American Samoa

American Samoa has put a $US20 dollar fee on travellers from countries that currently don't require a permits to enter the territory.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued five violations to a store in American Samoa following the deaths of three men in January.

The registration of sex offenders in American Samoa will begin this week.

American Samoa's government is predicting a seven percent loss in revenue from the looming temporary closure of a tuna cannery.

StarKist Samoa says it will shut down its American Samoa operations until late November.

American Samoa cannery StarKist Samoa is to make upgrades to reduce pollution and improve safety.

A member of the American Samoan government's Revenue Task Force says 87 percent of local businesses do not pay taxes.

The United States has restated that no US territory can become a member of an international organisation.

Talks between the two Samoa have been scheduled for early October in Apia after a meeting between American Samoa's Governor Lolo Moliga and Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.

Authorities in American Samoa say a drug rehabilitation centre is among plans to tackle the territory's drug crisis.

A fishing vessel belonging to a Vanuatu company has been fined $US2.5 million dollars in American Samoa for discharging oil and garbage, and keeping false records.

An American Samoa lawmaker is being urged to renounce his seat because he also holds the top roles with the territory's telecommunications authority.

The American Samoa government's been urged to get tough on collecting taxes before it brings in any new ones.

The American Samoa government hopes the StarKist cannery will soon decide on a parcel of land for extra freezer space to avoid the plant closing again.

American Samoa's governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga says it is impractical to ask the territory to reduce the number of government employees.

The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority is planning to sign up to use Samoa's new undersea fibre optic cable, Tui Samoa, which is due to go on line in January.

The StarKist Samoa cannery in American Samoa is scheduled to resume production today, after it closed for one week due to a shortage of fish.

The American Samoa government has failed to have a balanced budget at the close of fiscal year 2016.

Health officials in American Samoa are urging parents to pay particular attention to the children during the current dengue fever outbreak.

As children go back to school in American Samoa people are being warned about an ongoing dengue outbreak.