Guam

Guam had a record number of tourist arrivals in the past year.

The financial arm of Guam's catholic church has been reconstituted in anticipation of several lawsuits by victims of alleged abuse on the island.

A top official for the Catholic Church on Guam says the Vatican is now preparing a canonical trial for an archbishop accused of sexually abusing boys on the island in the 1970s.

The Catholic Church in Guam could be facing lawsuits as soon as next week now a bill has passed enabling child sex abuse survivors to sue at any time. Audio

An advocate for abuse survivors is urging victims to think twice before notifying Guam's Catholic Church of abuse.

Guam's Governor Eddie Calvo has signed into law a controversial bill that will allow victims of child sex abuse to sue their abusers and the institutions with which they are associated at any time.

The Catholic Church in Guam has collected more than 4,000 signatures for a petition opposing a bill that could expose it to sexual abuse lawsuits.

The Catholic Church in Guam is being accused of putting its assets ahead of abuse victims.

The Catholic Church in Guam says it would be bankrupted by legislation allowing lawsuits in historical sex abuse cases.

A political scientist who covers Pacific issues says he wonders if the Pacific Islands Forum realises the implications of including territories as members.

A deacon on Guam says it is concerning the Vatican does not appear to have begun investigating abuse allegations against the island's Archbishop.

Civil lawsuits will be more effective in uncovering abuse on Guam than the Catholic Church's own investigations says a campaigner for victims.

The Guam legislature has unanimously approved the permanent removal of the statute of limitations for all sexual abuse crimes.

Guam could end up with a skeleton pool of skilled foreign construction workers by the end of the year unless the U.S. changes its approach to temporary visas.

Guam's governor has threatened to declare the Federated States of Micronesia's top representative persona non grata amid a growing diplomatic spat.

Guam's education department could lose access to some US$50 million in federal funding if no company is hired to manage the US grants within two months.

Guam's Peter Lombard was the final Pacific athlete to compete at the Rio Olympics but failed to finish the men's cross country mountain bike race after taking a fall.

An anti-abuse campaigner on Guam says allegations against the Catholic Church have strengthened the case for a law change.