Tag: Guam

Video: Guam residents express confidence US military can intercept any missile near island

https://youtu.be/koxm-tgFlMM   Residents of Guam interviewed by Agence France Presse TV expressed confidence that the US military will be able to protect the island, and intercept any missile that would be launched by North Korea. Francis Abino, Guam resident, said “North Korea does not have a chance to penetrate any missiles into the Mariana Islands, to the Territory of the United States. Due to the fact that the military has major capabilities to intercept anything […]

EU adds to North Korea sanctions list

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union on Thursday expanded its North Korean sanctions blacklist as fiery rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang sent tensions soaring. The 28-nation EU has steadily increased asset freezes and travel bans on North Korea over its repeated violation of UN resolutions on its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. After tests of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States mainland, the UN last week imposed the most […]

Japan says it ‘can never tolerate’ North Korea provocations

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Japanese government said Thursday it “can never tolerate” provocations from North Korea after the country’s military said it was finalizing a plan to launch missiles towards Guam that would fly over Japan. “North Korea’s provocative actions, including this time, are obviously provocative to the region including Japan as well as to the security of the international community,” Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s chief government spokesman, told reporters. “We can never tolerate this.” Japan has […]

Abella assures there are contingency plans in place for Filipinos in Guam

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella assured the public on Thursday the government had in place “contingency plans” for Filipinos in Guam,  following North Korea’s pronouncements it was reviewing plans to strike United States military targets there. “As far as I know, especially regarding Filipinos there, the embassies and consulates also in Hagatna have contingency plans which are regularly updated to enable them to respond to emergencies,” Abella said in a press briefing in Malacanang. […]

N. Korea threatens missile strike near US territory Guam, after Trump warning

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it is considering strikes near US strategic military installations in Guam with its intermediate range ballistic missiles, state news agency KCNA reported. The threat came hours after US President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with “fire and fury” over its missile program and days after the UN Security Council levied new sanctions on North Korea over its growing nuclear arsenal. Pyongyang said it’s “now carefully […]

South Korea says North Korea’s recent threat is not helpful

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) — The South Korean government said on Wednesday (August 9) that North Korea’s latest military threat to the United States is not good for the relationship of the two Koreas. Earlier in the day, North Korea said it is considering plans for a missile strike on the US Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the US would be met with […]

Guam’s Catholic Church sued over child sex claims

  HAGATNA, United States | AFP | — A group of former altar boys have filed lawsuits against the Catholic Church in Guam seeking damages for historic child sex abuse allegedly committed by clerics in the Pacific territory. Four men lodged separate claims in the Guam Superior Court on Tuesday, three of which accuse Archbishop Anthony Apuron of molesting them when they were children. Apuron, who denies any wrongdoing, has stepped aside from his duties […]

Guam Senator visits INC Executive Minister, presents Guam’s resolution giving tribute to INC

  QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Rory J. Respicio, the majority leader of Guam’s 33rd legislature, made a courtesy call to Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo today (Sept. 19), to present the legislative resolution of Guam that recognized and congratulated the INC on its 102nd anniversary last July 27.  “The Iglesia Ni Cristo is a very resilient Church, and the Church is here to stay,” said the senator who flew to the Philippines specifically […]

6.7 magnitude quake strikes Guam

A 6.7 magnitude quake struck Guam on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17, with a depth of 136.7 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred some 45 kilometers northwest of Piti Village in Guam, the USGS reported. “A destructive tsunami was not generated because this earthquake is located too deep inside the earth,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said. “There were no reports of structural damage,” said a statement from the Office of the […]