GPD Partners with Hawaii-based Consultants to Assess GovGuam LMR System Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration announced today the signing of a contract between the Guam Police Department (GPD) and the Hawaii-based consultation group Banyan Networks, which will provide an assessment and recommend solutions to improve the...

GPD Identifies Funding to Recruit & Hire 73 New Full-time Police Trainees Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration announces plans to recruit and hire up to 73 new police officers through the maximization of federal and local funds — signifying the largest expansion of the Guam Police Department (GPD) workforce in recent...

Broadband Investments Support Industry Growth in IT & Telecommunications Hagåtña, Guam – The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration today announced a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) award of $29,767,352  to increase broadband investment in Guam. The grant was awarded to GTA Teleguam from the USDA ReConnect Program, which funds the...

Guam Entrepreneurship Month Highlights Resources for New, Existing Businesses Hagåtña, Guam – Governor Lou Leon Guerrero hosted a proclamation signing and awards ceremony on October 26, 2022, to celebrate Guam Entrepreneurship Month and the recipients of the Guam Economic Development Authority’s Growth Accelerator Program (GAP). The Guam Unique...

$1.3M Investments in Arts & Humanities to Advance Islandwide Talents Hagåtña, Guam – The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration and the Sinajaña Mayor's Office together opened a new $1.3 million Sinajana Community Arts Hall on October 26, 2022, which will increase support for local talent growth and expand access to public education and...

Hagåtña, Guam - Governor Lou Leon Guerrero announced today that federal tax code changes will bring some relief for working families and individuals to help deal with the impacts of inflation. Major changes have been made to the standard deduction for income taxes for the 2023 filing period. The standard deduction is the baseline amount of income...

Hagåtña, Guam – On October 24, 2022, the Department of Revenue & Taxation processed and the Department of Administration mailed checks, or paid by direct deposit 339 Individual Tax refunds totaling $1,237,630.13 for TAX YEAR 2021 and prior error-free returns filed on, or before, October 10, 2022.    Individual Tax Refund...

Hagåtña, Guam - The unemployment rate in Guam fell to 4.8% in June 2022, representing a continued downward trend in unemployment. This is the lowest unemployment rate reported since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is back down in normal territory for the island signaling that the post-pandemic economic recovery has taken hold. “We are...

ERA Delivers $21M to 5,500 Households — Cycle 5 Resumes Application Period Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration announces that the application period for Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Cycle 5 resumed today, October 24, 2022. Financial assistance for rent, rent arrears, utility, and utility arrears is available for a...