US Territories’ June 13-19, 2022 news week in tweets

Former Governor of Puerto Rico is expected to face charges

The former Governor of #PuertoRico @wandavazquezg is expected to face charges soon due to an alleged corrupt campaign financing scheme during her failed bid for the governorship. https://t.co/RxJB6jt9Qz

— Pasquines (@pasquines_us) June 15, 2022

Governor Wanda Vasquez Garced (NPP, R), is expected to be charged due to an illegal campaign financing scheme. 

Guam’s Republican gubernatorial ticket sees new focus on bringing freedom to territory 

The Republican ticket in #Guam's gubernatorial election is focused on bringing freedom to the territory, emulating red states like Florida and Texas. https://t.co/QoxJlBkfrI

— Pasquines (@pasquines_us) June 17, 2022

The Republican Camacho-Ada Campaign strives to bring freedom to Guam if Camacho is elected as Governor. 

American Samoa uplifts travel restrictions for people entering the US territory 

Flag of American Samoa raised at Smithsonian https://t.co/o4UhBBPer4

— 93KHJ (@kkhjfm) June 15, 2022

The Department of Health suggests that travelers flying to American Samoa will no longer need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to flying. 

US Fish & Wildlife Service sued for not protecting endangered shrub in the US Virgin Islands

The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, accusing it of not protecting an endangered shrub once thought to be extinct that grows in some areas of the U.S. and British Virgin Islands: https://t.co/iXshkTiStw

— Dánica Coto (@danicacoto) June 14, 2022

The Center for Biological Diversity, being frustrated with a shrub species’ treatment in the US Virgin Islands, has sued the US Fish & Wildlife Service. 

The Pacific Mini Games kick off in the Northern Mariana Islands

Team Guam participates in the opening of the Pacific Mini Games Friday in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. https://t.co/rKYLHfWz0U

— The Guam Daily Post (@PostGuam) June 17, 2022