American Samoa

American Samoan authorities have ordered health check ups for inmates and improvements to the territory's prison.

The Fiji Meteorological Service says a tropical depression to the west of the Samoas could develop into a cyclone within the next six to 12 hours.

The potential for a tropical depression northwest of Samoa to develop into a cyclone is high, the Samoa Meteorology Division says.

The American Samoa Power Authority is sending samples of brown-coloured water being pumped from water wells at Tafuna for testing off island.

A tiny hole has been found in the hull of a ferry in American Samoa that started to sink while docked in Fagatogo.

American Samoa's Deputy Treasurer Keith Gebauer has rejected claims from Samoa that most of the hard drugs found there are brought in from the territory.

A ship belonging to the American Samoa government has taken on water while docked in Fagatogo but authorities have managed to stop it from sinking.

Heavy rain in American Samoa has contaminated wells with dirty water forcing the local power authority to shut them down.

American Samoa, Guam and Samoa have been added to a new EU blacklist on money-laundering and terrorism financing.

An American Samoa petition calls on the governor to relocate an indoor firing range being built next to a school.

Samoa's government has pointed the finger at neighbouring American Samoa as being a source of illegal drugs being smuggled into the country.

The governor of American Samoa has written to the US Treasury seeking assistance in having the territory removed from a black list issued by the European Union.

The High Court in Pago Pago has dismissed without prejudice the case against the former Director of the American Samoa Government Employees Retirement Fund Luatua Filisouaina Taafua.