A bill has been introduced by Senator Benjamin Cruz which would force Guam’s adult entertainment establishments like strip clubs, massage parlors, and adult video stores to be forced to relocate away from Tumon, the main tourist district of the island.  The legislation was introduced by the senator as a result of the Guam Visitors Bureau, Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association, and the Japan Guam Travel Association voicing concerns of aggressive marketing tactics from these adult establishments.  If Guam is to be advertised as a family-friendly travel destination then something must be done with all the advertising and signs promoting the large number of adult businesses along San Vitores Road.

According to Bill 314, adult businesses would need to relocate within 5 years from the Tumon area to areas zoned as M1 or M2 zones.  Based on this information the most practical area these adult business would relocate to would be the Harmon Industrial Park District, creating a sort of  “red light district” for the island of Guam.

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If your wondering where all the rain is coming from lately it is because a typhoon is approaching near Guam and the Northern Marianas.  Typhoon Choi-Wan will make its closest approach to the island tommorrow afternoon.  The typhoon doesn’t pose a threat to the island of Guam because it won’t pass in close proximity to Guam to be much of a threat, but the island will still experience lots of rain and high surf because of the typhoon.  So expect a wet and rainy next few days on the island!

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If you haven’t heard already, there will be a partial solar eclipse viewable on Guam starting at around 11:00am on July 22, 2009  and lasting until about 2:00pm.  The solar eclipse will maximize at 12:53pm at which time it will be the most noticeable when the moon covers about 75% of the sun from our view.  Guam is one of the few places which is part of the U.S. which will be able to view the solar eclipse because of the path the moon takes in the sky in addition to the time at which the solar eclipse takes place.

As this is such a rare thing to see and won’t be seen in many other places in the US, it is worth a visit to the island to see this.  Make sure you don’t miss out by finding airline tickets now. It’s a great excuse for a holiday on this beautiful island and a chance to see one of nature’s most spectacular things.

Watch the KUAM News report about the solar eclipse below:

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Today marks the 65th Liberation Day of Guam, and Guam Portal would like to wish everyone on Guam a Happy Liberation Day!  If you haven’t already done so you should stop by Paseo Park and check out the Liberation Day Carnival or head on over towards the Hagatna area along Marine Drive to watch the Liberation Day Parade!

Everyone have a safe and happy holiday!

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Chamorro’s can be proud they now have an official Chamorro dictionary to call their own as of Monday.  There was an unveiling ceremony at the Chamorro Village in Hagatna yesterday for the island’s first Chamorro dictionary where a limited number of copies were sold to the public for $50.

The Chamorro dictionary is the most comprehensive one ever created of the Chamorro language containing 9,000 Chamorro words complete with English definitions, sentence examples, and grammatical notes.

Only 3,000 copies of the Chamorro dictionary were printed on the first run due to limited funding, but as more of the dictionaries are sold the profits will be used to make more copies with a goal of getting the Chamorro dictionary into public schools for the children.  Copies of the dictionary can be purchased at the Department of Chamorro Affairs office at the Chamorro Village.

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