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date: 2023-12-17, from: University of Hawaiʻi News
The BOR is currently in the process of hiring, by January 31, an executive search company.
The post Public asked to participate in survey on next UH President first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Serbians headed to the polls Sunday in elections that will likely see President Aleksandar Vucic’s populist party extend its rule, with the strongman leader promising stability and vowing to curb inflation after months of protests.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/serbian-populist-party-looks-to-extend-rule-in-double-header-vote/article_a1fc340c-1365-54bf-bf8a-adbb6b326e6e.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, as the United States and South Korea warned any nuclear attack would lead to the end of Pyongyang’s regime.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/south-korea-military-says-north-fires-ballistic-missile/article_04debafb-238f-5653-8917-88314d3fe8e9.html Save to Pocket
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(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its much-anticipated signature event of the year, the Annual Business Person of the Year Gala, set to take place on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Kensington Hall, Kensington Hotel Saipan.
https://www.mvariety.com/business/business_news/saipan-chamber-of-commerce-to-host-2023-annual-business-person-of-the-year-gala-on/article_7307b270-9c8f-11ee-8037-ff1a07496312.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
FROM the archives:
https://www.mvariety.com/views/columnists/bc-s-tales-of-the-pacific-wars-of-anglo-american-world-power/article_8ef0efd2-9c8b-11ee-a601-d3dfb2519913.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
MAJURO — The Marshall Islands national election results show the current parliamentary opposition to be in the driver’s seat to form a new government when the body meets for the first time in early January.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/regional_world/marshall-islands-election-puts-opposition-in-driver-s-seat/article_8c388bd8-9c90-11ee-978b-a784770093b2.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
KOROR, Palau (PIALA) — The Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums recently concluded its 32nd annual conference, with attendees hailing the event as a tremendous success. The conference took place in-person in pristine Koror, Palau on Nov. 13-17, 2023, and brought over 75 professionals from across the Pacific region to share best practices and discuss innovative strategies for preserving and promoting cultural heritage.
https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/palau-hosts-pacific-islands-association-for-libraries-archives-and-museums-conference/article_e0d9dc2e-9c94-11ee-bc51-c756efe4ff8e.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
SINGER Jessel Antonio bested 14 other impressive performers to win the grand prize of the 13th CNMI’s Got Talent on Saturday evening at Kensington Hotel.
https://www.mvariety.com/lifestyle/jessel-antonio-tops-13th-cnmis-got-talent-competition/article_6af9dd9a-9cc8-11ee-81b8-2f23b7371db4.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
GREENVILLE, S.C. (BJU) — The following students from Saipan are among the approximately 800 Bob Jones University students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2023 semester.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/community_bulletins/6-saipan-students-named-to-bob-jones-university-deans-list/article_b936c914-9c91-11ee-b02e-a3ababb2667b.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
A HOLIDAY art bazaar and “swap meet” sponsored by the office of Precinct 1 Rep. Diego Camacho took place on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Koblerville Youth Center, bringing together 16 art vendors and 14 residents alongside dozens of customers.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/koblerville-holiday-art-bazaar-and-swap-meet-brings-together-community-members/article_10378c46-9c9a-11ee-a88a-e7d67fe83a5c.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
RECENTLY, there have been reports brought to Rep. Julie A. Ogo, chairwoman of the House Committee on Commerce & Tourism, concerning food products and other commodities stocked in stores that were not labeled in English, Chamorro or Carolinian as required by law.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/all-imported-food-and-products-must-be-labeled-in-english-chamorro-or-carolinian/article_b65e307c-9cde-11ee-9226-070bd0445f9c.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
THE federal court on Friday sentenced former CNMI Bureau of Motor Vehicles Director Juana Cabrera Leon Guerrero to five years’ imprisonment and ordered her to pay a $15,000 fine for her involvement in a scheme to produce fraudulent CNMI driver’s licenses.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/ex-bmv-chief-gets-5-years-co-defendant-sentenced-to-10-months/article_cc8d3daa-9cb8-11ee-8070-7fa6286a5314.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, updated: 2023-12-17, from: Marianas Variety
COMMONWEALTH Casino Commission Executive Director Andrew Yeom on Wednesday asked the CCC to schedule a revocation hearing on Imperial Pacific International’s exclusive casino license.
