American Samoa

American Samoa's Director of Education says there should be a law that prohibits shops from selling junk food close to schools.

The American Samoa Government shipyard at Satala will soon get an almost US$1 million upgrade.

The executive director of the American Tunaboat Association says strict federal regulations are causing fishing vessels to avoid the Port of Pago Pago in American Samoa.

Representatives of United States Republican presidential candidates are descending on American Samoa after a rule change on the party's selection process.

The American Samoa Education Department wants two new public schools built in Tualauta County, the most populous area in the territory.

The only dialysis facility in American Samoa says it will not be able to cater for patients from off island during the Christmas holiday break.

Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga says the American Samoa Government is submitting a proposal to the US Department of Interior to fund an office that will begin the work of reviewing American Samoa's…

A report on the effects of climate change being experienced in American Samoa was presented to the climate Change Task Force this week.

A lack of funding is stopping the salvaging of a longliner that has been stuck on an American Samoan reef since May.

Businesses in American Samoa say they are feeling the effects of the United States' ban on purse seine fishing vessels, as boats cancel their offloading stop at Pago Pago.

Rheumatic fever is a focus for a visiting medical team in American Samoa.

An American Samoa senator says putting the territory under the United States immigration system could be an effective option for border control.

The United States Army Reserve Centre in American Samoa has reopened after the detonation of what was originally thought to be unexploded ordinance.

American Samoa's health department is asking parents to isolate their children if they display symptoms of chickenpox after a spike in cases in the territory.

American Samoa's Governor Lolo Moliga says he believes the territory is a victim of US global politics as its canneries face an uncertain future.

The eldest of three people from a Samoan school group charged with the rape of a 15-year-old American Samoa girl last April has entered a plea agreement.

The United Nations and other international bodies are being asked to step up their assistance as the impact of frosts and a severe drought continue to impact on large areas of Papua New Guinea.

American Samoa's largest private sector employer, Starkist Samoa, is to stop hiring new staff, and is looking at shifting some of its production offshore.

American Samoans are being urged to start up small businesses, which are said to be the backbone of the economy.