American Samoa

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.

The trial of a man in American Samoa charged with shooting a police officer dead five years ago is set to get underway this week.

A youth centre that was partially funded by the Indonesian government has been opened in American Samoa.

Flooding has been reported in Samoa as the country is battered by what is developing into a tropical cyclone, which has American Samoa and Tonga also on alert.

Niue is still on alert as Cyclone Tuni moves closer in an easterly direction.

Emergency services in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga are getting a clearer picture this morning of the damage left by Tropical Cyclone Tuni.

American Samoa's Health Department's latest report on dengue fever shows that the threat from the mosquito borne disease is continuing to weaken.