“This is our only hospital for our people, we gotta do more.” – Dr. Larry Lizama, former GMH medical director.   As the former hospital medical director, Dr. Lizama has seen firsthand GMH’s struggles, from its deteriorating facilities to lack of equipment. Yet lawmakers have ignored these issues, failing to dedicate funding for the island’s only...

January 29, 2018   (Hagatna) - Today, the public hearing room and the lobby of the Guam Congress Building were filled with individuals wearing black ribbon armbands in support of the Governor’s latest attempt to ensure the hospital receives the funding it needs, Bill 230-34 (LS).   “This ribbon is a ribbon of remembrance. It will remind us of the...

Concerned citizens and hospital employees flood the Legislature’s public hearing room in a display that sends a strong message to Senators: fully fund the Guam Memorial Hospital now.   People with black armbands held signs that read, “Don’t abandon our people,” “Committee on Health – what’s your solution?” and “GMH is in your hands,” filed into...

Governor Eddie Baza Calvo has proclaimed a state of mourning for the island of Guam on the passing of former Senator Dr. John Camacho Salas. The former Senator passed away on January 26, 2018. Flags will be flown at half-staff until the day of his interment.  Dr. Salas had a distinguished career in public service as a Deputy Director of the...

January 25, 2018         Our island’s families are invited to enjoy an afternoon at McDonald’s restaurant in Harmon on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.   The Department of Youth Affairs, in partnership with non-profit organizations and government office is hosting its first Youth Services Outreach. Partners in this community-wide...

January 23, 2018   Hagåtña —  Government agencies are being asked to submit a list of areas where they can cut costs and enhance revenue as we look to a potential immediate negative impact of $47.9 million to General Fund revenues this fiscal year.     Congress passed and President Trump signed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” into law. The...

January 23, 2018   The Governor’s legal team has filed a lawsuit to compel the Legislature to transmit Bill 1(1-S) so we can pay tax refunds quicker.   Included in the documents filed at the Supreme Court are letters from Sen. Regine Biscoe Lee, basically saying “No” to the administration’s requests for Bill 1(1-S).  The bill would use the tax...

The issue of the Guam Memorial Hospital did not appear overnight.   For years, GMH and other officials have been talking to senators about the problems at the island’s only public hospital. There have been at least three pieces of legislation in the last several years that aimed to address this issue.   There were NO PUBLIC HEARINGS on previous...