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COVID Emergency Shelter Now Open in Tamuning
Hagåtña, Guam - The Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration announces the opening of the LIHENG Sinafo COVID Emergency Shelter, Guam’s newest 24-hour shelter located at the Tamuning Plaza Hotel. A total of 40 rooms have been engaged to provide a COVID-safe, non-congregate shelter environment for unsheltered individuals and families. Catholic Social...
Governor Leon Guerrero Announces New H-2B Common Construction Prevailing Wage Rates for 2021
Hagåtña, Guam - New H-2B prevailing wage rates for common construction occupations were recently approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services through a biennial process using Guam data gathered from the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey. The three most common H-2B occupations for which H-2B...
$17.2M in COLA Payments Paid Early
Hagåtña, Guam - For the third consecutive year, the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration will pay Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) payments ahead of schedule. This follows the Department of Administration’s transfer of $17,292,000 to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund for 2021 COLA payments. These payments are scheduled for release on...
Online Driver’s License and Guam ID Services Launches Today
Hagåtña, Guam - In line with the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration’s mission to make more government services available online, the Department of Revenue and Taxation today launched its System for Online Driver’s License and Guam ID Renewals and Replacements. Eligible Guam residents can schedule appointments and renew or replace their existing...
Leon Guerrero- Tenorio Administration Pays Out Tax Returns in Record Time
Hagåtña, Guam - Fulfilling a promise to get the government of Guam’s financial house in order, the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration announces that, as of today, it is well ahead of the 2013 federal court order requiring payment of income tax refunds within six months of due date or date filed (whichever is later). Since 2019, the...
Guam Testifies at United Nations
New York City, New York - On October 6, 2021, Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio and Commission on Decolonization Executive Director Melvin Won Pat-Borja delivered in-person testimony on behalf of Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero and the people of Guam during the regular session of the United Nations (UN) Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth)...
Statement in Support of DRT Director Dafne Mansapit-Shimizu
Hagåtña, Guam - Governor Lou Leon Guerrero issues the following statement in support of Department of Revenue and Taxation Director Dafne Mansapit-Shimizu: “Last night, a local media outlet published a derogatory remark about Dafne Mansapit-Shimizu, the Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation. The comment was vulgar, offensive,...
DOC Completes Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan
Hagåtña, Guam - Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has received and approved the Department of Corrections’ (DOC) Comprehensive Facilities Master Plan, a monumental step towards the structural transformation of Guam’s sole public prison system. The master plan was federally funded and supported by the Office of Insular Affairs of the Department of the...
Guam Receives $2.1M in DOI Funding for Energy Projects
Hagåtña, Guam - The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded Guam $2,196,251 in Fiscal Year 2021 grant funding through the Office of Insular Affairs’ Energizing Insular Communities (EIC) program. Governor Lou Leon Guerrero received notice of the award on September 28 and will be utilizing the funding for high-priority energy projects relative...
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