January 4, 2018 Hagåtña — Guam is modernizing communications technology for its first responders. Governor Calvo on Jan. 4, 2018 opted in to a plan that will upgrade improve communication for our island’s public safety community. The First Responder Network Authority and AT&T will bring advanced tools that will help Guam’s first responders...

Hagåtña — On Friday, $1.3 million in tax refund checks were processed by the Department of Revenue and Taxation.   The refunds were for Guamanians who filed up to July 7, but includes tax returns that had errors or were being audited that have been corrected or completed. If legislative Secretary Regine Biscoe Lee had transmitted the TRAN bill to...

December 30, 2017   Hagåtña — In 2010, Guam’s Gross Domestic Product was $4.9 billion. In 2016, the GDP was $5.8 billion.   Unemployment rate dropped to 4% in March 2016 from the 13.3% in March 2011.   The Bureau of Statistics and Plans has published the 2016 Statistical Yearbook. It includes important historical and economic, social and physical...

December 29, 2017   Hagåtña — The Office of the Governor has published a request for proposal soliciting a firm or organization to provide multiple lobbying and consulting services in the areas authorized by Guam law.     “We’re already at a disadvantage as we don’t have a vote in Congress.  And in my seven years of visiting Washington DC it has...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 2017 Guam Public Library System Contact Person: Mr. Frankie S. Aflague, Program Coordinator Phone 475-4753 VIDEO GAMES NOW AVAILABLE AT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY The Guam Public Library System is pleased to announce a new library service offered to make your Public Library more enticing to all, especially our island’s...

December 26, 2017 Hagåtña – An initiative to combat invasive species, particularly coconut rhino beetles and little fire ants, continues today in Hagåtña. Governor Eddie Baza Calvo’s Invasive Species Task Force, which is led by Department of Agriculture with the support of the Guam Environmental Protection Agency, and other government agencies as...

December 26, 2017 Hagåtña — Residents can access social security information and request documents at the six public libraries. The Guam Office of Technology installed the SSA Express Icon on 61 Guam Public Library System computers at Agat, Barrigada, Dededo, Hagåtña, Merizo and Yona. This will allow the public to quickly access valuable...

A joint press release from the Guam Department of Education and the Office of the Governor of Guam December 25, 2017 Hagåtña - About 20,600 students from the 34 public elementary and middle schools around the island will soon get new playgrounds, gym equipment and field improvements. The administration secured $1.5 million in Department of...