Guam

Wind lease sales could become legal in US territories in the Pacific under legislation recently introduced by island delegates.

Four Taiwanese nationals have been charged with visa fraud in Guam, after they were found working on tourist visas.

Guam's governor says his territory's battle with the United States for greater civic rights has been an uphill and extremely difficult battle.

Most government agencies on Guam will have their funding cut under the territory's $US956 million budget approved for the year ahead.

Guam's governor has asked the US president to consider giving the territory's veterans the right to vote in US elections.

Scientists from around the world are meeting in Australia this week to try and find a solution to the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle which is devastating trees across the Pacific. Audio

Authorities in Guam are warning the public to look out for box jellyfish on beaches and in the ocean around the island over the next week.

Guam's Speaker of the House has asked the US Attorney's Office and the FBI to investigate potential tobacco tax evasion by a local distributor, amounting to about $US14.5 million over three years.

There is still hope Guam's lawmakers can come up with a solution for a large budget shortfall so staff, hours and service cuts can be avoided, the Governor's Office says.

Some of Guam's fire stations could be closed as the territory's government tries to cope with a shortage of funds.

A government tax repeal could have negative impacts on essential services in Guam.

Guam's Memorial Hospital has lost its accreditation from the Jont Commission, a body that accredits over 20,000 healthcare organisations in the United States.

Guam's deputy governor insists he was not drunk when he snuck up behind a police officer and took his gun from its holster on Saturday night.

The Northern Marianas government is hunkering down for the worst with the possibility that Tropical Storm Maria could intensify into a typhoon overnight.

Haze from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has again reached Guam and the Northern Marianas, over 6,000 kilometres away.

The United States Congress has passed a sweeping benefit reform bill that includes a provision to ban cockfighting in Pacific territories.

The Governor of Guam Eddie Calvo says the territory can breathe more easily after an agreement between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump

For the first time ever the Micronesian Games basketball competition will follow international eligibility rules.