American Samoa

A petition in American Samoa is trying to rally United States President Barack Obama to fund a new hospital for the territory.

Two days of talks between the two Samoas have ended on a positive note, with both sides agreeing to come up with solutions to ease trade barriers.

A United States Senate committee has been assigned a bill that includes a provision to waive federal cabotage fees for domestic flights in American Samoa.

Economic cooperation between Samoa and American Samoa is the focus of discussions underway in Pago Pago.

A grassroots petition to save American Samoa 's canneries and tuna industry has collected more than 7,100 signatures.

Five American Samoans seeking US citizenship have taken their case to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Governor's Office in American Samoa has confirmed the administration made a request to the Navy Federal Credit Union to set up a branch in the territory, but the request was denied.

Protesters in American Samoa have demonstrated against the United States Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The Chairman of American Samoa's Chamber of Commerce says the territory's economy this year has been flat, with only two new investments providing jobs.

The President of the American Tuna Boat Association is forecasting a difficult year ahead for purse seiners supplying the two canneries in American Samoa.

American Samoa stands to receive millions more in federal funding for education under a bill just signed into law by President Barack Obama. The new law replaces the 2001 "No...

A high school football player from American Samoa has earned a scholarship to attend university in Japan.

A representative for the US presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, is visiting American Samoa this week.

A former village mayor of Fagatogo in American Samoa, and retired police officer, So'osemea Tinae, has been senctenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.

American Samoa's Juvenile Detention Centre has re-opened after a week's closure due to a rat infestation.

American Samoa weightlifting officials are hoping to gain valuable insight from next week's regional training workshop in Apia.

The owner of a US-based company which operates a purse seiner fleet says the US government's reneging on an agreement it signed should not come as a shock.

Proposals for a new fibre optic cable linking Hawaii and New Zealand could see direct benefits for Samoa, American Samoa and the Cook Islands.

Sports Illustrated is in American Samoa to do a feature on the Fagaitua Vikings football team.