New GSWA GM talks Issues with Trash & Recycling Collection and Other Challenges, but is Confident Solutions can be Found, with Patti

Written by Jeremie Charfauros on November 17, 2021

General Manager for Guam Solid Waste Authority (GSWA), Irv Slike speaks to Patti about reasons for various delays in collection of trash and recycling, as well as issues with landfills. Despite the challenges, however, Slike says none of the issues GSWA is currently are unsolvable.

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Recovery on the impact of Typhoon Mawar is underway at the Guam International Airport Authority, according to a press release. If all systems are operational, services are anticipated to resume, at the earliest, on May 30. “Our airfield fared well and is able to receive limited aircraft humanitarian and essential cargo operations,” said GIAA executive […]
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Delegate Moylan urging President Biden’s support following Mawar May 25, 2023
James Moylan, Guam’s delegate to Congress, is urging U.S. President Joe Biden to declare a Major Disaster Declaration for Guam to provide federal support to the island. “Dear President Biden, as I write to you, my people take shelter from winds that exceed 125 miles per hour, cling to each other in darkness, and climb […]
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GWA: conserve water; issues boil water notice May 25, 2023
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Guam remains in COR 1; winds, rain to continue next few hours May 25, 2023
As of 10:35 a.m. on May 25, the National Weather Service Forecast Office advised that although Guam is no longer expected to experience typhoon conditions from Typhoon Mawar, outer winds and rain bands of the storm are expected to persist over the island for the next few hours. Tropical storm force winds of 35 mph […]
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Mawar to maintain intensity through tonight May 24, 2023
Super Typhoon Mawar is moving north-northwest to Guam, according to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office Guam. As of 1:33 p.m. on May 24, Mawar is located about 45 miles east-southeast of Guam with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. A Typhoon Warning remains in effect for Guam and Rota. Destructive winds are moving […]
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GFD continues to respond to emergencies during Super Typhoon Mawar May 24, 2023
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