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Guam & CNMI: Celebrate moms and support life-changing wishes this Mother’s Day

This Mother’s Day, give a bouquet to mom while helping to grant wishes! Make-A-Wish® Guam and the CNMI, in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish NextGen Board, invite the community to honor the incredible moms in their lives while helping grant transformative wishes for children battling critical illnesses.

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Raymond James hosts inaugural Micronesia Investment & Retirement Plans Conference at Hyatt Regency Guam

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. successfully hosted its Inaugural Micronesia Investment & Retirement Plans Conference for its clients in the region at the Hyatt Regency Guam.

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10th annual GBA, PONY Summer Academy

The Guam Baseball Academy (GBA), in collaboration with PONY Baseball, proudly announces the 10th Annual GBA/PONY Summer Skills and Games Academy - a four-week celebration of baseball and softball development featuring elite-level instruction, fun activities, and international exchange.

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GTA honors volunteers during National Volunteer Week

GTA proudly recognized its outstanding employees during its 3rd Annual Presidential Volunteer Service Awards (PVSA) Ceremony last Thursday at the GTA Experience Center in Tamuning, held in celebration of National Volunteer Week.

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Guam Power Authority honored with a National Safety Award of Excellence for outstanding safety practices

The Guam Power Authority has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2024. The utility earned Diamond award in the category for utilities with 250,000 to 999,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure.

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GTA donates blouses and blazers to support women in need

In celebration of Women’s History Month, GTA organized an employee-driven donation campaign throughout March, collecting over 300 pieces of professional clothing items—blouses and blazers—for women in need. As a result of the drive, GTA made two meaningful donations: the first on Friday, April 4 to the Salvation Army Guma Famalåo’an Recovery Center, and the second on April 10 to Mañe’lu.

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Share your ink in Pacific Tattoo magazine

Stars and Stripes wants to feature your tattoos and the stories behind them in our next Pacific Tattoo magazine!

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Pacific Tattoo: Artist’s take - Chico Sarayba

The tattoo culture in the Philippines is getting better and continues to grow. Our elders are starting to accept it and realize it’s art.

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Pacific Tattoo: Reavel - Connie, Jennifer, Jocy Gueits

In February 2018, we almost lost my father. He had colon cancer and he was having some complications.

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Pacific Tattoo: Tattoos in the Land of the Rising Sun

For centuries, “irezumi” 入れ墨/刺青 (tattoos タトゥー in Japanese) have been frowned upon as body art marking criminals and gang members.

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Pacific Tattoo: How to get a tattoo

If you are thinking of getting ink done, one of the first questions to ask yourself is what type of tattoo you should get.

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Pacific Tattoo: Reveal - Nicolas Corcoran

I think my tattoos have mostly impacted my life in a positive way. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I’ve gotten bad looks.

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Pacific Tattoo: Reveal - David Cade Jr.

Out of the eight pieces of artwork on my body, my leg sleeve tattoo is the one that I am most proud of.

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Pacific Tattoo: Tattoo regulations in the military

If you are an active-duty service member and are considering getting a tattoo, be sure to inform yourself of the rules and regulations. Here is an overview of current military tattoo policies. 

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