American Samoa

A US fishing company has had its penalties for negligence reduced after it contested the findings of the occupation safety regulator.

American Samoa's new inter-island ferry is out of action again, this time with a broken bow thruster.

Thousands of people in American Samoa had their crops damaged by Cyclone Gita in February according to the territory's agriculture director.

Members of the purse seine and longline fishing industries have provided a sobering view of the sector in American Samoa.

A federal judge has granted, in part, the American Samoa Government and Congresswoman Aumua Amata's motion for "permissive intervention" in the US citizenship lawsuit.

The owner of an American Samoan sports bar which has been the subject of a number of large scale police raids has been arrested on drug-related charges.

A three cent hike in the tax on cigarettes, cigars and tobacco has been proposed in American Samoa.

The bill in American Samoa changing the marriage age for girls from 14 to 18, has been signed into law by the territory's governor Lolo Moliga.

A former senior police officer in American Samoa has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to sexually harassing a female police officer.

American Samoans expecting to be away for the American mid-term election in November can vote early starting from tomorrow.

American Samoa's economy appears to be shrinking. The territory's economy decreased by more than 5 percent last year.

Two sitting members of American Samoa's House of Representatives are running unopposed in the November 6 elections.

The head of American Samoa's hospital says the wording of the law providing free health care must be revisited.

The Republican Party of American Samoa has unanimously endorsed Aumua Amata Radewagen in her bid for another term in Congress.

Fiji are through to the OFC Women's Nations Cup thanks to the 2-0 win over American Samoa in their football international at Lautoka's Churchill Park.

An inmate at American Samoa's Territorial Correctional Facility, Manu Lefatia, has been charged in connection with the shooting of a man in Leone.

Three candidates have turned in their nominating petitions for the election of American Samoa's delegate to the US House of Representatives.

American Samoa's Director of Agriculture says the United States has approved half a million dollars in compensation for crops damaged by Cyclone Gita