Judge Klitzkie to hear AG’s Writ of Mandate on Wednesday

Consolidated Utilities Services general manager John Benavente was arrested again, this time for a charge of driving under the influence. Guam Police Department spokesman Sergeant Joe Carbullido says Benavente was found asleep at the wheel of his vehicle around 5:30 this morning. The vehicle was partially on the road and on the shoulder or the sidewalk in Tamuning near the BankPacific. Benavente is being detained at the Agana Detention Facility. Benavente was previously arrested in November 2... more

The voting polls were open on Saturday for registered voters of Talofofo to decide whether they want to keep their mayor in office. There are at least 1,700 registered voters in "God’s Country" who will decide whether to kick their sitting mayor Pedro Paulino out of office or keep him in. It’s going to take 909 votes to recall the mayor.The success in gathering enough signatures to conduct a recall stemmed from complaints regarding Paulino previously living in another village, the ... more

Motorists are advised that starting Monday officers with the Guam Police Department’s Highway Patrol Division will be out on Guam’s roads, looking for those violating the law - specifically not wearing seat belts. The click or ticket campaign continues as police work on enforcement efforts to ensure motorists are complying by buckling up.Motorists are reminded that when you get into a vehicle, remember to click it or could you be left with a ticket.... more

A pilot project set up to screen the body mass index of Guam’s public school students is already turning up alarming results. Recent data indicates that the majority of students tested in public education are either overweight or obese. On the heels of both a federal and local mandate, the Guam Public School System is required to conduct a body mass index screening of its entire school population with the goal of obtaining additional funding to address the island’s students who are... more