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A State of Emergency has been declared over the "growing crisis" created by two Guam Waterworks Authority wells in Yigo ...
26/09/2025

A State of Emergency has been declared over the "growing crisis" created by two Guam Waterworks Authority wells in Yigo that were contaminated by the cancer-causing chemical dieldrin.

In an announcement Thursday, Lt. Gov,Joshua Tenorio said, "I am alarmed by the information we know, and even more alarmed by what we don’t know, including the source of this contamination."

"After receiving the latest updates from the Guam Waterworks Authority and the Guam Environmental Protection Agency on their plans to decontaminate these wells and ensure our people are safe, today, I have signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency that will get them across the finish line quicker," Tenorio said in a videotaped statement.

✏️ Nestor Licanto I The Guam Daily Post

Attorney General Douglas Moylan and the Office of the Attorney General have filed their opening brief in their appeal of...
26/09/2025

Attorney General Douglas Moylan and the Office of the Attorney General have filed their opening brief in their appeal of the preliminary injunction decision in the hotel contract case filed by Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero.

The are three issues on appeal, according to the brief.

The first is whether actions of the Opioid Recovery Advisory Council, or ORAC, appropriating funds and entering into contracts are subject to the governor's approval and signature, and whether that approval is discretionary or ministerial.

The second is whether the hotel contract that the OAG entered into on behalf of the council is legally enforceable.

✏️John O'Connor | The Guam Daily Post

During a joint oversight hearing Thursday on the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, GMHA board member Melanie Mendiola wa...
26/09/2025

During a joint oversight hearing Thursday on the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, GMHA board member Melanie Mendiola was called up to the panel to report on a resolution discussed at a GMHA board meeting Wednesday on potential reductions in force.

Mendiola said the board intends to take a closer look at the hospital's income and expenses.

The recently retired administrator for the Guam Economic Development Authority said, "I'm fairly familiar with how government agency works. ... I think it's no secret you can either generate your own (revenue), which autonomous agencies do, or you can go to the general fund and ask," Mendiola said.

"At the Guam Memorial Hospital, you have a hybrid of a situation where the hospital system generates approximately over $100 million, and then the Legislature comes in to help close that gap of the cost to administer the services," she added.

✏️Nestor Licanto I The Guam Daily Post

All nonlifeline rate components for the Guam Waterworks Authority will go up 8.2% beginning Oct. 1, the start of fiscal ...
26/09/2025

All nonlifeline rate components for the Guam Waterworks Authority will go up 8.2% beginning Oct. 1, the start of fiscal year 2026, with the Public Utilities Commission granting approval during their meeting Thursday night.

"On an overall scale, we can say that the monthly base rates, volumetric rates and wastewater rates for residential ratepayers will all increase. Volumetric and wastewater rates will increase for commercial, government, hotel, agriculture and irrigation ratepayers," PUC Chief Administrative Law Judge Fred Horecky said Thursday as he explained rate changes to commissioners at the meeting.

"The (water usage) rates for all residential ratepayers using a three-quarter inch meter size - and that's, I think, the predominant size - will increase between 3.2% and 6.5% depending on meter size. However, the monthly base charge for the residential class does increase by 8.2%," Horecky added.

✏️John O'Connor | The Guam Daily Post

Teachers, students and community members from Tiyan High School packed Tuesday's Guam Education Board meeting to voice o...
25/09/2025

Teachers, students and community members from Tiyan High School packed Tuesday's Guam Education Board meeting to voice opposition to any potential closure of their school, while board members advanced the timeline for selecting a new Guam Department of Education superintendent.

The public participation portion was dominated by Tiyan High stakeholders expressing concerns about rumors regarding the school's future, despite repeated assurances from board members that no decision has been made to close any school.

Board Chairman Angel Sablan emphasized that "there has been no decision to close any school, not even Tiyan" and that "everything is on the table" only because transparency requires all options be discussed.

✏️Walter Ulloa | The Guam Daily Post

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific has awarded a $289.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to ...
25/09/2025

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific has awarded a $289.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to Core Tech-HDCC-Kajima LLC for the construction of a consolidated communications center facility at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, according to an article from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or DVIDS.

The Guam Daily Post is affiliated with Core Tech.

According to the article, NAVFAC Pacific Deputy Operations Officer Jimmy Miyamoto stated that the project would significantly improve overall effectiveness and productivity of Joint Region Marianas tenant commands.

