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NEWS: Governor to discuss health, H-2B, immigration issues during NGA meeting
Governor Eddie Baza Calvo is in Iowa to attend National Governors Association's 2016 Summer Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. During the NGA meeting, the Governor will discuss policy solutions and initiatives with more than a dozen other governors from the nation's states and territories. The Governor is taking advantage of the meeting to speak...
NEWS: Acting Governor remarks on tragedy in France
Friends and family, We are once again watching tragedy strike our brothers and sisters in France. It is frustrating to see such hate, anger and fear reach out to attack innocent people, families, children, mothers and fathers. This isn't the first time the people of France have had to suffer through pain of loss. I call on the...
HEALTHCARE NEWS: Governor remarks on healthcare dilemma created by H-2B visa denials
Governor Calvo is incensed with the federal government upon hearing of GRMC's decision to suspend certain services. “U.S. CIS denied visa renewals to about 50 nurses. Our sister hospital had to shutter some heart and stroke services in the cardiac catheterization laboratory because of this,” Governor Calvo said. GRMC also has temporarily...
NEWS: Vendors calling for action on bipartisan hospital solutions
(Hagatna, Guam) Dr. Tom Shieh isn't alone in the growing effort to approve transformative solutions for Guam Memorial Hospital. Adelup woke this morning to news that several hospital vendors have been writing to senators to begin authorizing the Governor's proposals. Sen. Mike San Nicolas has been holding bills on this issue hostage and refusing...
FISCAL NEWS: S&P Global Ratings maintains Guam's investor rating
S&P Global Ratings announced that its ratings on all debt related to obligors in or associated with Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands are unchanged by the signing into law of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) due to the rating agency's continued focus on credit fundamentals. “While the law...
CALVO: Hearing on GMH bill was major step forward
All questions answered; officials stand by to answer any further questions The Governor and Guam Memorial Hospital officials are grateful for the Legislature's obvious support for GMH and willingness to hear and consider administration proposals for improvement. “They had a hearing last night on Sen. Rodriguez's bill and they even...
Weekly Address: July 11, 2016
In this week's address, the Governor thanks two women for coming to the aid of police officers, and calls for the deportation of men who attacked officers. My friends and family, These past few weeks you have watched as a team of GovGuam agencies have come down on sections of our community that have gained the reputation of being...
CALVO: Open and public Q&A on GMH is promising
The Legislature, right now, is hosting GMH officials for an informational hearing on the solutions to the hospital's future, which includes Sen. Dennis Rodriguez's Bill No. 340. Governor Eddie Calvo, who is watching the hearing, has this initial reaction: "Senators seem to be asking thoughtful questions in an effort to understand...
NEWS: Governor nominates Iriarte for Superior Court
Governor Eddie Baza Calvo is nominating Elyze McDonald Iriarte as a Superior Court of Guam judge. “Elyze brings more than a decade of experience in private practice, handling the types of cases heard by our island's Superior Court,” the Governor said. “Not only am I confident in her ability and her understanding of Guam's laws, but in her...
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