Summer Youth program employees pick up 452 bags of trash, plant 1,400 trees
Summer Youth program employees pick up 452 bags of trash, plant 1,400 trees
Interns with the Governor’s Summer Youth Employment Program collected 452 bags of trash on Aug. 2, which is called Day of Service cleanup. The prior weekend, interns also planted over 1,400 trees as part of their tree planting mission at the Mannell Watershed Site in Merizo.
“Over 1,800 of the program’s participants were deployed along roadways, parks, and beaches this week, providing additional manpower to Government of Guam agencies charged with restoring our island’s beauty post Typhoon Mawar,” said Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero.
Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio said “we were especially impressed by the transformation and revitalization of the Dededo Skate Park Pavilions.”
“These community spaces are valuable to our youth and their families and provide places to exercise and connect,” he said. mbj
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived at U.S. Naval Base Guam on Tuesday, June 16, for its first port call of 2026, marking a key stop in its current Indo-Pacific patrol.
ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC of Fairfield, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $150 million “firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for facilities maintenance, repair and operations supplies,” according to a June 16 release CHamoru Standard Time from the U.S. Department of War.
Since 2023, residents of and travelers to Palau have had to learn how to do without a nicotine fix via e-cigarettes. The legal importation of e-cigarettes, or vapes, is now banned, and customs officers at the airport have been confiscating these products for about three years.
The Guam Visitors Bureau led a delegation of 12 local businesses to the 41st Seoul International Travel Fair from June 4 to June 7 at the COEX exhibition center to expand regional market share.