https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/casino-commission-to-set-revocation-hearing-on-ipi-license/article_afcfde90-9ca7-11ee-9d50-03dd2b4f2cf8.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had uncovered the biggest Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip so far, just a few hundred metres from a key border crossing.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/israeli-army-says-it-uncovered-biggest-hamas-tunnel-yet/article_7957b004-30c5-58ea-b962-bd85162f4744.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The family of Gerard Depardieu denounced Sunday an “unprecedented conspiracy” against the French film star, who was charged with rape in 2020 and is facing new scrutiny over sexist comments.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/depardieu-family-denounces-conspiracy-against-french-film-icon/article_38912df0-8354-5d3e-82c2-efa3d8e14772.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Polls opened in a Chad on Sunday for a referendum on a new constitution, a vote seen as a key step toward elections and the return of civilian rule promised, but postponed, by the ruling military junta.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/chad-votes-on-new-constitution-ahead-of-promised-end-of-military-rule/article_f772d718-d9a9-5c23-9865-206e34a8b692.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Israel kept up deadly strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday despite growing international calls for a ceasefire and pleas from desperate relatives to bring home the remaining hostages.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/israel-strikes-gaza-as-pressure-grows-for-ceasefire/article_388255af-246b-509b-bfde-fcf764b97292.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to make Russia “sovereign and self-sufficient” in the face of the West, in his first campaign speech before a March vote to extend his long rule until at least 2030.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/putin-vows-to-make-russia-self-sufficent-in-fifth-kremlin-term/article_9fbcab8a-ed76-5e83-bfb7-7f7cc7a9fc5d.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
SAIPAN — Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands House Rep. Ralph N. Yumul on Thursday introduced a still unnumbered bill that would allow internet gambling in the CNMI.
https://www.postguam.com/news/cnmi/bill-to-allow-internet-gambling-in-cnmi/article_73b9f4a4-9c66-11ee-9f5c-2f5728927d80.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
SAIPAN — Tuesday is the new deadline for former officials and contractors of the Building Optimism, Opportunities and Stability Together, or BOOST, program to respond to the subpoena duces tecum issued by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands House…
https://www.postguam.com/news/cnmi/new-deadline-for-boost-officials-contractors-to-submit-documents/article_a763ddae-9c68-11ee-9f62-9740437354cc.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The Commission on the Healing Arts of Guam opened the floor for discussion on whether the various boards would be interested in the Health Professional Licensing Office becoming semi-autonomous.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/public-health-seeks-input-from-boards-on-licensing-office-becoming-semi-autonomous/article_693f4c32-9a35-11ee-9fe7-efa03544f205.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
After years of waiting and overcoming obstacles, the University of Guam and its partners held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for the new School of Engineering building.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/uog-holds-groundbreaking-for-school-of-engineering-building/article_0b2d66ec-9af3-11ee-afd8-13c64e739ee4.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Department of Corrections officers found makeshift weapons in the cell of an inmate who has a history of violent convictions, court documents state.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/makeshift-weapons-found-in-inmate-s-cell/article_8764672e-9c74-11ee-8e24-e7a77552232e.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
It was a bittersweet Sunday at Ritidian, where some people went to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the wildlife refuge and others stood in protest, mourning the loss of ancestral land.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/ritidian-wildlife-refuge-celebrates-30th-anniversary-families-protest/article_4a1fc2de-9c86-11ee-bf56-bbb1e90a073a.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
A number of capital improvement projects at Guam Community College are making progress despite some challenges, according to the institution’s president.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/minor-delays-in-gcc-construction-progress/article_2977cfa6-9c7a-11ee-9387-ef3501f5d715.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The Guam Visitors Bureau held its December meeting Thursday afternoon and questions were raised and answered concerning canceled flights and tourism, green electric scooters spotted around Guam and New Year’s drones and fireworks.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/gvb-potential-canceled-flights-lack-of-rooms-electric-scooters-among-concerns/article_5cf8e31c-9afc-11ee-9ab6-07d7ff68f6c3.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
A man who allegedly lashed out at his ex-girlfriend after seeing her new love interest is behind bars waiting for bail to be set.
