American Samoa

Police in American Samoa have arrested a beauty salon owner and two volleyball players for failure to comply with emergency rules put in place by the government in response to the covid-19 pandemic.

The council that governs US fisheries in the western Pacific is asking president Donald Trump to relax rules around fishing in protected areas.

American Samoa's longline fleet moves a little closer to having its own dock space today.

The American Samoa Governor has apologised to the families of two firemen who were killed in the line of duty last week.

An engineer from American Samoa's LBJ Hospital has been to Samoa to check the CT-scan machine at the national hospital.

American Samoa's head epidemiologist says the territory should wait until the Covid-19 global pandemic sees further flattening of the curve before it loosens restrictions.

American Samoa's Covid-19 State of Emergency has been extended until 1June.

Police in American Samoa have arrested four men who are part of an alleged copper wire theft ring, in which the local power authority, gave an estimated loss of more than $US7,000.