August 19, 2018 Hagåtña - The letter from Department of Interior, Secretary Douglas Domenech specifically states that $68 million is the 2014 threshold determined by the Department of Treasury for the Guam World War II Claims.  The act specifies that the deposits into that claim be comprised of Section 30 collected beyond Fiscal Year 2014...

For Immediate Release August 19, 2018 No Tsunami Threat from Fiji Earthquake The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2, at 10:19 AM (ChST).  The earthquake was reported at Latitude 18.17S and Longitude 178.111W with a depth of 563.4km in the Fiji Region. As advised by the National Weather Service,...

August 19, 2018 Tropical Storm Cimaron Moving West Tropical Storm Cimaron (23W) currently centered about 495 miles east-northeast of Guam moving west at 15 mph with maximum winds at 45 mph. A Typhoon Warning is now in effect for Agrihan, Pagan and Alamagan. There are no watches or warnings for Guam. TS Cimaron is expected to intensify in the next...

Aug. 17, 2018 Hagåtña — There is another error in Bill 323 as presented to the administration by Legislative Secretary Sen. Regine Biscoe Lee.  This error could make moot the tobacco tax increase. Additionally, an oversight of the practical application to real property tax means collections won’t be available until Fiscal Year 2020.  With these...

Second best July achieved; work continues to improve tourism industry A joint release from the Office of the Governor & Guam Visitors Bureau   “We must keep our tourism industry healthy so our economy can thrive. This means working together to bring visitors to our beautiful island, improving upon our destination, and promoting our Håfa Adai...

August 17, 2018 Hagåtña - Governor Calvo asks for Vice Chairwoman Terlaje’s leadership in moving Eric Palacios’s nomination forward as Director of the Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency. “As the Vice Chairwoman of the Committee on Housing, Utilities, Public Safety, and Homeland Security, I call upon your leadership to move Acting Director...

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE NATION  From Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo   My Fellow Americans:   As debates over illegal immigrants rend at the fabric of our unity, I raise a question of the treatment of a group of our own citizens and their civil rights.    For decades, Guam has fought for the rights of our people as U.S. citizens living in an unincorporated...

August 16, 2018 Stay Vigilant Guam! More Wet Weather Ahead Meteorologists anticipate more rain and choppy seas even as the tropical depression continues its northwest track away from Guam. The National Weather Service Guam (NWS) has issued public warnings and alerts warning that the weather caused by the tropical depression is creating hazardous...

August 16, 2018 Hagåtña – At first glance, it looks like the Guam Memorial Hospital is fully funded the $30 million that’s been under discussion for years now.  A closer look paints a different story.  Bill 323 doesn’t give the Guam Memorial Hospital a dedicated funding source. Further, it fails to provide the $30 million needed, and plays a...