American Samoa

American Samoa's governor has extended a measles outbreak state of emergency declaration and imposed new travel restrictions in response to the coronavirus.

The former watch commander of American Samoa's only jail has been sentenced to more than two years at the Territorial Correctional Facility.

An American Samoa Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting employee is in custody following the raid of a government facility last week.

Health officials in American Samoa say three more people have been confirmed to have contracted measles.

Samoa's national airline will replace the aircraft it uses between the two Samoas with a larger plane and it will open new routes to other countries in the region.

American Samoa's MV Manu'atele inter-island ferry remains in Ofu after suffering damage during stormy conditions during the weekend.

American Samoa health authorities have reported two more suspected cases of measles in the territory.

American Samoa's MV Manu'atele ferry has been badly damaged after slamming into a dock in the eastern islands of Manu'a during stormy conditions yesterday.

American Samoa's governor is prepared to file a lawsuit against the US Department of Transportation, if his request for a cabotage waiver for Samoa Airways is denied.

American Samoa's government is supporting Samoa's national airline in its plans to fly to the United States, says the territory's governor.