American Samoa

The American Samoan Governor, Lolo Matalasi Moliga, has chosen a new Chief Procurement Officer, following the sacking of the former officer for corruption.

The American Samoa Attorney-General says the govenor's call for a change to the territory's political status has the support of other leaders.

American Samoa's governor says good progress has been made in drawing down federal funds, but there are still major issues with the government's cash flow.

Starkist Samoa, the biggest private employer in American Samoa, wants to continue the current freeze on the local minimum wage.

The American Samoa Government will tell the United Nations this month the territory wants to have a serious discussion about its future political status.

Two scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are in American Samoa to survey whether the territory is free from the painful and disfiguring disease lymphatic filariasis.

An American Samoa senator, Galea'i Tu'ufuli, says the minimum wage should be raised to at least US$7.50 per hour across all industries.

An American Samoan senator, Galeai Tuufuli, says a higher minimum wage will boost buying power and put more money into the economy.

Plans by American Samoa's public safety commissioner to have selected police officers trained by the US Army's Military Police Group have hit a snag.

A teacher and two students from Samoa have been charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl in American Samoa.

Visitors from Samoa attending a Flag Day celebration in American Samoa have been taken in for questioning over an alleged sexual assault.

A Hawai'ian Air plane remains grounded at Pago Pago International Airport with mechanical problems stranding hundreds of passengers who were in the territory for Flag Day celebrations.

American Samoa is today marking the 115th anniversary since it became a U.S. territory in 1900, with a parade, and traditional Samoan dance and songs.

American Samoa has marked the 35th anniversary of a plane crash in 1980 that claimed the lives of eight people.

One of American Samoa's best known musicians and recording artists, Aliimau Jr Scanlan, passed away in Seattle this morning.

American Samoa Senator Mauga Tasi Asuega has been appointed as the new Secretary of Samoan Affairs.

The excise tax on cigarettes in American Samoa will jump by nearly 150 percent to 30 US cents a cigarette by June.

The American Samoa Power Authority, or ASPA, is expected to save about half a million dollars a year by offering an early retirement package to some workers.

The Legislature of American Samoa has approved an occupancy tax for all paid accommodations.

The latest cash flow problems for LBJ Medical Centre in American Samoa are worse than first thought.