Sources: BBC
United States Navy Captain Brett Crozier requests urgent help from The Pentagon following an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS "Theodore Roosevelt" aircraft carrier, which is currently docked in Guam. Crozier has recommended quarantining almost the entire crew of 4,000. 2020-03-31
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis says in a statement “Any threat to the United States or its territories, including Guam or our allies, will be met with a massive military response, a response both effective and overwhelming". 2017-09-3
Hours after Trump made this remark, North Korea says it is "carefully examining" a missile strike against United States territory of Guam. 2017-08-8
The 12th Festival of Pacific Arts opens at Paseo Stadium in Guam. 2016-05-22
The Governor of the U.S. territory of Guam Eddie Calvo announces his intention to hold a plebiscite to decide the future political status of the island. Calvo said he hopes to start a successful "education campaign" on the issue before filing a petition to start a referendum. If the plebiscite does take place, voters on Guam would be asked to select which political status they would prefer; independence, statehood, or free association However, the possible vote would be non-binding as any change in political status would require an act of Congress in Washington, D.C.. Guam is currently on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories in need of decolonization. 2016-04-2
Typhoon Chan-hom strengthens as it heads towards the Pacific island of Guam. 2015-07-3
The United States announces that it is moving an advanced missile defence system to the Pacific island of Guam in response to North Korean threats. 2013-04-4
North Korea issues a new threat to strike targets on the United States mainland, Hawaii and Guam, as well as South Korea, days after a new US–South Korea military pact. 2013-03-26
Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial and Guam Governor Eddie Calvo state that they are in serious talks to potentially merge the U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. 2011-07-19
Guam Governor Felix Perez Camacho issues an executive order changing the name of "Guam" to "Guahan" in government documents and signage and calls for unification with the Northern Mariana Islands. 2010-02-17