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Samoana High School students in the classroom
Social distancing and wearing masks are clearly observed in this local Education Department photo of Samoana High School students inside a classroom on Monday, when schools reopened.[photo: ASDOE Facebook]
Students lining up to enter Samoana High School
Students and parents are seen at the front gate of Samoana High School yesterday morning — the first day of back-to-the-classroom since the emergency declaration restriction went into effect in Feb. Students were told to show their vaccination card and have their temperature taken before they were...
A DOE employee cleaning a classroom
In addition to testing, masking and social distancing it is essential to keep classrooms clean and sanitary as schools open this week to hybrid learning with in-class instruction on alternating days. Dept. of Education admin staff and sanitizers worked over the weekend to ready school buildings and...
Members of the Lions Cllub at their Earth Day clean up
Members of the Lions Club of Pago Pago taking a brief break for a photo, from their clean up on Earth Day last Friday at Lions Park in Tafuna. American Samoa joined the rest of the world on that day to mark Earth Day. [photo: courtesy Lions Club]
A teacher learning how to administer rapid COVID test
Health Department medical personnel conducting training this week in order for teachers and school officials to administer COVID-19 tests when schools reopen this coming week with staggered in-person classroom instruction. “It’s important that schools implement safety measures to keep schools open...
Students participating in the “Lumana'i Initiative”
Screen shot of student participants at the virtual launch on Monday of the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency’s (ASEPA) “Lumana'i Initiative”, which runs through Apr. 29. Other participants include ASEPA director and officials. The weeklong online classroom allows students to learn...
Elon Musk
East Lancing, MICHIGAN — Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter in a US$44 billion deal on April 25, 2022, 11 days after announcing his bid for the company. Twitter announced that the public company will become privately held after the acquisition is complete. In a filing with the...
Scene at LAX
Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA — This past Monday, Samoa News Photojournalist, Cool Stuff, was greeted by an onboard pilot announcement (on his return from the Vancouver Rugby 7s) happily announcing that inflight mask requirements were just made officially optional.   Then we all heard the good news that...
People lined up at customs check point at USPS
Custom Agents were busy examining people’s packages at the check point in front of the U.S Post Office in Fagatogo last week. In a culture that gathers its strength from community interaction: Social distancing during the pandemic tends to be a problem — but definitely mask wearing is not. [photo...
LBJ medical team
LBJ Medical Center team under the tent where visitors to the hospital are screened before entering the facility. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]

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