WASHINGTON, D.C.—Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina sent Friday a letter to U.S. Senate and House congressional leadership proposing draft legislation to improve transportation within the U.S. territory of American Samoa. The bill would provide...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) introduced Friday legislation to extend the term of office for U.S. District Court judges in insular areas from 10 to 15 years. The “U.S. Territorial Federal Judges Improvement Act of 2015” is co-sponsored by Delegates...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Micronesian Telecommunications Corp. has accepted $2,627,177 in annual, ongoing support from the Connect America Fund to expand and support broadband for nearly 23,000 of its rural customers. The Connect America Fund support will enable Micronesian Telecom to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina announced yesterday $926,328 in grant assistance for fiscal year 2015, under the Office of Insular Affairs’ Coral Reef Initiative Program to a variety of projects and initiatives designed to improve...