August 9, 2018 Hagåtña – iLearn Academy Charter School has, to put it simply, excelled beyond expectations within its first three years of operations. iLearn is Guam’s second charter school to open its doors, providing public school parents and students with a viable option to attend a publicly funded school of their choice. For the third...

With SAR, there’s no cash to manage, transfer to agencies Aug. 9, 2018 “I understand the intent of the Supplemental Appropriations Revenue when we adjusted the budget, I only ask who has first priority at funds that are collected? Does Department of Revenue and Taxation? Department of Education? As funds are collected under SAR, if DRT doesn’t...

24 nominations collecting dust at the Legislature – two nominees were submitted last year    August 7, 2018   Governor Calvo will submit a new nominee for the Guam Office of Customs and Quarantine AFTER Sen. Nelson allows her 14 peers at the Legislature the opportunity to do their jobs — vote on Eric Palacios’ nomination.    In a letter to Sen....

Whether personal or political there’s a real danger to the actions of some at the legislature    Aug. 6, 2018   Hagatña— The Democrat majority at the Legislature cannot be allowed to run this government into the ground, which is the path they’re on right now with some of the uneducated decisions they’re making.   “For all intents and purposes,...

Taxpayers ask for additional time to remit agreed upon amounts  August 6, 2018 Hagåtña – The Department of Revenue and Taxation is extending the deadline to submit payments due as part of the Tax Amnesty program, which accepted applications from May 7 through June 26, 2018.  The extension has been granted for a full 30 days from the original date...

Aug. 3, 2018  Hagåtña — Even after repeated statements in session from the Department of Administration that tax amnesty payments should be used to reduce the deficit – which can prevent a repeat of triple digit deficits of the past – Senators want to appropriate it.   In previous years, the government has had a deficit as high as $500 million,...

Aug. 2, 2018 “This is a big miracle that we’ve gotten from our Governor and Lt. Governor and our Mayor Jesse Blas, thank you for him. For my middle child … she had sickness and we would have to take her from here to the fire station just to get ambulance service.” - Norma Mafnas, Pocaigue Street Resident Hagåtña — Pocaigue Street in Yona is one...

Senators discussing budget reductions for branches, agencies     Aug. 1, 2018   Hagåtña — Senators went back and forth on the question of what exactly would be cut while discussing budgets reductions at agencies during session.    Speaker Cruz, following questions on what the reductions would mean for each agency, reminded fellow senators that...

August 1, 2018 Hagatna - The Annual Foster Care Uniform and Shoe Drive is underway at First Lady Christine Calvo's Rigalu Foundation. This year, over 200 foster children in the foster care system will receive a new pair of shoes, new socks, and three school uniform vouchers in time for the new school year. The First Lady wants to thank all those...