Pagopago, American Samoa: Commercial banks in American Samoa have told the government that federal funding is disguising the real impact of the closure

Apia, Samoa: U.S Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar  has announced that the department is providing $1.2 million in special assistance to the government of American Samoa for post-tsunami disaster recovery projects.

Pago Pago, American Samoa: Sweeping changes to American Samoa’s immigration system are being proposed in a bill introduced yesterday in the house.

Pagopago, American Samoa: The American Samoa is reported as the country with the highest number of overweight inhabitants based on national health surveys compiled by World Health Organization (WHO).

Pago Pago, American Samoa: American Samoa’s Inter Island Airways is a step closer to becoming a regional carrier with the arrival yesterday of its 30 seater 328 Dornier aircraft.

Pago Pago, American Samoa: American Samoan Governor Togiola Tulafono says approximately 4,000 temporary workers are expected to be recruited to help with recovery efforts

Honolulu, Hawaii: The U.S. Department of Labour is awarding about US$25 million to American Samoa to help with tsunami cleanup and recovery efforts in the remote U.S. Pacific territory.

Pago Pago, American Samoa: The tsunami that killed nearly 200 people in the Samoas also dealt a vicious blow to the already sputtering heart of the American Samoa economy: tuna canneries.

Pagopago, American Samoa: Islanders gathered Sunday to mourn victims of the South Pacific tsunami that obliterated entire villages on the shores of American Samoa and Samoa, leaving at least 176 dead

Pagopago, American Samoa: A powerful earthquake and tsunami have wrought “devastation” in American Samoa, the territory's delegate to the US Congress says.