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Recent Press Releases:
NEWS: Girls Fight Tough, Tough Boys Wear Pink; October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 4, 2018 Hagåtña - In observance of breast cancer awareness month, the Department of Public Health and Social Services Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program met with Governor Eddie Calvo and Sen. Louise Muna to proclaim October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year's theme is "Girls Fight Tough, Tough Boys Wear Pink."...
NEWS: 4% unemployment, new opportunities discussed with U.S. DOL
October 3, 2018 Hagåtña — Governor Eddie Calvo met with U.S. Department of Labor Region VI leadership to discuss opportunities and challenges with Guam’s labor market. “Job opportunities and a growing labor need is a great position to be in — Guam is poised to see a marked increase in economic growth and prosperity,” Governor Calvo stated....
NEWS: Court denies request for dismissal; U.S. Navy to remain defendant in Ordot dump lawsuit
Oct. 1, 2018 Hagåtña — The Government of Guam’s lawsuit that aims to hold the U.S. Navy accountable for its part in creating Ordot dump will move forward. A preliminary order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, stated that Guam has a legitimate claim and that we are right to pursue this case. The closure of the Ordot dump,...
NEWS: $1.25M from Insular Affairs for energy-savings projects at 2 public high schools
October 1, 2018 Hagåtña — Lights and other infrastructure will be retrofitted at Southern High School and George Washington High School as part of an energy-savings program. The Guam Power Authority, working with the Guam Department of Education, submitted a grant to help reduce energy costs in our public schools. The Southern High project will...
NEWS: Acting Governor Ray Tenorio discusses skilled labor shortage with Under Secretary of the Navy
September 30, 2018 Hagåtña - Acting Governor Ray Tenorio met with visiting Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly, and Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, Commander Joint Region Marianas, this morning at the JRM headquarters. In the meeting, Tenorio expressed concern about the ongoing skilled labor shortage as a result of the H2B restriction for...
NEWS: Democrat majority said NO to faster tax refunds and yes to paying more interest
Sept. 30, 2018 Hagåtña — Taxpayers have had to wait longer for tax refunds and the Government of Guam has had to pay more in interest because as often as the governor has provided solutions, the Democratic majority has quickly denied them. To date, the Calvo-Tenorio Administration has paid about $1.3 billion in tax refunds to the people of Guam....
NEWS: Another $15M in tax refunds going back into taxpayers’ hands
Sept. 27, 2018 Hagåtña — More than 7,000 tax refund checks will be mailed out Monday. The $15 million in checks are for Status A returns filed by April 16. “In the last seven to eight years, we have kept up with the tax refunds and though I would have liked to leave a very clear path that would have helped the next administration to do the same,...
NEWS: Governor discusses “One Guam”, repatriation of artifacts
Sept. 27, 2018 Governor Calvo visited the Bishop Museum in Hawaii today to discuss repatriating the Guam artifacts that have been stored there. “In April, we broke ground on the cultural repository in Mangilao. It’s important that artifacts belonging to our people be returned home so that we can learn from them and teach the younger generation...
NEWS: More road work in progress!
Here are some photo updates on the progress of the road repairs in Asan. The Route 1 road is part of a larger project with replacement of existing distressed / failed asphalt wearing surface along Route(s) 1, 8, 10, 16, and 8A in the villages of Piti, Asan, Dededo, Mongmong-Toto-Maite, and Barrigada. The Department of Public Works notes that this...


