by Nick Delgado

Guam – Guam welcomes 30 participants from American Samoa this weekend to take part in a 6 month long workforce training program. The program will be made available to both the local community as well as communities throughout the region to prepare for the military realignment and the reconstruction of American Samoa who is still recovering from the devastating tsunami in 2009. Governor Eddie Calvo is working with American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono to develop the program. Calvo states, "We really are stronger when we work together and I'm proud to work with Governor Tulafono. We're both committed to strengthening our workforce and making sure that through a shared vision of utilizing scarce resources together we can both create a workforce center for Guamanians and train workers from American Samoa to return to rebuild their island's economy."

A $665,000 national emergency grant that was given to American Samoa is being invested for the program.