American Samoa

The Department of Homeland Security is following up leads after laser beams were trained on the cockpit of the Hawaiian Airlines flight last Thursday night.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has launched a helpline in American Samoa for people still needing assistance after February's Cyclone Gita.

The US Small Business Administration has approved more than $1 million in federal disaster loans to businesses and residents of American Samoa.

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice cautioning residents that anyone found to be beaming a laser at approaching aircraft will be subject to prosecution under federal law.

About 50 American Samoans will be departing for the United States next week to begin work for a Texas-based company.

American Samoa's House of Representatives has approved a Senate Concurrent resolution which amends the veto override provision in the territory's revised constitution.

A lawyer says there are many American Samoans living in several US states and territories, who want to be recognized as citizens without having to go through the naturalization process.

Authorities are hoping a new questionnaire as part of a economic census of US territories will provide more accurate business information on American Samoa than in the past.

Public opinion is divided among American Samoans on the US Congresswoman's proposed legislation to give locals a more affordable and streamlined process to US citizenship.

Taro from Samoa may be allowed into American Samoa if stringent control measures being proposed by the Samoa Ministry of Agriculture are accepted.

The American golfer Tony Finau has described his embarrasment at dislocating his ankle while celebrating a whole in one at the Masters.

American Samoans whose homes sustained damage from Cyclone Gita are being urged to make use of cheques from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The chiefs of an American Samoan village are urging people with homes damaged by February's Cyclone Gita to use federal funds to make repairs to their property.

American Samoan lawmakers were considering teenage pregnant girls when they voted against raising the marriage age to 18, according to the acting president of the Senate.

American Samoa is to reintroduce a bill increasing the age young women can marry from 14 to 18.

The Pacific Island Health Officers Association says there needs to be a more united approach to tackling health issues in countries and territories associated with the US.

A women's group in American Samoa says the senate did not have a thorough enough look at a bill to raise the marriage age of girls from 14 to 18-years-old before rejecting it.

A group of women in American Samoa are trying to gather community support for a defeated bill seeking to increase the marriage age for girls from 14 years-old to 18.