Pika's Best of Guam 2025 nominations closing July 16

We’re down to the last few days of nominations for Pika’s Best of Guam 2025, with nearly 200,000 nominations now in the bag. The last day to nominate the best of the best is July 16. Only the Top 5 nominees in 222 categories will advance to the voting …

Guam's 12U Cal Ripken All-Stars headed to regionals in California

Guam's 12U Cal Ripken All-Stars are headed to the Cal Ripken Pacific Southwest Regionals in Visalia, California from July 13 to July 19, 2025. The roster: Alexander Fejeran, Austia Castro, Brennon Naputi, Jay-shawn Welter, Jun Sigrah, Keegan Lizama, …

Taiwan students find educational freedom in Guam exchange program

Twelve students from Jinou Girls High School in Taipei recently completed an eight-day educational exchange on Guam, part of a nearly two-decade program that has brought hundreds of Taiwanese students to experience the island’s more relaxed educational …

University of Guam’s next BBQ Bootcamp features a sausage processing workshop

Guam Liberation Day to be celebrated July 21; events planned

(Image courtesy of Guam Governor’s Office, Mayor Council of Guam) Guam Liberation Day, July 21, is the Guam’s most important holiday aside from Discovery Day (the first Monday in March). The holiday commemorates the U.S. military liberating the island from …

MCRT reports high success rate with mental health crisis interventions

The Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT), a community-based intervention program from the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, has been working around the clock responding to individuals in mental health crises, reportedly helping to reduce “system …

DOC detainee found guilty of having makeshift shank

A repeat offender faces 10 years in prison after being found guilty of charges related to having a makeshift shank while confined at DOC last year. On Thursday, Martil Teliu was found guilty of promoting prison contraband as a second-degree felony after a …

Sen. San Agustin to run for Governor

Five term Senator Joe S. San Agustin has confirmed that he will be running for Governor of Guam in the 2026 election. "I can confirm that he announced on Ray Gibson's morning talk show that he is running for Governor," San Agustin's Chief …

Man pleads guilty to raping girl, deported to Philippines

A man admitted to raping an 11-year-old girl, but instead of facing jail time he is being deported to the Philippines and isn't allowed back to Guam. Khylle Patrick Varela, 20, accepted a plea in front of Superior Court of Guam Judge Vernon Perez on …

Weather improves for Liberation Day as monsoon threat diminishes

Weather conditions for Monday's Liberation Day parade and festivities have improved since earlier forecasts this week, with the threat of monsoon conditions significantly reduced, according to the National Weather Service. Warning coordination …