The Junction News Team
Hiatus for the People’s Paper
As earlier announced in our previous editorial, several options are being considered for the continuity of this newspaper. Among the considerations are, whether we come out on a bi-monthly or monthly basis but with a definite increase in circulation. This is after all the essence of a newspaper publication which is to develop the widest […]
• PDN circulating 20,000? • Do not circumvent the FOIA! • Wage increases – immoral! • On our Senators
The Freedom of Information Act or FOIA as it is commonly known, is one fantastic law that is meant to keep us duly informed. The spirit and intent of the law simply embodies the essence of a true and vibrant democracy while adhering and supporting the first amendment. As a media person, the first amendment […]
Guam Must Develop Efficient & Modern Hospital
Question: “What are the similarities between Guam Memorial Hospital and a ‘white elephant’?” Answer: “Both are white, bloated, and big, and very expensive to maintain.” My mind wanders to an incident that I personally experienced more than two years ago. Place: Emergency Room (ER), Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH). My blood pressure shot up to 220/120. […]
• Miki Taxi sobrang abusado na! • Baku-bakong mga kalsada! • Mga motorista, mag-ingat!
Malapit na talaga maubos ang sintas ko pagdating sa mga Miki Taxi na ito. Malapit ko nang kausapin itong si Lt. Governor Ray Tenorio na siya diumano daw ang protektor ng mga Miki Taxi. Alangya itong mga ibang kolorum na Miki taxi, kolorum na nga kung saan-saan pa nag pi-pick up at kanilang sinasapawan ang […]
Maraming Senador dito Inutil! Klase–klaseng mga Senador!!!
Maraming Senador dito Inutil!!!- Mga mahal na kababayan, kilala niyo ba ang mga senador na sang-ayon sa isinagawang retroactive salary increases nila Gov. Calvo at silang lahat na mga senatong este senador at ang ilan lang na mga ibang feeling sila lang ang anak ng diyos ang nabiyayan ng nasabing increases? Ang ibig ko sabihin […]
GMHA proposed rates mean 20-28% insurance premium hike
“A 26-28% increase in insurance premiums which is a very significant increase for working families. That is about $1,000 per individual and in between 3,000 and 4,000 per family annually just for this (GMH rates) increase,” Jeff Larsen of Take Care Insurance said during a public for GMHA rates increase, October 22. Senator Dennis Rodriguez, […]
Ready for All Souls’ Day
Masses are said in Catholic and public cemetries all over Guam, November 2.
PHL Con-Gen in Sydney Assists Filipino Seafarers Rescued by Chinese Vessel
Twenty one (21) Filipino seafarers of Philippine vessel MV Foxhound led by Captain Jonathan Montel were rescued on October 17 by UK-registered and Chinese-owned vessel MV COSCO Shanghai after MV Foxhound sank along Vitiaz Strait in Northern New Guinea. After experiencing inclement weather which led to the sinking of MV Foxhound, Captain Montel and his […]
UOG Research: Rhino Beetles Breeding in the Crowns of Coconut Palms
The Guam coconut rhinoceros beetle research team at the University of Guam has documented some disturbing and unusual behavior of Oryctes rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle CRB), which has been published in the September issue of the Florida Entomologist journal. The coconut rhinoceros beetle was first discovered on Guam in the tourist area of Tumon Bay […]
Philippines wins round 1 in historic case vs China
MANILA, Philippines – In a round one victory for the Philippines, a United Nations-backed arbitral tribunal at The Hague, in the Netherlands, unanimously decided it has the right to hear Manila’s historic case against Beijing over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The tribunal effectively rejected China’s strongest argument against the Philippines: that the […]
