Tiyan Campus Purchase: The Untold Story (Third Part)
For this part of our Tiyan series, we would want to present to you the historical timeline of the Tiyan Campus purchase as concisely as we can. June 2008: JFK staff and students share GW (George Washington) High School in double sessions. 2008-early 2009: GSA puts out an Invitation for Bid for the “Lease and […]
Gov’t Salary Increases: A Fiasco Traced Years Back
NOVEMBER 18, 2015 – The last stroke to recall the salary increases of elected and appointed government officials was voted down by the Legislature, 8:7. A lot of Guamanians were disappointed while majority of the senators stood their ground. Democratic Senator Michael F. Q. San Nicolas, who filed Bill No. 204-33 together with four others, […]
GMHA’s doctors are highest paid “unclassified employees”
Amidst the ongoing controversy of the elected officials’ retroactive salary increases they gave to themselves and the administration’s cabinet officials, the Governor opened up a hornet’s nest when he mentioned that there is long list of 6-digit earners on the island. What we found, indeed there are a lot of them, unclassified government employees (appointed […]
Governor signs GMHA rates hike into law
Patients expect 5% yearly increase NOVEMBER 25, 2015 – Guam Memorial Hospital Administration (GMHA) can now implement their rate increase as Governor Eddie Baza Calvo formally signs the hospital’s proposed rate adjustments as Public Law 33-98. Topping the list of rates increase is the “PTA-Tibioperoneal Artery/Branches” and “Intravascular Stent Percutaneous Init” both with a rate […]
CCU Gives Incentives for Energy-Saving Appliances
GPA Customers purchasing energy efficient appliances starting December 1st can apply for cash rebates with the submittal of completed application(s) for qualified appliance models from local vendors. Energy Sense is the name of the program approved by Public Utilities Commission and the Consolidated Commission on Utilities that provides for direct cash incentives for qualified energy […]
San Nicolas opposes Hybrid Retirement Plan Contribution Rates, Calling it a Tax on GovGuam Employees
In a letter to Vice Speaker Cruz, Senator Michael F.Q. San Nicolas firmly opposed the change in contribution rates proposed by the Retirement Fund to pay for the Hybrid Plan as introduced by Vice Speaker Cruz’s Bill 2-33. In a letter to the Vice Speaker, Senator San Nicolas describes the change in contribution rates as […]
Lawmaker Seeks Inclusion for Guam Residents into the Federal myRA Program
Earlier this month, Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew announced the launch of myRA (my Retirement Account) a simple, safe and affordable new savings option for those who don’t have access to a retirement savings plan at work. “myRA is designed to remove common barriers to saving, and give people an easy way to get started,” […]
Junction’s 2015 Year-end Award Nominees
Public Hearing of the Year – Public Hearing for Bill No. 204-33 on the salaries of elected and appointed officials Balimbing Senator of the Year– Senator Dennis Rodriguez Banned Newspaper at Adelup (etc) of the Year– The Junction Newspaper Moralist Senator of the Year– Senator B.J. Cruz Sleek & S Senator of the Year– Senator […]
Deathtrap
This part of Route 16 from Rev and Tax going to Harmon, the right lane that merges with the underpass lane is a deathtrap. There is not enough signs that would tell drivers of a merging traffic or which lane should yield.
