Tiyan Campus Purchase: The Untold Story(Second Part)
Last issue, we gave you a background of Public Law 30-37, the law which facilitated the then Camacho administration to enter into a contract (lease agreement with option to buy) with Core Tech International. Consider the following chronology of events: January 1, 2009 – Speaker Judith Won pat Introduces Bill No. 1 (LS) that will […]
$1.2 Million Retirement Fund Debt Cleared by GMH
“It is better late than never.” Employees and staff of the Guam Memorial Hospital who had planned and hopeful to retire before the Fiscal year 2014 can now sleep well as the GMH already updated its payment to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund or GGRF. GMHA officials said that the payment was made just […]
Mayors Making $100,000+ Yearly
If you think your mayor’s $75,000 a year salary is exorbitant, then think again, because village mayors are making more than that. The highest paid mayor so far is Johnny Quinata of Umatac making $106,062.00 a year in total ($75,000 in salary plus $31,062 in benefits). Umatac has the least population among the 19 villages […]
Public Hearing Finally Set for Salary Increases
The long awaited public hearing the long and protracted controversy of salary increases for elected and appointed cabinet officials has finally come. Speaker Judith Won Pat made the call for public hearing in relation to Bills 201 and 202 filed by Senator Brant McCreadie, October 30. In her October 30 letter to Senator Mike San […]
So the public may know: The Calvo Businesses: Were They Issued Tax Credits?(part 2)
Guamanians you be the judge, how come the Department of Revenue and Tax (DRT) does not want to divulge such basic and simple information that has nothing to do with personal taxpayer information? The way we see it, as you will read in our follow-up letter dated November 2, 2015 wherein we had already re-worded […]
Vice Speaker Cruz wants debt ceiling reduced as Guam’s debt reaches $1.5Billion
With Guam’s mounting debt that has reached $1.5 billion, Vice Speaker Benjamin Cruz has introduced a Bill 205-33 on Nov. 3 that will reduce the current debt ceiling of the Government of Guam. The bill will also ensure that any future proposal that would increase the dent of the government of Guam be dealt with […]
Senator Ada Spots Over 300 Acres of Public Land for Commercial Use
Senator Tom Ada and his committee went through all the five (5) bills during the public hearing which started at 1:30 pm in the Legislative Hearing Room last October 29, 2015. These bills are intended to transfer more than 300 acres of land to the Chamorro Land Trust Commission or CLTC that could be used […]
UOG and GCC Raise $27K in Scholarships for APIASF
The University of Guam and Guam Community College raised $27,200 for the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) during a “Stay at Home” fundraiser held on May 30, 2015 at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa. The event was hosted by GCC President Dr. Mary Okada and UOG President Dr. Robert Underwood and […]
EPA Awards $12.1-M to Guam for Environmental Protection
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Government of Guam $12.1 million for environmental protection programs on Guam. The Guam Waterworks Authority was awarded $9.2 million in Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for water and wastewater infrastructure design and construction […]
US pledges to continue military patrols in South China Sea
Moscow – Washington will continue its military patrols in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, the US Navy’s Pacific Command chief said Tuesday. Last week, China strongly criticized the United States after the naval destroyer USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of the Spratly archipelago in waters claimed by several regional powers. […]