American Samoa

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.

The American Samoa government vessel the Manu'atele is idle again because it doesn't have a licensed engineer.

The cost of electricity is expected to drop significantly once the American Samoa Power Authority's two multi-million dollar solar projects are completed.

Students from Stockbridge High School in Michigan and their science teacher have been interacting with American Samoa high school students at the first Underwater Robotics workshop in American Samoa.

American Samoa's governor wants additional funding to make the new Fono compliant with US building regulations.

American Samoa's only hospital needs more beds for patients as its paediatric, medical and surgical wards are at full capacity, the executive director says.

American Samoa's Department of Public Health has advised people to stop consuming Romain Lettuce which is imported from the United States.

There are opportunities for Samoan food items to be exported to the United States via American Samoa, American Samoa's Director of Agriculture says.

The US Federal Communication Commission has approved the acquisition of Bluesky Communications assets in American Samoa by Fiji-based Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited.