American Samoa

The American Samoa cannery StarKist Samoa says it needs to secure more fish storage space or workers hours will be affected.

The American Samoa Chamber of Commerce says a proposed bill to impose a five cent tax on each imported bottle of water makes no sense.

An American Samoan lawmaker is seeking to impose a five cent tax on imported bottles of water.

An American Samoa official involved in negotiations surrounding the US South Pacific Tuna Treaty says the territory could be used to lobby Pacific countries for fishing rights for boats.

The LBJ hospital hasn't received their monthly subsidy from the American Samoa government for the past four months.

The LBJ Hospital in American Samoa is looking at reducing personnel costs for the hospital according to its Chief Executive Officer.

Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet has been re-elected for a third term as president of the Football Federation American Samoa.

Senators in American Samoa have been told that a former executive director of the Retirement Fund was given a $US 67,000 payout because he was owed thousands of hours of leave.

The murder trial of Siaumau Siaumau Jr in American Samoa has ended after he opted to take a plea deal and not go through a jury trial.

Republican candidates hoping to secure their bid to run for the United States presidency, are showing unprecedented interest in American Samoa.

The Republican Party of American Samoa caucus has endorsed the party's nine delegates going to the National Republican Convention in Cleveland in July for the selection of the Party's candidate...

In American Samoa, an eight-member jury has finally been picked for the murder trial of Siaumau Siaumau Jr.

Dozens of young people have turned out in American Samoa to hear about job opportunities at a salmon processing plant in Alaska.

A rally for the aspiring American presidential nominee Donald Trump has gone peacefully in American Samoa despite calls for protests.

Legislation that would allow foreign students from primarily Asian countries to enroll in tertiary education in American Samoa has been introduced into the Fono.

385 people in American Samoa are suspected of having the Zika virus, according to the territory's health department.

American Samoa's two tuna canneries have asked the territorial government to reduce energy and water costs and to provide incentives for the tuna industry.

Over 30 US-flagged purse seiners have been issued licenses to fish in waters of 17 Pacific countries under a new treaty.

An epidemiologist in American Samoa says the origin of zika infection in the territory was probably through exposure transmission.

There are mixed signals from American Samoa regarding the confiscation of passports for non-US nationals and citizens visiting the territory.