https://www.postguam.com/news/local/man-allegedly-threatens-couple-with-knife/article_51af2a18-9c71-11ee-b19a-cf9e5e4603cd.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/christmas-muted-in-grieving-bethlehem/article_b00c1ce3-e918-55e6-bff9-82325ba92bf9.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: Pacific Island Times
By Bryan Manabat Saipan– Was it a Chinese missile, an alien spacecraft, celestial debris or a falling satellite? Authorities have yet to…
https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/unidentified-fiery-object-over-guam-and-cnmi-skies-remains-a-mystery Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The family of Gerard Depardieu on Sunday denounced an “unprecedented conspiracy” against the French film star, charged with rape and facing new scrutiny over sexist comments.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/depardieu-family-denounces-conspiracy-against-french-film-icon/article_e60b302a-d022-5856-aefe-204952ec2d26.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Long gone from Belfast’s famed harbour where the Titanic was built, oysters are making a comeback thanks to a nursery installation project aimed at boosting marine life and water quality.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/native-oysters-return-to-belfast-after-a-centurys-absence/article_348a51bc-ea1b-5510-b679-e315856e06f9.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Glaciologist Andrew Hodson used to collaborate with his Russian colleagues in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, but snowmobile excursions to see them have come to a halt since the war in Ukraine.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/russias-isolation-takes-toll-on-arctic-climate-science/article_69e803e6-433b-5dbb-8e3f-5ad4182033bc.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
American Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez stopped Sunny Edwards in the ninth round on Saturday to add the previously unbeaten Briton’s International Boxing Federation flyweight world title to his own World Boxing Organization crown.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/rodriguez-stops-edwards-in-9th-to-unify-wbo-ibf-flyweight-world-titles/article_d593502e-ce6d-56c1-9629-0fea02c49a72.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Stephen Curry scored 16 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors held on for a much-needed 124-120 NBA victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/warriors-hold-off-nets-thunder-stun-nba-champion-nuggets/article_210589fd-c410-5cc0-a4d5-dea897ff5846.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire, is a huge and varied country with a turbulent political history, which is currently ravaged by conflict in its east.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/five-things-to-know-about-dr-congo/article_d2389547-d3d8-570d-a9e1-a930ceb997ca.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections on Wednesday that could consolidate its democracy or unleash fresh violence as political tensions threaten to boil over.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/tensions-run-high-as-dr-congo-approaches-election/article_a22a765e-b97d-5c21-88e5-55a14a58d012.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The woman elected Miss France 2024 has framed her victory as a win for “diversity”, drawing praise for her short hair as well as predictable criticism from viewers of the beauty pageant which has faced accusations of sexism.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/miss-france-winner-says-her-short-hair-a-victory-for-diversity/article_7dcf6d52-9791-5331-988b-e401cb713448.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Serbians headed to the polls Sunday in elections that will likely see populist President Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling party extend its rule, as the strongman promised stability and vowed to curb inflation after months of protests.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/serbia-votes-in-double-header-elections/article_4ff91f08-7eff-54f3-b1d5-ef9fd8597285.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
With few tourists watching the daring feat, Abraham Estrada dives off La Quebrada, an emblematic Acapulco cliff where the spectacle has resumed but struggles to attract visitors after the Mexican resort was hammered by Hurricane Otis.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/acapulcos-cliff-divers-are-back-after-deadly-hurricane/article_c75ecfa6-be55-56e3-a329-b79bfbd78046.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Israel carried out fresh strikes on Gaza Sunday as its leaders came under growing pressure to secure the release of hostages still held in the Hamas-run territory more than two months after the October 7 attacks.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/israel-strikes-gaza-as-pressure-grows-to-free-more-hostages/article_560715c7-4c9f-5980-adbe-9e99563dac31.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff threw for five touchdowns in a 42-17 victory over the Denver Broncos that saw the Lions edge closer to a first NFL playoff berth since 2016.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/lions-rout-broncos-to-edge-closer-to-nfl-playoff-berth/article_b56f1b46-cb4a-538a-87e2-19c2b9e135aa.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
British teen Alex Batty, who was found this week in France after he went missing six years ago while on holiday, has arrived back in the UK, police said Saturday.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/british-teen-alex-batty-found-in-france-returns-to-uk/article_53baa6fb-752e-54bd-9870-ab448509952e.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party picked former infrastructure minister Pedro Nuno Santos as its leader on Saturday, ahead of a snap election called after his predecessor Antonio Costa resigned as prime minister and party head amid a corruption investigation.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/portugals-socialist-party-picks-new-leader-ahead-of-march-vote/article_a5f5b479-cbac-523a-8049-711c931aaac2.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold its key lending rate on Wednesday and pencil in three interest rate cuts next year has fueled optimism that its inflation battle is won.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/has-the-fed-won-the-battle-against-inflation/article_73889eb8-3e68-5dd0-961b-b40d7b13b4ee.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
As Jon Batiste completed his dazzling triumph at the 2022 Grammys, winning trophy after trophy on music’s biggest stage, his wife watched the same way most of us did – on the sofa, at home.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/love-grief-and-grammys-jon-batiste-creates-an-american-symphony/article_1ea18fec-608d-593d-9fb5-2692f772c903.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
Chileans head to the polls Sunday for a second referendum aimed at replacing the country’s dictatorship-era constitution, with voters asked to approve or reject a more conservative draft.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/chile-votes-in-second-shot-at-new-constitution/article_a1bde1a7-ac2d-5d38-affe-3f4d91b2eca4.html Save to Pocket
date: 2023-12-17, from: The Guam Daily Post
One month from now, the Midwestern state of Iowa kicks off the US 2024 primary season, and Donald Trump will discover whether he has an insurmountable lead for the Republican presidential nomination, or opponents can spring a surprise.
https://www.postguam.com/news/national/in-a-month-trump-faces-first-election-contest-since-leaving-office/article_8ef6b56c-d563-53f4-bfdc-6d04dd7a6a47.html Save to Pocket