AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDisaster Support: CNMI workers and self-employed people whose livelihoods were hit by Super Typhoon Sinlaku can apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance from Oct. 9–24; the deadline is statutory. Climate Finance: New pledges of about $15 million bring the Pacific Resilience Facility’s funds to just under $200 million, still short of its $500 million target after COP31 and its longer-term $1.5 billion goal. Local Jobs: PowerUP is hiring ahead of its planned December opening at Micronesia Mall, where the 26,000-square-foot entertainment center will add bowling, go-karts and other attractions. Coastal Resilience: On Saipan, students joined a mangrove planting project funded by redirected NOAA watershed funds, supporting storm protection and hands-on training for potential green-sector workers. Household Finance: Pacific data show remittances reach many low-income households, often more broadly than state assistance, but poorer families receive a smaller share of the total money sent.
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