Guam News

While a Philippine labor attache assigned to the CNMI is already a done deal, the Philippine Consulate General in Guam is still awaiting word from Manila whether the islands will again have a representative from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.

Find out which high school on Guam will win Best High School Dance Team for 2013 at 2 p.m. The Legislature's committee on Veterans Affairs chairman Sen.

Recess: Attorney Jay Arriola, third from right, waits in a courtroom cleared of defendants as Judge Alberto Tolentino takes a recess to consider Arriola's objection to cameras in the courtroom yesterday.

Blessed: Archbishop Anthony Apuron blessed the photovoltaic systems recently installed on the chancery office and on his home.

An injured Filipino worker who has requested to be medically repatriated to his home country had a very welcome guest Friday night at the Commonwealth Health Center.

Presentation: James Roberts, project manager for Mountain-Pacific Quality Health - Hawaii, conducts a presentation on MediKeeper, a web-based health monitoring tool for diabetes patients, during a press conference at the Hilton Guam Resort and Spa in Tumon yesterday.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the other three important mental health services which I failed to include in last week's article -- the New Beginnings program, Healing Hearts and the residential group homes, both for adults and adolescents.

HAGATNA, Guam - Guam Sen. Mike Limtiaco wants to separate Guam from the federal tax code and create a new tax code for the Pacific island territory.

May is the national and local Mental Health Month, a time when extra effort is placed on raising public awareness regarding the critical importance of mental and emotional health to each individual's general well-being. It is a time to attempt to dispel the notion that it is a sign of weakness to seek counseling, or other mental health services, ... (more)

There are 38 teachers from Agana Heights Elementary School moving to the next step in their grievance process -- filing claims with the Civil Service Commission.

The Parent Portal provides online access to your child's grades and attendance. Parents/guardians should update changes in residential addresses or contact numbers at their children's school .

Pay-Less Supermarket employees are doing their part to clean the island's environment.

*Keep a record of suspicious activity in your area. Take down the license plate number, a description of the vehicle, and/or the person in the vehicle, along with the time and date.

Banking officials visited schools earlier this week, teaching students the importance of saving and being financially savvy.

The Great Recycling Roundup, held on Saturday as part of Earth Month celebrations, made it clear that the government of Guam must aggressively work toward instituting a curbside recycling program.

MANILA The Philippine Consulate General in Agana will conduct a two-day overseas voting outreach to make it more accessible for registered Filipino voters to claim and submit their ballots.

DEED Program: Parents interested in registering their child in Department of Education Extended Day Program can pick up registration forms at the main officer of their respective elementary schools.