#TBT: July 11, 2024
The Treaty of Cession of Manuʻa, also known as the Deed of Cession of Manuʻa, was a treaty between Tui Manuʻa Elisala and the United States signed on July 16, 1904, that ceded the islands of Manuʻa to the United States, which now form part of American Samoa.
The fight over Guam’s attorney general and his role, in context
On February 28, 2024, the General Attorney of Guam announced that his office would withdraw from 22 government agencies. This has led to a fierce debate over not only the General Attorney’s actions but his role. Guam’s General Attorney Douglas Moylan (R) has caused...
Pasquines on Fanachu: Islands in Context with William-Jose Velez Gonzalez
I had the pleasure of joining Michael Lujan Bevacqua for the Fanachu! Podcast, a Guam-based Indigenous media project challenging colonialism by bringing critical narratives to the masses through podcasts, videos, and other creative content. They tell stories from a...
2025 Defense budget addresses critical territory needs
The United States House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on June 14, allocating $883 billion for fiscal year 2025. New provisions in the NDAA, proposed by Delegate Uifa’atali Amata Radewagen (R) of American Samoa and...
#TBT: July 4, 2024
Between July 3 and 4, 1848, Danish West Indies Governor-General Peter von Scholten had this bilingual poster printed, publicizing his decision to abolish slavery effective immediately. The poster was put up everywhere on all three islands now known as the US Virgin...
New missile flight testing operations demonstrate the complex relations between Guam and the United States military
Lieutenant Governor Joshua Tenorio (D) of Guam expressed his concern for two imminent missile defense testing operations proposed to be carried out annually by Andersen Air Force Base in a recent letter to Lieutenant General Heath Collins, director of the Missile...
USVI hospitals report hospitalizations due to COVID-19
The US Virgin Islands Department of Health recently received reports of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 from both of the territory’s hospitals. USVI Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion reminded the public that COVID-19 is still circulating in the territory,...
US House shelves Radiation Exposure Compensation Act renewal
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Rules killed an effort by Delegate James Moylan (R) of Guam to introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have renewed the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). The...
#TBT: June 27, 2024
The Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha arrives at US Naval Base Guam for a short port visit on June 27, 2017.
Julian Assange sentenced in Northern Mariana Islands
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced on June 25 in a compromise plea deal by a court in Saipan, the Northern Mariana Islands. Assange pled guilty in a case brought by the Trump administration to leaking classified US military documents, but will not face...
