US Territories’ July 6-12, 2020 news week in tweets

JOE BIDEN WINS PUERTO RICO DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

NEW: Joe Biden wins Puerto Rico Democratic Primary, NBC News projects. https://t.co/KrQKqrfzVW pic.twitter.com/IUG84VqE8y

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 12, 2020

According to NBC News on July 12, 2020, Joe Biden won the Puerto Rico Democratic Primary.

$4.2M IN GUAM TAX REFUNDS TO BE MAILED THIS WEEK

The Department of Administration will mail 1,214 tax refund checks this week for 2019.  https://t.co/jTHbovDZ7B

— Guam Daily Post (@PostGuam) July 12, 2020

The Guam Department of Administration will mail 1,214 tax refund checks this week for 2019.

GDOE TO CONDUCT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS

GDOE to conduct social and emotional wellness training for schools https://t.co/DSys70wZR5 via @PNC News First

— Pacific News Center (@PNCGuam) July 12, 2020

The Guam Department of Education will be conducting social and emotional wellness training for school administrators, division administrators, school counselors, social workers and support staff beginning next week.

WITH NO COVID-19 CASES, AMERICAN SAMOA STRUGGLES TO BRING HOME RESIDENTS STUCK IN SAMOA

With 0 #COVID19 cases, #AmericanSamoa is now struggling to bring home some of its residents stuck in neighboring #Samoa. https://t.co/yLEuz3ypPW

— Pasquines (@pasquines_us) July 8, 2020

The American Samoan Government is planning to repatriate all of the residents of the territory that are stuck on Samoa. However, there are many questions surrounding how these people will return home like testing with very limited test kits.

ARMY RESERVES CRNA DEPLOYS TO SAIPAN IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19 RESPONSE

When Maj. James F. Schmidt, CRNA, got the call to serve his nation, he did not hesitate. Schmidt was deployed to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to provide medical expertise in support of COVID-19 response efforts.

— AANA (@aanacrna) July 11, 2020

Nurses from the 1984th US Army Hospital-Pacific, headquartered at Fort Shafter Flats, Honolulu, Hawaii, deployed to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marian islands to help increase medical capacity.

EXPLORING WATER ISLAND IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

Exploring Water Island in the US Virgin Islands https://t.co/YhFT6FrO6q

— Paul Angelides (@PaulAngelides) July 9, 2020

Exploring water island in the US Virgin Islands with Paul Angelides, a part-time resident of St. John in the US Virgin Islands.