Hagåtña, Guam – With the signing of two bills into law, the Department of Corrections (DOC) will now be getting a new inmate commissary and a Civilian Corrections Reserve Program. “The Governor and I have advocated for the creation of both the Inmate Commissary and a Civilian Corrections Reserve program since early last year,” said Acting...

Hagåtña, Guam - Honoring its commitment to keep the people of Guam safe, the Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration respectfully denied a request today from the U.S. State Department to accept entry of a cruise line vessel whose passengers may be infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus.   The vessel in question is the MS Westerdam, a...

Hagåtña, Guam - The Department of Administration is preparing to release over 300 checks for adjudicated war claims this week. Checks are ONLY being issued to claimants who have been verified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and approved for payout by the local program. Check recipients are being called today. More checks will be cut in...

2019 Novel Coronavirus: Updates Hagåtña, Guam - Following the announcement earlier today by the White House declaring a public health emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Government of Guam (GovGuam) has taken steps to follow the procedures outlined by federal public health authorities.  Today, the White House suspended entry to the...

Hagåtña, Guam - In order to better understand Guam’s vulnerable populations, Lieutenant Governor Joshua Tenorio participated in the 2019 Guam Homeless Point-In-Time (PIT) Count today. Lieutenant Governor Tenorio joined Senator Clynt Ridgell and nearly 300 volunteers who were deployed islandwide before sunrise. Lieutenant Governor Tenorio and...

Hagåtña, Guam - The Guam Green Growth Working Group launched Thursday with leaders from various sectors convening and providing their expertise in setting the framework for a 10-year action plan to secure a sustainable future for the island. Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, who established the working group under Executive Order No. 2019-23, opened...

Hagåtña, Guam – Homebound services for War Claims processing has now begun. As previously noted, of the 1,400 claims the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission has adjudicated so far, about 700 are of survivors living on Guam. Since the opening of the processing center on Friday, January 24, more than 600 adjudicated claims have been processed. “We...

Hagåtña, Guam - Dozens of representatives from the public, private, and civil sectors will gather Thursday for the launch of the Guam Green Growth (G3) Working Group and build the framework to put Guam on a path to a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous future. The G3 Working Group, established by Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero through...

Hagåtña, Guam – The Office of the Governor issues the following statement regarding the resignation of Department of Corrections Director Frank Ishizaki. “I accepted Director Ishizaki’s resignation with a heavy heart. Frank’s brief tenure at DOC brought confidence and stability to the institution. I respect that he has the courage to care for his...