Connect with us

GSPN

$1M RELEASED FOR SCHOOL AND SPORTS FACILITIES

PRESS RELEASE – Hagatna, Guam. The Bureau of Budget Management and Research (BBMR) has once again uploaded approximately $1M in funding for the repair, maintenance, and construction of sports facilities in Guam’s villages and schools. The Guam Department of Education, village mayors, and the Department of Parks and Recreation received over $300,000 each.

Senator Duenas said that his office received confirmation of funding from BBMR late last week.

Public Law 32-60 authored by Duenas, addresses dilapidated sports facilities around the island due to inadequate funding. “Prior to this law, our village mayors, DPR, and DOE were inadequately funded for the maintenance of village sports facilities, as a result many of the facilities island-wide were in disrepair for over a decade,” Duenas said.

The law has resolved this issue and provides well over $1.5 million per year for maintenance, repair, and construction of new athletic and youth facilities.

According to Senator Chris Duenas, “This is the second time this year that the almost $1 million has been released to these entities for the maintenance and repair of village sports facilities.”

The funding source taxes legal limited gaming on Guam, and transfers this funding to the mayors, DOE, and DPR for the maintenance and repair for school and village sports facilities.

While Duenas maintains a strong position against gaming, he said, “If we are going to have limited gaming on Guam, I am of the position that we should have the common sense to tax it for the public benefit. In this instance our children and athletes benefit.”

Duenas acknowledged the work of Governor Calvo, as well as his colleagues at the legislature for supporting this policy initiative.

Ad

GPS Sports Calendar

April

May 2025

June
SU
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
Events for April

1st

Events for May

2nd

Events for May

3rd

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Events for May

3rd

No Events
Events for May

5th

Events for May

6th

Events for May

7th

Events for May

8th

Events for May

9th

Events for May

10th

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Events for May

10th

No Events
Events for May

12th

Events for May

13th

Events for May

13th

No Events
Events for May

15th

Events for May

15th

No Events
Events for May

17th

18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Events for May

17th

No Events
Events for May

18th

No Events
Events for May

20th

Events for May

20th

No Events
Events for May

21st

No Events
Events for May

22nd

No Events
Events for May

23rd

No Events
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Events for May

24th

No Events
Events for May

25th

No Events
Events for May

26th

No Events
Events for May

27th

No Events
Events for May

28th

No Events
Events for May

29th

No Events
Events for May

30th

No Events
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

COMING SOON …

Interscholastic Playoffs

QUICK HITS

Guam draws Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
According to Guam head coach E.J. Calvo, there will be home-and-away games for Group A starting this November 28 against Australia.
May be a graphic of ‎American football and ‎text that says "‎A GROUP B GROUP AUS NZL PHI JPN CHN GUM KOR TPE FIBA BASKETBALL E WORLD CUP ASIAN QUALIFIERS DRAW c D GROUP GROUP ש IRI JOR LBN SYR KSA ک IRQ IND A #FIBAWC‎"‎‎
————————————————–
The Seattle Seahawks have confirmed that Bailey Concepcion will be back for her third year as a cheerleader with the team.

More in GSPN