American Samoa

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.

The names of 2,000 people in American Samoa were purged from the list of registered voters after the last elections in 2016 because they had not cast ballots in two consecutive polls.

A team of four from the US Army Medical Service Corps is scheduled to arrive in American Samoa in early May to assist authorities with Covid-19 testing.

Authorities in American Samoa are not planning random Covid-19 testing at this stage, even with shipments of test kits and swabs arriving in the territory.

American Samoan officials have reassured the public that urgent off-island medical treatment is still available through services to New Zealand.

The Director of Homeland Security, Samana Semo Ve'ave'a, has handed in his resignation to Governor Lolo Moliga.