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Tax Code Changes Mean More Money, Larger Refunds
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...
$1.2 Million in Individual Tax Refunds Paid
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...
Unemployment Rate Drops to New Low
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...
Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration Starts New Round of Rental Aid
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...
Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration Presents New Resources to Support Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault & Stalking
$16K Invested to Improve Guam’s Criminal Justice Response Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration presented new equipment to improve support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking at the Guam Police Department’s (GPD) Domestic Assault Response Team office in Tiyan. The new...
Highway Improvements Starting in Tamuning & Chalan Pago
Anticipate Area Road Closure & Lane Shifts Beginning on October 24, 2022 Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration and the Department of Public Works (DPW) announces the launch of road improvements beginning on October 24, 2022, in Tamuning and Chalan Pago. Road advisories include a temporary road closure and lane shifts. ...
Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration Secures $8.2M to Expand & Improve the Guam Veterans Cemetery
Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration announces plans to expand and improve the Guam Veterans Cemetery with a federal grant of $8,200,000 awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration. The Guam Office of Veterans Affairs will use the grant to fund the construction of above-ground crypts,...
Governor Presents New Critical Care Beds to Improve GMH Capacity
Hagåtña, Guam - Governor Lou Leon Guerrero presented eight new beds today, valued at $20,000 each, to strengthen Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Surgical Ward resources, and serve patients in other critical care areas at the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority. “This is our Administration’s commitment in this era of recovery: short-term solutions that...
Governor Recognizes 116 Community Healthcare Worker Graduates
Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration Invests $350K in Healthcare Training Hagåtña, Guam – Governor Lou Leon Guerrero joined in congratulating and delivering remarks to the 116 graduates of the Guam Marianas Training Center Community Healthcare Worker Cohorts I and II during a ceremony on October 14, 2022, at the RIHGA Royal Laguna Guam Resort....


