"We're going to see a lot of improvements to Hagatna that will reflect our history, our culture, and our people. We'll have a new museum, the old dilapidated DOA building will be demolished, and Paseo will get a makeover to include this new platform." - Governor Eddie Baza Calvo   Fishing platform to preserve, perpetuate Guam tradition...

  The Guam Police Department's appropriation for Fiscal 2016 based on substitute Bill 37-33 falls far short of what they need to maintain current operations.   Police Chief J.I. Cruz said the budget numbers are a grave concern.   “Not only did they not give us what we asked for based on the testimony I provided in July's budget...

The Navy has signed the Record of Decision for the Guam Military Relocation. This finalizes a decade-long process that increases military presence on Guam to protect our shores and our nation's allies in the Asia Pacific region. The signed Record of Decision begins the process of an $8 billion investment on Guam starting with the infrastructure...

The Department of Corrections might fall under closer scrutiny with cuts to the funding of 19 vacancies and food service contract.   “The $2.7 million cut for the vacancies reduces our ability to recruit and fill positions that are necessary to running the facility safely; several of these positions were only recently left vacant through...

(HAGÃ…TÑA, GU) Three of the island's most notable administrators were chosen to coordinate the portion of the Comprehensive Master Plan dealing with economic development, crime reduction, disease control, and other social ills. Governor Calvo chose… Dr. Mary Okada President & CEO Guam Community College Dr. Juan Flores Dean of the School of...

The Guam Visitors Bureau's focus on diversifying the tourism market — ensuring a greater stability for the island — has worked. Even as other economies in the Asia Pacific region are struggling, the island continues to see record highs in tourism. That has meant more money coming into Guam and more opportunities for our people.   In the last...

The Department of Public Works' ability to ensure 31,000 public school students get to school or fix village roads is hampered by the Legislature's budget bill.   Last week, Vice Speaker BJ Cruz presented a substitute Fiscal Year 2016 budget bill, which severely cut the executive budget for the executive branch. In comparison, Cruz's bill...

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Guam lowered its debt, moving $412.5 million of loans issued in 2007 and 2009 from low-rated general obligation bonds to A-rated BPT bonds. The interest rate dropped from approximately 6.42% (7.28% for the 2009 GO and 5.56% 2007 GO) to the lowest rate for long-term bonds GovGuam has ever been assigned: 4.02%. That lower rate ends up saving...