY: Ten months after she was found distressed in the waters off Gab Gab Beach, Shelly the sea turtle was...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.PAY RAISE: Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority board Chairman Sabino Flores said at Monday's hearing that the salary increase for GHURA Executive Director Ray Topasna, center, hasn't yet been implemented. In this file photo, they are preparing to present the keys to the Guam Police Department Sinajana Precinct Command. Post file photoRay TopasnaBack to TopGuam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority Executive Director Ray Topasna on Monday told senators that they have a choice to pass a bill that would place a...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.PAY RAISE: Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority board Chairman Sabino Flores said at Monday's hearing that the salary increase for GHURA Executive Director Ray Topasna, center, hasn't yet been implemented. In this file photo, they are preparing to present the keys to the Guam Police Department Sinajana Precinct Command. Post file photoRay TopasnaBack to TopGuam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority Executive Director Ray Topasna on Monday told senators that they have a choice to pass a bill that would place a...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopMost Guam residents support the government's COVID-19 response, such as the stay-at-home order, while also reporting financial stress in their households tied to job challenges as a result of the pandemic.There is also little optimism for a quick economic recovery, with or without the tourism industry.These are among the results of a scientific survey released Friday, which quantifies the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Guam residents' emotional and financial well-being.Success! An email has been...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopMost Guam residents support the government's COVID-19 response, such as the stay-at-home order, while also reporting financial stress in their households tied to job challenges as a result of the pandemic.There is also little optimism for a quick economic recovery, with or without the tourism industry.These are among the results of a scientific survey released Friday, which quantifies the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Guam residents' emotional and financial well-being.Success! An email has been...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopGuam's COVID-19 tally increased by 85 cases Friday, the Joint Information Center stated.The confirmed cases were out of 619 people tested, or a positivity rate of 13.7%, which is a slight dip from the latest weekly average of 15%.Guam's total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 4,141 since the pandemic began in March.Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.Error! There was an error processing your request.The number of hospitalized patients continued rising. Friday night's count was 81, more than double...…You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopGuam's COVID-19 tally increased by 85 cases Friday, the Joint Information Center stated.The confirmed cases were out of 619 people tested, or a positivity rate of 13.7%, which is a slight dip from the latest weekly average of 15%.Guam's total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 4,141 since the pandemic began in March.Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.Error! There was an error processing your request.The number of hospitalized patients continued rising. Friday night's count was 81, more than double...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopThe Guam Police Department is asking the community for help in the search of a missing 27-year-old man reported missing by his family. On Sunday, a missing persons complaint was filed by the mother of Michael Jose Castro, GPD spokesman Sgt. Paul Tapao stated. Preliminary reports indicate Castro was last seen on Oct. 29 driving a beige 2013 Lexus with GLP# BR 2703. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.Error! There was an error processing your request.If anyone has any information on Castro's...…You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopThe Guam Police Department is asking the community for help in the search of a missing 27-year-old man reported missing by his family. On Sunday, a missing persons complaint was filed by the mother of Michael Jose Castro, GPD spokesman Sgt. Paul Tapao stated. Preliminary reports indicate Castro was last seen on Oct. 29 driving a beige 2013 Lexus with GLP# BR 2703. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.Error! There was an error processing your request.If anyone has any information on Castro's...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopA freshman congresswoman from Georgia who’s become known as a polarizing figure, told a conservative conference that federally-funded foreign aid should benefit Americans instead – invoking Guam in a list of countries assisted by the U.S. federal government.“I’m a regular, normal person. And I wanted to take my regular - normal person, normal, everyday American values, which is: we love our country. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America – not for what, China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam – whatever, wherever,”...…You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopA freshman congresswoman from Georgia who’s become known as a polarizing figure, told a conservative conference that federally-funded foreign aid should benefit Americans instead – invoking Guam in a list of countries assisted by the U.S. federal government.“I’m a regular, normal person. And I wanted to take my regular - normal person, normal, everyday American values, which is: we love our country. We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America – not for what, China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam – whatever, wherever,”...WW…

You have permission to edit this article.Local free diver fishermen hold signs outside Session Hall at the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña to show their support for the ban on the use of tanks. Dontana Keraskes/The Guam Daily Post BAN: A group of fishermen who opposed Bill 53-35 brought boats with signs to the front of the legislature in protest. Senators passed the bill, which bans the use of scuba tanks while spearfishing, by a vote of 13-2. Dontana Keraskes/The Guam Daily Post Local fisherman protest a bill on the ban on scuba spear fishing at the Guam Congress Building in...…You have permission to edit this article.Local free diver fishermen hold signs outside Session Hall at the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña to show their support for the ban on the use of tanks. Dontana Keraskes/The Guam Daily Post BAN: A group of fishermen who opposed Bill 53-35 brought boats with signs to the front of the legislature in protest. Senators passed the bill, which bans the use of scuba tanks while spearfishing, by a vote of 13-2. Dontana Keraskes/The Guam Daily Post Local fisherman protest a bill on the ban on scuba spear fishing at the Guam Congress Building in...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopGuam's fiscal year 2020 visitor arrivals hit a 30-year low as a result of COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, but Guam Visitors Bureau board Chairman Sonny Ada is hoping for a tourism reopening of January or February 2021.Fiscal 2019 set a record-breaking number of arrivals at 1,616,049.But fiscal 2020 brought in only a little over half of that – 756,385. That's a 53% drop. Fiscal 2019 is from Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020."We were tracking to beat the fiscal 2019 arrivals up until February, then...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopGuam's fiscal year 2020 visitor arrivals hit a 30-year low as a result of COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, but Guam Visitors Bureau board Chairman Sonny Ada is hoping for a tourism reopening of January or February 2021.Fiscal 2019 set a record-breaking number of arrivals at 1,616,049.But fiscal 2020 brought in only a little over half of that – 756,385. That's a 53% drop. Fiscal 2019 is from Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020."We were tracking to beat the fiscal 2019 arrivals up until February, then...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopThe U.S. Postal Service has hired more people to address what officials said is a spike in the number of packages that has rivaled a typical holiday season.The augmented workforce allows the Postal Service to expand package pickup hours at local post offices, said Guam Postmaster Tammy Schoenen."We responded to the increase in package volume coming in to Guam by hiring more than a dozen new employees," Schoenen said. "These expanded hours will be maintained as long as there is a...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Back to TopThe U.S. Postal Service has hired more people to address what officials said is a spike in the number of packages that has rivaled a typical holiday season.The augmented workforce allows the Postal Service to expand package pickup hours at local post offices, said Guam Postmaster Tammy Schoenen."We responded to the increase in package volume coming in to Guam by hiring more than a dozen new employees," Schoenen said. "These expanded hours will be maintained as long as there is a...WW…