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...

Adelup continues review of Bill 323 Aug. 15, 2018 Hagåtña —  Section 30 funds expected this year will be $68 million. About a week ago, the Bureau of Budget Management and Research sent a request to the Department of the Interior for $78 million. This week, the Department of the Interior wrote that the amount remitted will actually be about $68...

August 14, 2018 Governor Eddie Calvo and Lt. Governor Ray Tenorio continued their annual tradition of welcoming students and teachers to new school year.  "I wish all our students continued growth and opportunity this school year. I also want to thank all our parents, teachers, and school staff on yet another year of mentorship to our island's...

Bill 323 review ongoing; major concern uncovered  August 14, 2018 Hagåtña — Bill 323 prohibits hiring of teachers, professors, nurses, doctors, engineers, social workers and many other positions throughout the government.     “We continue to review the Fiscal Year 2019 budget bill. We have found a section that will have a profound negative impact...

Statement from First Lady Christine Calvo on the first day of school: It’s a beautiful day to begin classes! I want to wish all of our students success on the upcoming school year, and I would also like to congratulate Superintendent Jon Fernandez in making free breakfast and lunch to all of our Guam Department of Education students a reality. In...

August 11, 2018 Hagåtña - Senators today want to use an increased amount in Section 30 for the budget.  The Governor’s fiscal team reminds them that the $78 million discussed during session last night was a request sent three days ago to request that information. To be clear, the fiscal team did not confirm that the monies would be received as...