CNMI leader makes pitch to investors at US-Pacific summit in Hawaii
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Commonwealth of Northen Mariana Islands (CNMI) is open for business and eager to attract outside capital to help revive its struggling economy, the governor

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![Samoa’s Prime Minister, Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt, and Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong, on Tuesday signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to strengthen bilateral partnership and advance shared efforts toward a safe and thriving Blue Pacific. [courtesy photo] Samoa PM and Australia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/penny_wong4.jpg?itok=GL13lX_v)

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