American Samoa

The need for networking, sharing of information, and capacity building to fight the illicit drug trade has been underscored at the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Conference.

The government owned American Samoa TeleCommunications Authority has been awarded more than $US14 million in federal funding over the next 10-years for maintaining, improving, and expanding affordable…

Police in American Samoa say travellers arriving in the territory with large quantities of medication are facing extra scrutiny.

American Samoa's Attorney General has told Pacific police commissioners that a regional approach is needed to tackle transnational crimes that have become widespread in the region.

3D hologrammes are being used to beam academic instruction from the University of Hawai'i into classes at the American Samoa Community College to engage with students there.

Tattoo artists from Samoa and the USA have had their tattoo kits confiscated by quarantine officers in American Samoa as part of a crackdown.

The search for two cousins missing off Utumea beach in American Samoa has been called off.

The rising sea level and inundation on the American Samoan island of Aunu'u has prompted residents to ask the territory's government for help.

An American brewery has been asked to stop selling a Bikini Atoll-themed beer by American Samoa's Congresswoman.

American Samoa District Court Judge Elvis Patea says he believes the Samoa Consulate Office is trying to dodge his orders regarding citizens of Samoa he has ordered to leave the territory.

A convicted murderer in American Samoa has been charged with stabbing a fellow inmate with a knife.

The search is continuing for American Samoa cousins Alex Peric and Anthony Leota, who disappeared off Utumea Beach yesterday afternoon.

A quarter-dollar coin honouring the National Park of American Samoa is due to be released in February next year, the office of the United States Mint says.

Two young men are missing in American Samoa after they were swept out to sea by strong currents while swimming at Utumea.

The Director of the American Samoa Historic Preservation Office says plans for the Fagatogo Pavilion Rehabilitation Project did not include a playground and parking.