Hagåtña, Guam – Following the historic end of the decade-old Solid Waste Receivership, the Government of Guam is making strides in securing funds to be able to continue to responsibly manage its own disposal of waste. Governor Lou Leon Guerrero on Monday signed Bill 79-35 into Public Law 35-21. “I cannot emphasize enough how pleased I am with the...

Hagåtña, Guam – Acting Governor Joshua Tenorio personally congratulated Harvest Christian Academy Senior Sechan Yoon for being selected as a Presidential Scholar finalist. Mr. Yoon is among 161 high school seniors across the nation to receive the Presidential Scholar recognition. A ceremony to honor and present all 161 students with a...

Hagåtña, Guam – Delivering on its promise to pay back what was erroneously taken, the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration has made deposits into the Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting (E911) Fund totaling $3.8 million. With the completion of the payments, the Guam Fire Department (GFD) is able to continue to move forward with the procurement of a...

Hagåtña – A Major Disaster Declaration was approved for Guam. Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero submitted a request for federal assistance after Typhoon Wutip struck the Marianas on February 23, 2019. The request for Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program were awarded: 1. Public Assistance provides grants to state and local...

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...

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...

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...