Hagåtña, Guam - Today, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added travel to countries with widespread or sustained transmission of COVID-19 to its criteria for determining a person under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 disease. This means that recent travel to China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, and Japan will be a factor in...

Hagåtña, Guam - On February 26, Guam became the first of over 60 U.S. island communities, foundations, environmental organizations, companies, and academic institutions, across the nation and around the world, to sign the Climate Strong Islands Declaration. The declaration calls upon federal and state governments, philanthropy, academia, and the...

Hagåtña, Guam – Governor Lou Leon Guerrero has accepted Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Director Richard Ybanez’s resignation. Director Ybanez has cited health reasons for his resignation, which is effective close of business February 27, 2020. “I want to thank Rich for his service and I respect his decision to focus on his health. I...

Hagåtña, Guam - Officials are aware of a viral message circulating on whatsapp and social media claiming a case of the Coronavirus is now on Guam. This message is false. Currently there are no confirmed cases of the COVID-19 and no people who meet the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria for a Person Under Investigation...

Hagåtña, Guam – Terminated—that’s the message Governor Lou Leon Guerrero and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is sending to the private contractor paid to maintain pool operations at the Agana and Dededo Pools.  The letter formalizing the termination was delivered today to contractor Canton Construction Corp and comes after a series...

Hagåtña, Guam - The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), working with local and federal partners, continues to monitor the developing situation with the 2019 novel coronavirus, abbreviated as COVID-19, to include the increase in confirmed cases in Japan and South Korea.  “We continue to monitor the latest developments. As...

Hagåtna, Guam - Approximately 28,000 pounds of the island’s Layon-bound waste was sorted and studied for a recent Waste Composition Study (WCS), the first in over 35 years. Findings were presented at the Bureau of Statistics and Plans 5th Assembly of Planners Symposium on Thursday. The data from the study will be used to develop solutions for...

Hagåtña, Guam - As part of its mission to provide a safe and secure facility for visitors, staff, and the people of Guam, the A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam (GIAA) continues to do its part to prevent the onset of COVID-19 locally. Part of this effort includes procuring thermal scanners for screening of passengers. “We are...

Hagåtña, Guam - Results from Guam’s latest Waste Composition Study (WCS) will be presented at the Bureau of Statistics and Plans 5th Assembly of Planners’ (BSP) Symposium at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort on February 20, 2020, at 2 p.m. The WCS data and results will be presented by the Zero Waste Guam Working Group during the Zero Waste track at the...