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...

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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 24, 2019 Solid Waste Receivership to End Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration Gains Trust of Chief District Court Judge Hagåtña, Guam - After over a decade of Court-appointed receivership, the Government of Guam will finally oversee the day-to-day operations of Guam's solid waste management. The announcement follows...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 23, 2019 Franklin Leon Guerrero Appointed to Guam Parole Board Hagåtna, Guam – Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has appointed Franklin Leon Guerrero to the Guam Parole Board. Mr. Leon Guerrero will replace MiChelle Hope Taitano. “Frank is an outstanding member of our community known for his involvement in several...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 23, 2019 Governor Joins Community in Walking Out Against Sexual Assault Hagåtña, Guam – Governor Lou Leon Guerrero agrees Enough is Enough! Sexual assault against our people, especially our women and children, needs to end. The Governor will be joining those in the community who have pledged to “walk out” on...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 18, 2019 Governor Leon Guerrero Names 3 to Cannabis Control Board Hagåtña, Guam – Three individuals have been appointed to sit on the Cannabis Control Board. The three are: • Ms. Ursula Herrera, herbalist and owner of ChamGlam Botanika, who will represent the Guam business community; • Attorney Vanessa Williams, who...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 18, 2019 CMS Accepts GMH’s Amended Plan of Correction Hagåtña, Guam – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has accepted the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority’s (GMHA) submission detailing its amended Plan of Correction (PoC) in response to the deficiencies cited by CMS during a February survey. GMHA...