"This investment is an important step forward ensuring the continued success and efficiency of our mission," the article quoted of Miyamoto.

Work for the project includes construction of a consolidated communications center facility, two warehouses and fiber communications cable, the DVIDS article added.

The expected completion date is March 2029, according to the article.

✏️John O'Connor | The Guam Daily Post

Some fundamental changes have been proposed that would give veterans a greater voice in the operation of the Guam Office...
25/09/2025

Some fundamental changes have been proposed that would give veterans a greater voice in the operation of the Guam Office of Veterans Affairs, or GOVA, the office that was established 55 years ago to assist the thousands of U.S. military veterans on Guam.

A new Bill 192-38 was introduced on Monday, which would, among other things, give the Guam Veteran's Commission the authority to advise the governor on the appointment of a new Veterans Affairs Officer as the administrative head of GOVA.

The measure noted that the commission was established to assist veterans in the filing of compensation claims for service-connected disabilities and other benefits available to them and their families, but "the commission has since evolved to be the voice of the veterans community."

✏️Nestor Licanto I The Guam Daily Post

Two long-time educators at the Guam Department of Education have placed their bid to become the next superintendent of t...
25/09/2025

Two long-time educators at the Guam Department of Education have placed their bid to become the next superintendent of the largest agency on the island.

The two are confirmed applicants among the seven seeking the position.

They are Joe Sanchez and Erika Cruz.

✏️John O'Connor | The Guam Daily Post

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration will update drug labeling to discourag...
25/09/2025

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration will update drug labeling to discourage the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women, suggesting there is a link between the common painkiller and autism.

In a press conference at the White House, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the move was "to confront the nation’s autism spectrum disorder (ASD) epidemic, which has surged nearly 400% since 2000 and now affects 1 in 31 American children."

✏️Nestor Licanto I The Guam Daily Post

The Guam Waterworks Authority has met with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about using grant funding to facilit...
25/09/2025

The Guam Waterworks Authority has met with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about using grant funding to facilitate the installation of point-of-use treatment systems for Yigo residents affected by dieldrin contamination, GWA General Manager Miguel Bordallo said Tuesday during a meeting of the Consolidated Commission on Utilities.

According to Bordallo, GWA confirmed that the U.S. EPA is willing to provide the grant funding, and they discussed the framework for it in meetings last week and Tuesday.

"And so, we have that kind of laid out, and we will be providing a written process to confirm that with U.S. EPA for their review. And once that's done, then we would issue that publicly: the process, the eligibility requirements, and how the reimbursements would work for systems purchased by customers and installed," Bordallo said.

✏️John O'Connor | The Guam Daily Post

For Dr. Klaus Meinhof, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Guam Regional Medical City, the fight against lung di...
25/09/2025

For Dr. Klaus Meinhof, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Guam Regional Medical City, the fight against lung disease is both professional and personal. After arriving on the island with his family just three months ago, the German-born physician said he has already seen how deeply smoking and va**ng affect Guam’s population.

On Saturday, Meinhof and the Guam Regional Medical City hosted the Every Breath Counts medical outreach at the Micronesia Mall in Dededo, which emphasized that breathing is more than biology; it's the rhythm of life, something that he indicated people often take for granted until illness makes every breath a struggle.

✏️Jolene Toves | The Guam Daily Post

Unsealed warrant applications in the federal court have revealed Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio were n...
25/09/2025

Unsealed warrant applications in the federal court have revealed Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and Lt. Gov. Josh Tenorio were notified in 2021 regarding the ongoing FBI investigation into individuals alleged to have defrauded the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program out of $1.9 million.

Last week in the District Court of Guam, two documents related to the investigation into seven people - Charissa Tenorio, Frankie Rosalin, Tina Sanchez, Winnie Jo Santos, Marlene Pinaula, Matthew Topasna and Kathleen Peredo - who are accused of defrauding the PUA program between July 2020 and September 2021, were made available to the public.

The documents were applications for the FBI to search Tenorio's personal belongings and the location of her business, Comfort Cuts and Ground Maintenance LLC, which she co-owns with Rosalin, her romantic partner. FBI Special Agent Jamie Cavitt explained digital evidence in particular was needed to support information gathered through the investigation from witness interviews and the Guam Department of Labor.

✏️Shane Tenorio Healy | The Guam Daily Post

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