Hagåtña, Guam – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie will be visiting Guam and the CNMI for the first time this week. During his visit, Secretary Wilkie will meet with Acting Governor Joshua Tenorio, as well as members of the Guam Veterans Commission.   On Tuesday, Secretary Wilkie will tour veterans facilities and...

Hagåtña, Guam – The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) is pleased with the recent payments it received in Medicaid reimbursements which total $1.4 million for the month of July. GMHA also received a payment for Medicaid claims of $1.1 million in June. MEDICAID/MIP PAYMENTS RECEIVED: June 4, 2019 - $513,242.13 June 10, 2019 - 1,047.22 June...

Hagåtña, Guam – The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration has made $32.8 million in Medicaid payments to various vendors and healthcare providers. This follows the passage of the Disaster Aid Bill in June which included a provision to temporarily increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Guam to 100% on remaining Affordable...

Hagåtña, Guam – The latest set of bills Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed into law will provide much-needed funding to the Autism Community and to riders of mass transit. Bill 130-35, authored by Senator Therese Terlaje with input from the Governor’s Office, appropriates $150,000 from the Healthy Futures Fund to the Department of Administration...

Hagåtña, Guam - Although cannabidiol (CBD) is no longer considered a controlled substance under federal or local law, Guam must still adhere to other laws that regulate it. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pursuant to its authority under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), has made it clear that it will...

Hagåtña, Guam - Moody’s Investors Service has assigned a Ba1 rating, with a stable outlook, to the Government of Guam’s $30 million General Obligation (GO) Bond, Series 2019 (AMT). The announcement was made today and follows Governor Lou Leon Guerrero leading bond rating presentations in San Francisco last month. The Moody’s rating is the highest...

New York City, New York - The Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) of the United Nations heard testimony from Lt. Governor Joshua F. Tenorio today as it worked towards adopting a draft resolution on the status of Guam’s decolonization. Lt. Governor Tenorio delivered a pointed speech that reaffirmed a request for a UN Visiting Mission to...

Hagåtña, Guam - During a ceremony on Thursday, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero administered the Oath of Office to five new members of the Guam Ethics Commission. After a 23-year hiatus, the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration revived the commission through Executive Order 2019-06. Each of the five members has been confirmed by the 35th Guam...

Hagåtña, Guam – Following a three-day meeting in Vail, Colorado to attend the Western Governors’ Association’s (WGA) annual meeting, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero traveled to San Francisco, California with members of her Fiscal Discipline Team for a bond presentation. Governor Leon Guerrero then headed to Fort Bliss and to Yuma, Arizona to visit...