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Diverse members of 773rd Civil Support Team, wih flags of their countries of origin.
The 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command out of Kaiserslautern, Germany, is filled with soldiers from 16 different cultures, including American Samoa.  Notice the soldier holding the American Samoa flag (front row, left).  If you recognize him, let us know at webmaster@ samoanews....
Maiava family group
Leone High School Class of 2020 graduates and brothers, Deundre and Martin Maiava (back row with candy ulas and balloons) posed with friends and family after the graduation ceremony on Wednesday.  This year, the Lions graduated 134 seniors with three Co-Valedictorians.  No group photos of the class...
The Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America
Honolulu, HAWAII — The $450 million dollar US flagship, Pride of America, is reminiscent of vessels that awed Cool Stuff as they majestically glided into Pago Pago Harbor. Are cruise ships a part of the territory's future or are they soon to be extinct dinosaurs?  Did the industry, as a whole,...
Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School Class of 2020
On a windy Tuesday, the 69 graduates of Nu’uuli Vocational Technical High School Class of 2020 gathered after their graduation ceremony on the school campus for a farewell cheer and a hip-hop dance as family members, friends and supporters looked on from a short-distance away in compliance with...
Some of the 187 Samoana High School 2020 graduates
Graduates of Samoana High School Class of 2020 observed social distancing protocol during their graduation ceremony Monday morning at the school gym. This year, the graduating class of 2020 has five co-Valedictorians. The high school graduated 187 seniors. O le taimi ua faia ai le fa’amanuia a le...
Part of the 19 Iakina Academy 2020 graduates
Maintaining social distancing and wearing face masks are some of the 19 senior graduates of Iakina Academy during their class of 2020 graduation ceremony this past Sunday at the school’s campus at Ili’ili. See Samoan story in today’s Lali section with name-list of the graduates. [photo: Leua Aiono...
Henry Tavake donating a freezer to Hope House
A brand new 63 inch GE Chest Freezer being unloaded last week at the Hope House compound, a donation to the facility from Henry Tavake. Tavake was thanked for the great support to the Hope House kitchen department for food storage especially when the facility has large quantities of frozen goods...
DPS Fire Bureau walk into the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa in Amouli for a family-service yesterday morning for the late Capt. Mike Asiasiga Olive Tipoti,
In blue uniforms, firefighters  from the DPS Fire Bureau walk into the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa in Amouli for a family-service yesterday morning for the late Capt. Mike Asiasiga Olive Tipoti, one of the two firefighters who died in late April this year when their fire truck...
Lauli’i Elementary Schoo 8th grade class outside Samoa News building
Accompanied by a few relatives and a teacher, are graduating students of the 8th grade from Lauli’i Elementary School — they posed for a photo in front of the Samoa News building yesterday afternoon.  Students quickly returned back to social distancing after the group photo. [photo: FS]
Patient at entrane to Queens hospital with nurse taking temp.
Honolulu, HAWAII — While discussions take place at ASG and by the Samoan public in social media and the online pages of the Samoa News about the probable border opening in July, how will the Territory handle the nitty gritty of minimizing those potentially carrying COVID-19? Cool Stuff will...

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