Guam

The US government's decision to ban Filipino workers from its temporary work visa programme for a year has sparked concerns about a labour shortage in Guam.

Aviation workers in Guam say if the partial government shutdown continues, they will be forced to seek work elsewhere - leaving the island nation with fewer trained air traffic controllers.

The Catholic Church on Guam has filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to settle 200 claims of child sex abuse.

Guam's Visitors Bureau says more than 1.5 million people visited the island in 2018, a record high.

People travelling from Guam to the Philippines have been warned of the increased number of dengue fever cases there.

Federal agencies involved in ongoing recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Yutu and Typhoon Mangkhut in the Northern Marianas are not affected by the partial shutdown of the federal government.

Reports from Guam say a cruise ship official has been suspended amid suspected alcohol abuse after a vessel rammed into a pier last month.

Guam has marked a milestone with its first woman governor, Lourdes Leon Guerrero, having taken the oath of office.

Boat traffic along Guam's northwest coast could be restricted soon if a US military proposal is successful.

Guam is planning to establish an international space port to launch commercial satellites from.

Two more Catholic priests on Guam have been accused of sexual abuse, according to a 10 million dollar lawsuit filed this week.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at banning cockfighting in all US territories.

Guam is calling on New Zealand and Australia to help aid the development of Pacific Island basketball.

The Guam men's basketball team is hungry for more top-level competition after competing a clean sweep of their opposition at the FIBA Asia Cup pre-qualifying tournament in Thailand.

Guam's Catholic Church will file for bankruptcy, in a rush to resolve settlements with alleged victims of child sexual abuse by priests.

American Samoa's republican congresswoman has been re-elected by a landslide majority, winning 83 percent of the vote.

Guam has elected its first woman governor in Bank of Guam President Lou Leon Guerrero.

A lawsuit filed on Guam has accused another Catholic priest of child sex abuse in the 1970s.

The Catholic priest accused in more than 130 child sex abuse lawsuits on Guam has died in the United States.

Households in Guam are set to receive extra food stamps following destruction and power outages from Typhoon Mangkhut over a week ago.