American Samoa

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.

The fishing boat, Jeneatte, which caught fire on Wednesday at the main dock in American Samoa, sunk on Friday about 17 miles south of Tutuila.

The US Coast Guard says it is working with the American Samoa authorities to investigate and fight a fire aboard a vessel which started in the port of Pago Pago.

A fishing vessel was on fire in Pago Pago harbour in American Samoa today.

The American Samoa governor has issued instructions to his administration's directors to take precautionary financial measures to mitigate any potential federal government shutdown.

Officials at American Samoa's LBJ Hospital say they can't order enough beds to meet the demand for the crowded facility.