- GMH administrator walks out of oversight hearing, amid hospital ‘crisis’: $26M debt, molds (Pacific Daily News, 9/28/2023)
- Lillian Perez-Posadas, Administrator of the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, told the House Health Committee that she would resign and then walked out of an oversight hearing. The committee previously heard testimony from concerned employees about dangerous conditions of the hospital following a recent typhoon, flooding, and the COVID pandemic.
- Oversight hearing: From molds to school violence (Pacific Daily News, 11/2/2023)
- During a legislative oversight hearing on Guam’s public schools, Education Superintendent Erik Swanson reassured senators that students are safe within the school environments despite issues such as mold and violence on campuses. Senator Chris Barnett expressed frustration over the barriers to students’ education, including dilapidated classrooms, and emphasized the need to focus on academics and student success instead. Swanson highlighted the significant funding required for major school projects, including roof repairs and refurbishing athletic facilities, while addressing concerns about school violence through educational initiatives and presentations by the Guam Police Department.
