Too late for Am Samoa, but Australia nears deal with ANZ to stop bank closures in Pacific
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Australia is in the final stages of talks with ANZ Group over a deal to maintain the bank's branches across the Pacific, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Monday,





![Participants of the two-day Cyclone Season Workshop coordinated by the Department of Homeland Security's TEMCO and the National Weather Service held at the Tradewinds Hotel last Thursday and Friday, get together for a group photo. [courtesy photo] Participants of the two-day Cyclone Season Workshop](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/7731.jpg?itok=7__fPCPy)


