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In Memoriam: Ivan Alafanso Blanco (Our beloved Jimbo)
Jul 24, 2021
Jason AubuchonRemembering ELDP alumnus Ivan Alafanso Blanco (affectionately known as "Jimbo"), who died yesterday at 45 years old.
Read MoreFY19 Performeters Released for Insular Areas
May 04, 2021
Jason AubuchonThe 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...
Read MoreIGFOA Concludes Virtual Meeting, Discusses Emerging Regional Finance Issues
Apr 17, 2021
Jason AubuchonThe Island Government Finance Officers’ Association (IGFOA) met virtually on March 24, 2021 and March 25, 2021 (a day earlier in American Samoa, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands) to review the FY2019 audits, the Audit Improvement Update, and to present the FY2019 Performeter scores. The goals...
Read MoreThe Road to Recovery: Further Updating the Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation in the Republic of Palau
Feb 28, 2021
Jason AubuchonThe 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...
Read MorePITI-VITI Completes Training for Pacific Island Accountability Professionals on Auditing COVID Spending
Oct 27, 2020
Jason AubuchonThe Graduate School USA’s Pacific and Virgin Islands Training Initiatives hosted “Auditing COVID Spending in the Pacific Islands: Opportunities and Challenges,” professional training held virtually on October 20, 2020. The training was funded through the Office of Insular Affairs’ technical...
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