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The World Holds Its Breath: U.S. Bombers Deployed to Diego Garcia Base !
Tunisie Numerique
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June 21, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Satellite images obtained by Al Jazeera reveal the deployment of U.S. strategic B-52 bombers at the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean since June 19. The move coincides with the deployment of two...
US moves bombers to Pacific as Trump mulls attacking Iran
RTE Ireland
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June 21, 2025
The US is moving B-2 stealth bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two officials told Reuters, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran. It was unclear whether the bomber...
Greater Bay Airlines eyes US Pacific market with Saipan, Guam flights
Marianas Variety
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GREATER Bay Airlines has applied for a U.S. foreign air carrier permit from the Department of Transportation to operate flights to Saipan and Guam. In its application, Greater Bay stated that it intends to commence a Hong Kong–Saipan route by the...
B-2 bombers depart as US weighs action on Iran’s nuclear facility
Straight Arrow News
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June 21, 2025
Several U.S. B-2 bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Saturday, June 21. They are heading toward Andersen Air Force Base in Guam after refueling midair, according to a flight tracker called Aircraft Spots. President Donald Trump...
LETTER Ship happens: Maybe it’s time to privatize Port of Guam
Pacific Daily News
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For those that remember, “ship my pants” was a creative, humorous way Kmart tackled online free shipping. In all seriousness, the Port Authority of Guam has long stood as the gateway to our island’s economy, handling over 90% of incoming goods and...
Ship Happens: Maybe It’s Time to Privatize the Port of Guam
Kandit News Group
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June 18, 2025
Charlie Hermosa By Charlie Hermosa for Kandit News & Views For those that remember, “ship my pants” was a creative and humorous way Kmart tackled online free shipping. In all seriousness, the Port Authority of Guam has long stood as the gateway to...
Guam Waterworks Authority outlook raised by Fitch
The Bond Buyer - New York
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June 16, 2025
The utility's bonds are currently rated Baa2 by Moody's Ratings, A-minus by S&P Global Ratings and BBB by Fitch Ratings.AdobeStock Fitch Ratings raised the outlook on BBB-rated Guam Waterworks Authority to stable from negative. The improved...
Exercise games out response if Guam is caught in missile strike
Pacific Daily News
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After weeks of tensions between the United States and an “adversarial nation state,” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command detects multiple potential missile launches around 10 a.m., Guam time. Exactly how many missiles are launched and what they are carrying...
EIF 2025: Big beats, Guam vibes to hit Hagåtña this Saturday
Pacific Daily News
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Bright neon lights, bold outfits and high-energy electronic music will take over Plaza de España in Hagåtña this Saturday for the return of the annual Electric Island Festival. EIF 2025 will run from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., and promises international...
Did American B-2 stealth bombers just take off from US base towards western Pacific amid Israel-Iran tension?
Hindustan Times
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June 21, 2025
American B-2 stealth bombers departed the Whiteman Air Force location in Missouri for a key location in Guam in the western Pacific, claimed Israeli public television KAN on Saturday. B-2 stealth bombers(AP) According to reports, four Boeing KC-46...
American B-2 stealth bombers with terrifying capabilities 'are on the move' as Iran tensions heat up
Daily Mail
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June 21, 2025
Deadly bombers, which only the US has in their arsenal, are on the move to a US Air Force base in Guam amid growing tensions with Iran, according to multiple reports. Six B-2 stealth bombers, docked at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, appeared...
Small buoys to provide big benefits for Guam's boaters and fishermen
The Guam Daily Post
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Two basketball-sized wave monitoring buoys will soon be deployed off Guam's southwestern coastline, providing real-time ocean data to benefit everyone from recreational fishermen to coastal engineers working to combat erosion. The Backyard Buoys...
'British man with links to Iran operatives' held on suspicion of spying and terrorism offences in Cyprus - as US moves B-2 stealth bombers capable of carrying 'bunker-busting' bombs while Israel hits nuclear reactor: LIVE UPDATES
Daily Mail
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June 21, 2025
By ELIZABETH HAIGH and OLIVIA CHRISTIE Published: 09:53 EDT, 21 June 2025 | Updated: 14:26 EDT, 21 June 2025 A British man 'with links to Iran operatives' has been arrested on suspicion of spying and terrorism offences in Cyprus. The man is...
Governor vetoes 5 bills, signs 19, allows 2 to lapse: Guam bans fireworks anew, gun suppressors measure junked
Pacific Daily News
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A bill repealing the legalization of consumer-grade fireworks has lapsed into law, but the governor has vetoed a bill that would have legalized firearm sound suppressors, according to a Tuesday announcement from Adelup. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero...
Guam wins best booth award at 40th Seoul International Travel Fair
Pacific Daily News
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Guam Visitors Bureau Korea won the "Best Booth PR" award at this year's 40th Seoul International Travel Fair held from June 5 to 8 at COEX Hall C in Seoul. GVB participated in the fair with a dedicated Guam Pavilion, presenting the island’s...
Guam Customs reports seizing 2.8 pounds of fentanyl so far in fiscal year 2025
Pacific Daily News
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Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency officials presented senators with a list of seizures the agency has made so far in fiscal year 2025, including 2.8 pounds of fentanyl, 230.5 pounds of methamphetamine, 2.2 pounds of cocaine, 6.1 pounds of...
Guam community members kick off national ‘No Kings’ protest
Pacific Daily News
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Residents join a nationwide "No Kings" rally held at the Micronesia Mall intersection in Dededo on June 14, 2025.Julianne Hernandez/Pacific Daily News Dozens of community members gathered Saturday at the Micronesia Mall intersection to kick off...
NBA's Micah Potter, D1 volleyball standout Elle Potter on Guam for June 23-26 sports camp
Pacific Daily News
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NBA player Micah Potter of the Utah Jazz and D1 volleyball standout Elle Potter will be on Guam for a June 23 to 26 sports camp for young people, according to event host Harvest Christian Academy. Harvest Christian Academy, in a release, said it...
Comment period for deepsea mining request begins today
Talanei
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June 16, 2025
The 30-day comment period for the Request for Information and Interest (RFI):Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore American Samoa, begins today. The public notice on the deepsea mining proposal was posted today on the...
UOG to hold Black Pepper Production Forum on June 21
Marianas Variety
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MANGILAO (UOG) — There’s a new crop in town by the name of Piper nigrum (black pepper) and the University of Guam and Guam Department of Agriculture are looking to help growers start propagating it. Piper nigrum is a vining plant that produces...