OIA Press Releases (2020 to Present)

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Interior Provides $250,000 in Emergency Assistance to Guam; Helps Families Displaced in Aftermath of Typhoon Dolphin

05/22/2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 22, 2015) - The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina today approved $250,000 to assist Guam Governor Eddie Calvo and other emergency recovery officials in efforts to help over 300 individuals and families displaced in the wake of Typhoon Dolphin that hit Guam on May 15, 2015.

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Interior Provides $310,000 Grant for Connecting Youth to Jobs

04/28/2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 28, 2015) – Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina has awarded $310,000 from the Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical Assistance Program to a public-private project that connects high school aged students to private-sector careers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The joint project cosponsored by the Public School System and the Chambers of Commerce of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota will help expand the citizen workforce through co-operative education and on-the-job training that will lead to employment in CNMI’s growing tourism economy.

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