American Samoa

A US Congresswoman, with an American Samoan heritage, says she will run for president in 2020.

Traditional leaders of Ta'u and Faleasao chief councils of the Manu'a island group in American Samoa are disputing the the admission of High Talking Chief, Logoai Siaki Logoai, as the new senator for…

Health officials in American Samoa have shutdown the government's tax office due to the stench caused by dead rats.

Pet owners in American Samoa are concerned that the veterinarian at the Department of Agriculture is finishing her contract this month and no one is due to take over her duties.

Two brothers and three former police officers in American Samoa have been charged with running an alleged drug operation out of the territory's only jail.

A two month old baby who was admitted to American Samoa's LBJ Hospital before Christmas has been confirmed to have meningococcal disease.

Health authorities say students in American Samoa will be stopped from attending high school if they have not been fully vaccinated against meningococcal disease.

An American Samoa judge says the territory needs a dedicated immigration detention centre as more people are being remanded in custody because of their immigration status.

The retired chief associate judge of the High Court of American Samoa, Logoai Siaki Logoai, is the new senator from Fiti-uta County in Manu'a islands.

District Court Judge Fiti Sunia has been appointed the new associate justice of the High Court of American Samoa.

People in American Samoa have been asked to report any sightings of a new pest which was recently found in the territory, the little fire ant.

Samoa has suspended imports of fresh flowers from American Samoa after the little fire ant was discovered in the neighbouring territory.

The Chief of Staff for the Governor of American Samoa has received a suspended sentence for third degree assault.

Trevor Matheson has been appointed New Zealand's High Commissioner to Samoa, with accreditation to American Samoa.

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill aimed at banning cockfighting in all US territories.

A new privately owned dialysis centre is set to open early next year in American Samoa and is expected to service around 50 patients a year.

A Tongan man accused of child molestation and rape will be extradited from American Samoa back to the US state of Washington next week.

American Samoa's Department of Health is urging parents to make sure their children have been immunised against meningococcal disease.

Vegetation has been cleared around American Samoa's main airport to prevent bird strikes.

Repairs are underway for the main slipway at the government-owned Ronald Reagan Shipyard in American Samoa.