BARRIGADA, GUAM – The Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA) and the Customs Service of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands continue to integrate regional border management by executing a Sister Agency Agreement. This Agreement aims to foster regional collaboration for the Marianas against transnational crime which includes the...

NEWS: Aguon's bill to stop road projects FAILS July 6, 2018 Hagåtña - Senator Frank Aguon Jr.'s bill to end the road projects has failed. The liquid fuel tax increase became law in October which increased the LFT by 4 cents over a three-year period, which started with only a 1.5 cent increase in January. The increase is meant to fund village road...

NEWS: GPD K9 Unit receives funding grant by the Interior July 6, 2018 Hagåtña - Guam Police Department (GPD) was a recipient of $28,415 in funding grant released by the U. S. Department of Interior for their K9 Unit Specialized Vehicle Equipment Requisition Project. Last year, GPD acquired two new police dogs for its K-9 unit. K-9 vehicles must...

NEWS: DPHSS receives funding from the Interior for their Mosquito Lab July 6, 2018 Hagåtña - The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) received $107,112 in grant funding from the US Department of the Interior for the Guam Environmental Public Health Lab aka Mosquito Lab. In 2012, the Division of Environmental Health (DEH) within...

NEWS: DOI grants OTECH $249k for Network Monitoring Tools Project July 6, 2018 Hagåtña - The United States Department of Interior (US DOI) granted $249,010 towards the Office of Technology's (OTECH) Network Monitoring Tools Project. “I am thankful and pleased with the Department of Interior’s grant award of OTECH’s proposal for Network Monitoring...

GMH: 40 YEARS OF FUNDING SHORTFALL DON’T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT – LOCAL MEDIA HAS DOCUMENTED 40 YEARS OF FUNDING SHORTFALL July 5, 2018 Hagåtña – The litany of issues that have plagued the island’s lone public hospital has been documented by Guam’s media outlets for decades. Tonight the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) team is back at the...

NEWS: Don’t take our word for it – listen to the people July 5, 2018 Hagåtña – Governor Calvo’s bill draws testimony from members of the public who agree that GMH needs funding. Tonight a public hearing was held for Governor Eddie Calvo’s proposal, Bill 1-9(s), which would prioritize the funding provided by the 2% sales tax to the Guam Memorial...

THE TRUTH ABOUT GMH Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) CHAPTER 4: THE LEGISLATURE’S NEWLY MANUFACTURED FISCAL CRISIS Q. What is tonight’s public hearing for? A. Tonight’s public hearing is to address the Governor’s Bill 1-9S. The bill was sent down last week, prior to Senators stripping GMH of it’s $30M dedicated funding source. The bill...

Tropical Storm Maria update: GPD directs traffic at major intersections For Immediate Release July 5, 2018 10 a.m. Tropical Storm Maria Update: GPD directs traffic at major intersections The Guam Police Department (GPD) is directing traffic at some of the island’s major intersections as Guam recovers from the passage of Tropical Storm Maria. The...