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Guam Continues Conversation with Foreign Investors from SelectUSA Summit
Hagåtña, Guam - Efforts to attract foreign investors and diversify Guam’s economy continue. In May of this year, a Guam delegation led by Governor Lou Leon Guerrero participated in the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland. To maintain visibility beyond the summit, the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA), in partnership with the...
Local and Federal Labor Officials Sign MOU to Strengthen Partnership
Hagåtña, Guam – Maintaining an ongoing partnership of collaboration and cooperation, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division and the Guam Department of Labor (GDOL) Wage and Hour Division signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week to strengthen their longstanding partnership. At the MOU signing ceremony were...
Guam Lt. Governor Josh Tenorio Appointed Chair of the Aerospace States Association’s National Policy Committee
Alexandria, VA – August 10, 2023 - The Aerospace States Association (ASA) has selected Lt. Governor Josh Tenorio of Guam to Chair the National Policy Committee, becoming ASA’s first Lt. Governor from a Territory to join the organization’s executive leadership. “I am excited to appoint Lt. Governor Tenorio as Chair of the Aerospace States...
$667K in Individual Tax Refunds Paid
50,856 Individual Tax Filers for Tax Year 2022 Paid To Date Hagåtña, Guam – On August 14, 2023, the Department of Revenue & Taxation processed and the Department of Administration mailed checks, or paid by direct deposit, 215 Individual Tax refund payments totaling $667,815.89 for Tax Year 2022 and...
Governor Leon Guerrero’s Statements For The Legislative Bills As Passed On July 28, 2023
Enclosed are copies of Governor Leon Guerrero's statements regarding the following legislative bills: Governor Leon Guerrero's Statements For The Legislative Bills As Passed on July 28, 2023 (CLICK HERE) Bill No. 7-37 (COR) VETO - AN ACT TO ADD A NEW § 19406, AND AMEND §§ 19405(b), 19405(c), and 19805(c) OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 10,...
President Approves Increase in Federal Cost Share
Hagåtña, Guam - At the request of Governor Lou Guerrero, President Biden has approved a federal cost-share increase for Typhoon Mawar recovery projects. Under the President’s order, the Federal share for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs Assistance has been increased to 90 percent of the total eligible costs from 75 percent to...
Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration Welcomes First Paramedics
Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration welcomes Guam’s first-ever paramedics. A ceremony was held on Tuesday to recognize the 14 paramedics with the Guam Fire Department (GFD), who are the first on Guam to be licensed under the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians with support from the Health Professional Licensing...
$1.2M in INDIVIDUAL Tax Refunds Paid
50,641 Individual Tax Filers for Tax Year 2022 Paid To Date Hagåtña, Guam – On August 7, 2023, the Department of Revenue & Taxation processed and the Department of Administration mailed checks or paid by direct deposit, 438 Individual Tax refund payments totaling $1,216,154.98 for Tax Year 2022 and...
Self-Insurance: Same Benefit and Coverage, More Cost-Effective, Faster Approval of Claims
Hagåtña, Guam - The Government of Guam will be fully self-insuring for its Fiscal Year 2024 GovGuam Group Health Plan. Though coverage and benefits will remain generally the same as prior years, employees can expect lower premiums than they would have paid with a private insurance carrier. Under this self-insurance model, rather than contracting...


