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Commission on Decolonization's Won Pat-Borja Delivers Powerful United Nations Speech
Hagåtña, Guam – Commission on Decolonization Executive Director Melvin Won-Pat Borja joined other colonized areas in urging renewed commitment to ending colonialism by 2020. Won Pat-Borja testified before a United Nations panel during the 2019 UN Regional Seminar held in St. George’s, Grenada last week. “A process of decolonization that must...
Interior Grants Guam $1.9M in Compact-Impact Funds
Hagåtña, Guam – Since its launch in February, stakeholder agencies involved in the School Safety Partnership (SSP) have been meeting regularly to collaborate on ways to increase safety in our public schools. And now Governor Lou Leon Guerrero is pleased to announce that Guam has been allotted nearly $2 million in Compact-Impact funds to be used...
Island Girl Power Receives Donation of Sewing Machines
Hagåtña, Guam - Island Girl Power (IGP) is one step closer to its dream of launching a project that will provide sewing workshops and sustainability for women and girls in the community. On May 2, the non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of girls received eight sewing machines shipped all the way from Wisconsin, thanks to the...
Governor Leon Guerrero Signs 6 Bills into Law; Vetoes 2 Measures
Hagåtña, Guam – Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has signed six bills into Public Law. She also vetoed two bills and transmitted an alternative measure to the Guam Legislature. Signed Bill 1-35 (Sen. Regine Biscoe-Lee): Expands the benefits of the Dave Santos Act for small businesses generating a revenue of $250,000 or less annually. Instead of a 5%...
Guam gets $2.3M in Interior Grants
Hagåtña, Guam – The Government of Guam has been awarded $1.9 million by the Department of the Interior (DOI) for projects under the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) Technical Assistance program (TAP). In addition, DOI also awarded two non-profit organizations $361,815 in TAP funding. The Government of Guam was awarded the following TAP grants: •...
Governor Leon Guerrero Signs Executive Order to Create Guam Aquacultural Task Force
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 30, 2019 Governor Leon Guerrero Signs Executive Order to Create Guam Aquacultural Task Force Hagåtña, Guam - Governor Lou Leon Guerrero today signed Executive Order 2019-12, which establishes the Guam Aquacultural Task Force. This task force will lead efforts for planning as well as business development. Guam...
Governor Takes on #TrashTag Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 26, 2019 Governor Takes on #TrashTag Challenge Governor Accepts Speaker Muña-Barnes’ Challenge to Clean our Island Hagåtña, Guam – Challenge accepted! The Maga’Håga will be leading an effort to pick up trash at Adelup Beach on Saturday, April 27 from 7-9 a.m. as part of the viral #TrashTag Challenge. “As beautiful as...
GMH gets another $2.3M in Medicare Funding
Hagåtña, Guam – Another $2.3 million in rebase funding has been transmitted to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), adding to the more than $9 million the hospital has received in rebasing funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) since January 2019. The $2.3 million GMHA received this morning is part of a rebase...
Doyon Morato Appointed to Serve on GIAA Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 24, 2019 Doyon Morato Appointed to Serve on GIAA Board Hagåtna, Guam – Ms. Doyon A. Morato, a well-known businesswoman, has been appointed by Governor Lou Leon Guerrero to serve on the Guam International Airport Authority Board of Directors. Morato is the current Operations Manager of North Wind Group – Silver...
The 2025 Liberation Day Parade Digital Booklet Available Here
