August 22, 2018 Hagåtña — The action to repeal a solution without providing a viable option will restrict the help available for those who rely on public health insurance.  The non-appropriation for Guam Memorial Hospital's Medicaid local match of $12 million, the reduced local match of $1 million for the Department of Public Health and Social...

Over 1,000 autonomous agency employees unnecessarily affected.  August 22, 2018 Hagåtña - As the Governor's fiscal and legal teams progress through their review of the Speaker's recently passed budget, errors and mandates that inflict unnecessary harm to government operations and employees continue to be found.  As previously reported, the...

August 22, 2018 Hagåtña - The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) will be filling five (5) new vacancies to serve at the Guam International Airport Authority (GIAA) and are hoping to fill it with Guam’s local workforce. In a visit with Governor Eddie Calvo and Guam Customs and Quarantine Acting Director Eric Palacios, U.S. Customs and...

Joint Information Center JIC Release - 02 August 21, 2018 4:15 p.m.   Governor of Guam declares state of emergency, activates National Guard   Hagåtña —  Following a meeting with the island's Mayors, Guam Homeland Security/Office of Civil Defense, Joint Region Marianas Defense Coordinating Officer, and Guam National Guard, Governor Calvo declared...

August 21, 2018 NWS Issues Flash Flood Warning for Guam The National Weather Service (NWS) – Guam Weather Forecast Office, issued a flash flood warning for Guam until 2:30 p.m. A flash flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. Heavy showers are present across Guam and up to three inches of rain have already fallen. Additional...

More problems found in Fiscal Year 2019 budget bill 323   Hagåtña —  There’s a shortfall in funding for the Department of Public Health and Social Services for operations and for some of the island’s most vulnerable.   Several Special Funds under DPHSS that support important programs, such as environmental health, were not appropriated.   “These...

Hagåtña – A FOIA request from the Governor's Office discovered a three day delay between the date that Senator Telena Nelson sent a letter to the AG and the date that the AG stamped received. Why the delay? We wonder too. The obvious sequence of events shows it was never the intention of Chairwoman Nelson to officially inquire the opinion of the...

August 20, 2018 https://youtu.be/5HAaSd7g75s Safety Message from GHS/OCD; Practice Caution in the Rainy Conditions Cimaron has been upgraded to a typhoon. As the winds and associated monsoon flow around Typhoon Cimaron continue to produce rain in the Marianas, the Guam Homeland Security Advisor, George Charfauros shares the following safety...

Håfa Adai all! Attached is Governor Eddie Calvo's weekly address. Link: here Click here for audio. Transcript below to read along. Thank you! --- Hafa adai my fellow Guamanians,  We continue reaching out to national leaders and to veterans from Guam and U.S. Territories in the hopes that these men and women who fight for the freedoms and...