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Governor’s Summer Youth Employment Program Hosts Tree Planting and Cleanup Initiatives
Hagåtña, Guam - The Governor’s Summer Youth Employment Program (GSYEP) invites the island’s youth and members of the community to participate in two events. A tree planting day is scheduled for Saturday, July 29 at the Mannell Watershed Site in Merizo, and a Day of Service cleanup is scheduled for Wednesday, August 2 along the island’s roadways...
Public Health Awaits List of Schools Ready for Inspection
Hagåtña, Guam - In an effort to support timely school openings, the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) is requesting an accurate list of campuses ready for public health inspections. In a letter addressed to Guam Department of Education (GDOE) Superintendent Dr. Erik Swanson today, DPHSS Director Art San Agustin explained...
Governor Leon Guerrero Selected for the Harry S. Truman Award
Hagåtña, Guam - The National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) has selected Governor Lou Leon Guerrero for the Harry S. Truman Award. The Truman Award is the highest recognition conferred upon an individual by the NGAUS and honors those who have made sustained contributions of exceptional and far-reaching magnitude to the defense and...
Summer Workshop Gives High School Students an Opportunity to Build Mobile Gaming Applications
Hagåtña, Guam – The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration, in partnership with DoD STARBASE and Carrot Group, a leader in engaging and inspiring all students to pursue STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) fields, is thrilled to announce its upcoming Mobile Game Application Development Workshop designed exclusively...
GovGuam Awarded $2.9M in DOI TAP Funding
Hagåtña, Guam - The Government of Guam was awarded $2.9 million in Techincal Assistance Program (TAP) funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) on July 10, 2023. The award will fund the following initiatives: $500,000 to the Office of Technology for the Cybersecurity Resilience project, as detailed in the...
Governor Meets with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Haaland
Hagåtña, Guam - On Saturday, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero and Lieutenant Governor Joshua Tenorio met with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland during her weeklong visit to the Pacific islands. Secretary Haaland was accompanied by Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen G. Cantor and Deputy Assistant to the President...
Governor Activated Guard to Clean Schools
Hagåtña, Guam - After Typhoon Mawar devastated the island damaging many of Guam’s public schools, Governor Leon Guerrero activated the Guam National Guard (GUNG) to support the Government and people of Guam with the island’s recovery. Starting before landfall, the GUNG was assigned to lead the military response efforts of all branches, including...
$1.4M in INDIVIDUAL Tax Refunds Paid
Hagåtña, Guam – On July 17, 2023, the Department of Revenue & Taxation processed and the Department of Administration mailed checks or paid by direct deposit, 491 Individual Tax refund payments totaling $1,445,121.14 for Tax Year 2022 and prior error-free returns for returns filed on, or...
Barnett Law Prevents Variances for Schools to Pass Inspections
Hagåtña, Guam - Although Senator Barnett has called for the issuance of variances to allow schools to pass health inspections, it is his law that prevents these variances from being issued. Governor Lou Leon Guerrero wrote to Senator Barnett today to explain what his Public Law 37-4 does to the Guam Department of Education (GDOE). The legislation...


