The American Samoa Governor's Economic Advisory Council says to combat the loss of one of the canneries and retrenchment within government, the territory has to quickly apply stimulus funds to capital improvement projects to generate more jobs.
The Co-Chairman of the Council, David Robinson, says the council estimates that projects such as roads, new school buildings, water treatment plants, a new hospital, airport redevelopment and retrofitting public buildings should generate jobs for at least 860 people.
He says in the agricultural projects, up to 80 people would be employed.
"That is really the thrust of our proposal to the government that the stimulus money is allocated to projects which have been evaluated projects, projects that look as if they are going to make a significant contribution to the community and they are also going to employ a large number of people in the short term."
Co-Chairman of the American Samoa Governor's Economic Advisory Council, David Robinson.
