The lieutenant governors of Guam and American Samoa are participating in high-level discussions to advocate greater membership in the Pacific Islands Forum. American Samoa Lt. Gov. La’apui ...

The Trump administration is taking a step toward potentially allowing companies to trawl for minerals under the ocean floor off the coast of American Samoa. The Interior Department announced late ...

President Trump, after signing an executive order to boost American Samoa's fishing industry, inquired about being "royalty" upon receiving a traditional garland. The executive order, titled ...

In collaboration with Eastern Power Solutions (EPS), a turn-key solar energy service provider, the solar-plus-storage projects will support American Samoa Power Authority’s (ASPA’s ...

U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of Pacific Islands Heritage (PIH) Marine National Monument, a vast protected ...

In late July to October 2022, residents of the Manu'a Islands in American Samoa felt the earth shake several times a day, raising concerns of an imminent volcanic eruption or tsunami. In late July ...

Fitisemanu, a native of the U.S. territory of American Samoa, sued the U.S. in an effort to gain birthright citizenship. Photo by Christopher Lomahquahu/News21 John Fitisemanu distinctly remembers ...

As the leaders of the 18 members of Pacific Island Forum (PIF) convened in Tonga this week, one central agenda item was the status of Guam and American Samoa. As unincorporated territories of the ...

American Samoa currently has no Coast Guard planes or vessels permanently based in the territory. Fishing vessels sit moored next to the StarKist Samoa tuna cannery in Pago Pago, American Samoa.

Apr. 14—In a letter to the U.S. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in September, American Samoa's Gov. Lemanu Mauga wrote that "fishing prohibitions not only weaken U.S. fisheries but also ...

American Samoa bucked the Super Tuesday trend by choosing instead long-shot candidate Jason Palmer in its caucus, handing Mr Biden his first defeat of the primary season. Mr Palmer, 52 ...

Washington — Jason Palmer, an entrepreneur with almost no name recognition, won half the delegates in American Samoa's caucuses, with the other half going to President Biden, the party announced ...