GDOE reports a dozen more students with COVID The Guam Department of Education reports Monday evening 12 more students positive for the COVID-19 virus. The cases were identified at: - Liguan Elementary (3)- Machananao Elementary School (1)- Merizo Martyrs Memorial Elementary School (2)- F.B. Leon Gue
25 October 2021, 9:30 am
50 hospitalized with COVID, 128 new virus cases reported The Joint Information Center reports 50 people are hospitalized for COVID-19. Additionally, there is one pediatric admission. Eleven patients are receiving ICU level of care, while 9 are on a ventilator. The JIC also reports that out of the 50 hospitalize
25 October 2021, 9:21 am
$3M in tax refunds processed The Department of Revenue & Taxation has processed the latest batch of tax refunds totaling $3,168,074, including refunds garnished to repay government debts. These represent the payment of 964 error-free returns filed on or before Sept. 9, 2021.
25 October 2021, 9:09 am
Cannabis board still revising rules and regulations The Cannabis Control Board is continuing work on changes to draft Guam's Recreational Cannabis Rules and Regulations as recommended by the Office of Attorney General. One of the primary issues according to CCB Chairperson Vanessa Williams is language invo
25 October 2021, 7:56 am
Some GDOE unvaccinated employees refuse COVID testing There were bumps in the road this morning, as the Guam Department of Education began COVID-19 testing its unvaccinated employees. Some 350 GDOE employees at the 41 public schools and the division offices require testing because they have only received the
25 October 2021, 7:48 am
Governor appoints Samantha Brennan as Guam Homeland Security advisor Samantha Brennan has been tapped to serve as Guam Homeland Security Advisor.Her appointment takes effect tomorrow. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero stating, "As a longtime public safety officer with over two decades of experience, we know she has the intuition and
25 October 2021, 7:41 am
iLearn eases into school year with three learning modules After the governor authorized the resumption of in-person instruction, some Guam schools like iLearn Academy Charter School have adopted new models of learning, adapting to the many challenges posed by the COVID–19 pandemic. iLearn in Dededo was one
25 October 2021, 7:39 am
Gutierrez eyes Korean airlines and Palau partnerships to help bring back visitors A delegation from the Guam Visitors Bureau will be heading to Korea next month to help build the market and create what General Manager Carl Gutierrez said is a semi-travel bubble. Its estimated Guam could see close to 4.5 million tourists from the Korean
25 October 2021, 7:30 am
Third batch of child tax credit payments processed The third batch of advance child tax credit payments was processed on Oct. 15. The Department of Revenue & Taxation sent the details on more than 18,500 payments totaling more than $14.3 million to the department of administration. To date, DRT has proces
