PITI-VITI News

In Memoriam: Ivan Alafanso Blanco (Our beloved Jimbo)
Jul 24, 2021
Remembering ELDP alumnus Ivan Alafanso Blanco (affectionately known as "Jimbo"), who died yesterday at 45 years old.

FY19 Performeters Released for Insular Areas
May 04, 2021
The Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives (PITI-VITI) program has released Performeter Reports based on the FY19 financial statements for the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as the Freely Associated States, which...

The Road to Recovery: Further Updating the Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation in the Republic of Palau
Feb 28, 2021
The Graduate School USA’s Economic Monitoring and Analysis Program (EconMAP), with funding support from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs and the Asian Development Bank, has published a new Technical Note, The Road to Recovery: Further Updating the Economic Impact...

Island Government Finance Officers Conduct Virtual Training Amid Pandemic
Jun 08, 2020
The Island Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) held their first virtual conference this Summer from May 26 to May 27, 2020. The IGFOA virtual conference convened over 60 finance ministers and government finance officials from the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the...

APIPA is Applauded for 31st Annual Island Audit Training Conference, Held Virtually From August 3–14, 2020
Aug 30, 2020
The Association of Pacific Islands Public Auditors (APIPA) pivoted from its annual in-person conference to deliver a virtual conference on August 3 to 14, 2020, and was congratulated for a successful gathering of almost 700 participants from audit, finance, grants management, and other offices at...