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Washington, D.C. — Governments, businesses and residents of the five U.S. territories are poised to obtain billions of dollars in assistance through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Most of the assistance for the territories—Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam,...
Washington, D.C. — Pacific analysts say a meeting between US President Donald Trump and the Freely Associated States has ignored climate change.
The historic event on Tuesday with Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia renewed Washington's ties to the states.
But a joint...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed Senate passage of the Real ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act (H.R. 3398), which she co-sponsored and strongly supported with a statement in the Congressional Record.
In late September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed...

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![President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau. [Photo: Faceook/ US Embassy Kolonia] President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine, and President of the Federated States of Micronesia David Panuelo, US President Donal Trump and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy E. Remengesau](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/trump_n_pac_fed_statesweb.jpg?itok=XdEqzT-y)
![Congresswoman Amata with RMI President Hilda Heine in the American Samoa Congressional office. [photo: courtesy] Congresswoman Amata with RMI President Hilda Heine in the American Samoa Congressional office. [photo: courtesy] Congresswoman Amata with RMI President Hilda Heine](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/amata_with_president_heine.jpg?itok=vIN6GbMR)