88 new cases of COVID-19 reported Eighty-eight people tested positive for COVID-19 today, according to the Joint Information Center. The new cases reflect 1,044 samples tested at different laboratories on Wednesday, bringing the island's total number of confirmed cases to 4,056 with 1,516
22 October 2020, 10:32 am
DYA stepping up saftey measures after 3 more officers test positive for COVID Three additional Department of Youth Affairs officers have tested positive for COVID-19. One of the officers called in sick and has been on leave status while the other two officers were identified through contact tracing. The three officers are on home i
22 October 2020, 7:36 am
Rapid testing at airport suggested to attract visitors Although the island continues to battle the virus, the Guam International Airport Authority and Guam Customs are continuing the planning and preparations for the eventual return of tourists. Guam's Customs & Quarantine recently signed a memorandum of agre
22 October 2020, 7:25 am
GVB to recommend augmenting COVID strategy The Guam Visitors Bureau says, "the current test and tracing strategy for containing COVID is not making any significant impact." And GVB says it has a plan to augment the effort that will be more effective, and show results within weeks. GVB Vice Preside
22 October 2020, 7:05 am
Steve Killin charged with drug possession Thirty-five-year-old Steve Allksa Killin was arrested and charged with Possession of a Schedule II Substance. According to court documents, police pulled Killin over at 12:30 a.m., Oct. 22 after he allegedly made abrupt turns and failed to signal. Killin
22 October 2020, 5:05 am
'Baby Joe the Juggernaut' Taimanglo charged with drug and gun possession MMA fighter Joseph Quichocho Taimanglo, II, better known as "Baby Joe the Juggernaut" was busted early this morning on drug and gun charges. According to court documents, around 12:10 a.m., Taimanglo was pulled over on a scooter near the Micronesia Mall f
22 October 2020, 4:00 am
Utilities service resumed at Fadian, Julale still closed GPWA drive-thru service and customer service lobbies at Fadian have resumed, but the Hagatna Satellite Office in the Julale Shopping Center remains closed until further notice. A clerk in the Hagatna office had tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the
22 October 2020, 3:53 am
2 more airport staffers test positive for COVID Two more airport employees have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to four. GIAA announced yesterday it was closing its administrative office until Friday after the first two employee infections were confirmed. It will now stay shut for the
22 October 2020, 3:46 am
Menoni: Guam DoDEA last federal schools yet to reopen Department of Defense students will head back to the classroom next week. It will mark the first face-to-face instruction in any schools in Guam since the pandemic started. The re-opening of DoDEA schools is in stark contrast to GDOE, which will continue
22 October 2020, 3:42 am
Awareness is Power: Part 4 Jenette FLorig was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2019, as she recalled, "I work as a contact investigator under the bureau of communicable disease." It was last year in July, Florig says she felt a lump on her breast while in the shower and she kne
