Guam

On Saturday, Guampedia is hosting the first Marianas Storytelling installment of 2026 –Kantan Chamorrita– from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Guam Museum Theatre.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has completed the area identification phase of its Outer Continental Shelf mineral leasing process for potential critical mineral development offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The decision outlines which offshore tracts may advance to environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act but does not authorize leasing or mineral extraction.

The 18th annual Malesso’ Gupot CHamoru-Crab Festival kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday and runs through Sunday night at the Malesso’ Veterans Sons and Daughters Pier Park.

The U.S. military is inviting public input on a new environmental review of training and testing activities in the Mariana Islands, with public meetings planned on Guam and Saipan.

Guam Boonie Stompers recently celebrated Dave Lotz and his 1000th recorded hike.

Protesters gathered outside the Governor’s Office on Friday as Gov. David Apatang met privately with federal officials about potential seabed mining in the Marianas.

The Department of Agriculture’s Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, or DAWR, has sent out a warning for the presence of box jellyfish in coastal waters and along shorelines.

Bill 29-38 is also known as the Source of Income Discrimination Bill and aims to expand housing access for renters on Guam. At the Legislative session yesterday the bill advanced to the voting file.

The Judiciary of Guam formally installed Katherine Maraman as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam yesterday morning during a ceremony at the Guam Judicial Center Atrium.

The University of Guam is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday for the official opening of the School of Engineering.