Le Vasa cable initiative moves forward with visit of funding partner AP Telecom
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A delegation of key partners involved in the development of the Le Vasa submarine cable system is in American Samoa this week, marking a major step forward in t

![Governor Pulaali‘i Nikolao Pula (center), ASTCA CEO Folasaitu Sorepa Thomas (third from left), Major General Joaquin F. Malavet (third from right), members of the visiting AP Telecom delegation, and Dave Haleck (far right) following the welcoming ‘ava ceremony at Maota o Siliaga in Aoloau on Tuesday. [courtesy photo] GOVERNOR AND OTHERS](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ap_telecom2.jpg?itok=23YRKrCk)






![“Congratulations to Johnson Ailima for doing a great job first with his win in American Samoa, then representing our islands in the nationwide competition in D.C.,” said Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata. The competition was held in the nation’s capital this week. Ailima, a senior at Fa'asao Marist High School, is American Samoa’s Poetry Out Loud champion, and represented the territory in Washington, D.C., where he participated in a full slate of related activities in the Capitol. [courtesy photo] Johnson Ailima with others](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_1836.jpeg?itok=tj47SYX-)

![The Interior Department reaffirmed its commitment to continued collaboration with American Samoa through OIA and other federal partners, emphasizing efforts to listen, learn and ensure that local communities share in the benefits of federal initiatives. [courtesy photo] DOI reaffirmed its commitment](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/doi_-_american_samoa_flag_day_-13.jpg?itok=k0eJpPrR)