John O'Connor

Reporter at The Guam Daily Post

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Articles

GPA, GWA get clean opinions for fiscal 2024 financial audits

6 days ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

The Office of Public Accountability has released financial audit reports on the Guam Power Authority and Guam Waterworks Authority for fiscal 2024, with both receiving unmodified, or clean, opinions on their financial statements. Auditors did not identify any material weakness or significant deficiency regarding compliance and internal control for GPA, but did identify one significant deficiency for GWA.
Governor files oppositions to AG's dismissal motions

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero has filed her opposition briefs to various motions seeking to dismiss her lawsuit against Attorney General Douglas Moylan and his office, while the parties are set to appear again before Superior Court of Guam Judge Elyze Iriarte on June 5.
PUC approval facilitates additional power from Ukudu to mitigate load shedding

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

The Public Utilities Commission has approved the contract change that would allow for additional testing of the new power plant in Ukudu, which the Guam Power Authority requested to mitigate load shedding before the new plant comes fully online in September. "With system demand spiking to 265 (megawatts) on May 09, 2025, the highest since Typhoon Mawar, and a few key units offline for maintenance, Guam remains at elevated risk of load shedding during the island’s hottest months.
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1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

The Public Utilities Commission has approved the contract change that would allow for additional testing of the new power plant in Ukudu, which the Guam Power Authority requested to mitigate load shedding before the new plant comes fully online in September. "With system demand spiking to 265 (megawatts) on May 09, 2025, the highest since Typhoon Mawar, and a few key units offline for maintenance, Guam remains at elevated risk of load shedding during the island’s hottest months.
SiFA charter school to vacate Tiyan property by end of June

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

Science is Fun and Awesome Learning Academy Charter School, better known as SiFA, has agreed to vacate the property it had been using as a school campus by the end of June amid a dispute with its landlord, Eagle Land Holdings LLC. SiFA and Eagle Land have been engaged in legal battles over the use of the company's property in Tiyan. The two entered into a lease contract in 2017, which included utilities, supplies and services for SiFA.
SPPC says it will fulfil settlement

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

South Pacific Petroleum Corp. acknowledges the recent announcement about a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and has already initiated steps to strengthen operations and maintenance at its Cabras Terminal facility in Piti, according to a release from the company. "Our top priority is to operate responsibly and ensure we meet the highest standards for environmental protection," Bob Koeppen, the company's CEO, stated in the release.
Guam Agriculture employee files GovGuam lawsuit in federal court

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

53-year-old Patrick Artero has filed another lawsuit against the government of Guam at the District Court of Guam, alleging that he was discriminated against because of, and in retaliation for, engaging in protected activities, including the filing of previous complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
CCU approves 2-step reduction in LEAC and other GPA matters

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

The Consolidated Commission on Utilities greenlit a number of key proposals for the Guam Power Authority Tuesday afternoon, including a two-step reduction for the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause, or LEAC. The CCU's approval paves the way for GPA to now petition the reduction with the Public Utilities Commission. If approved by the PUC, the first reduction would be implemented in August.
GWA OK to enter into contract for dieldrin treatment systems

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

The Consolidated Commission on Utilities approved several resolutions for the Guam Waterworks Authority on Tuesday, including a resolution regarding a construction contract for treatment systems for some well sites to address dieldrin contamination. Dieldrin is a banned insecticide identified as a probable carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It had been detected in various levels within the island's drinking water.
Company settles with US EPA on Clean Water Act violation claims

1 week ago | postguam.com | John O'Connor

South Pacific Petroleum Corp. Inc. has agreed to perform a number of actions to improve operations and maintenance in a settlement over claims of Clean Water Act violations at the company's facility in Piti, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in a release. The company operates a bulk petroleum storage and wholesale distribution facility that receives, stores and distributes gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, according to the U.S. EPA release.