The Junction News Team
Lawmaker Seeks Inclusion for Guam Residents into the Federal myRA Program
Earlier this month, Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew announced the launch of myRA (my Retirement Account) a simple, safe and affordable new savings option for those who don’t have access to a retirement savings plan at work. “myRA is designed to remove common barriers to saving, and give people an easy way to get started,” […]
Junction’s 2015 Year-end Award Nominees
Public Hearing of the Year – Public Hearing for Bill No. 204-33 on the salaries of elected and appointed officials Balimbing Senator of the Year– Senator Dennis Rodriguez Banned Newspaper at Adelup (etc) of the Year– The Junction Newspaper Moralist Senator of the Year– Senator B.J. Cruz Sleek & S Senator of the Year– Senator […]
Us Recognizes PH Progress in Addressing Workers’ Rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Trade Representative (USTR) published on 25 November 2015 the formal closure of the review case under the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) regarding workers’ rights in the Philippines. The move recognizes the progress made by the Philippine Government in addressing workers’ rights issues primarily through reforms of labor […]
Guam Free Press Foundation, Inc.
This paper is now published by the Guam Free Press Foundation Inc., a non-profit corporation. Our main focus now is to be able to be able to develop a truly independent newspaper, the people’s newspaper. While some may wonder if there is or is not a truly independent newspaper in the Island, as far as […]
• Skeletons in their closets! • Lou for Governor! • Bully Directors, and Goodbye 8 Senators!
Lou Leon Guerrero for Governor- While some may say that it is too early for me to be writing about who should be Governor come 2018, I somehow just cannot help but express my humble opinion when it comes to matters that are of extreme importance as what the position of Governor is. Certainly if […]
Terrorism: Victims Will be Vindicated
These Islamic terrorists are always active! On and off. And Pres Obama is going to a accept more than a 100,000 Middle Eastern Muslim refugees to US. We don’t know them no matter how well we screen them. There will always be infiltrators. Remember that Jesus had just 13 disciples and He didn’t know that […]
Deathtrap
This part of Route 16 from Rev and Tax going to Harmon, the right lane that merges with the underpass lane is a deathtrap. There is not enough signs that would tell drivers of a merging traffic or which lane should yield.
Tiyan Campus Purchase: The Untold Story(Second Part)
Last issue, we gave you a background of Public Law 30-37, the law which facilitated the then Camacho administration to enter into a contract (lease agreement with option to buy) with Core Tech International. Consider the following chronology of events: January 1, 2009 – Speaker Judith Won pat Introduces Bill No. 1 (LS) that will […]
$1.2 Million Retirement Fund Debt Cleared by GMH
“It is better late than never.” Employees and staff of the Guam Memorial Hospital who had planned and hopeful to retire before the Fiscal year 2014 can now sleep well as the GMH already updated its payment to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund or GGRF. GMHA officials said that the payment was made just […]
Ballet Philippines Sizzles in Xiamen
In line with its cultural diplomacy efforts to project the Philippines in Fujian province, the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen organized a gala performance of Ballet Philippines on October 29 at the Jinrong Theater Xiamen Little Egret Art Center. Before an excited audience of 600 guests, Ballet Philippines (BP) dazzled with their wide range and […]
