May 2020
Tala I Vaifanua
Tue, 05/26/2020 - 1:33am

E ui ina fitaituga le aso o fa’au’uga o le fanau i lenei vaitausaga, ae ua le manatu le faauluuluga o Kosi faapisinisi e ao ina tu’ua ai aga ma tapenaga a le latou vaega e fa’ataunuu pea ina ia talafeagai ma lagona o le fanau fa’aiuaso i lenei afa tausaga. Ua le tuua fo’i le usita’ia o tulafono uma tau le fa’asa o le Coronavirus. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]
A pilot project with Artificial Intelligence that speaks Samoan
Mon, 05/25/2020 - 8:31am
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND — An artificial intelligent agent named Tala may open the door on a new way of gathering feedback from New Zealand's Samoan community.
Trigger-happy men in Samoa denied bail after gunshots in Faleatiu
Mon, 05/25/2020 - 8:16am
Apia, SAMOA — Two trigger-happy men accused of firing gunshots to frighten fellow villagers in Faleatiu have been denied bail by Supreme Court Justice Leiataualesa Daryl M. Clarke.
American Samoans cashing stimulus checks
Mon, 05/25/2020 - 8:00am
A crowd of people seen standing in l
Amata recognizes Memorial Day as one of our most important holidays
Mon, 05/25/2020 - 7:46am
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata released the following message for this Memorial Day:


![[screenshot from video] Captain of an alia making its way at sea.](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manua_alia_1.jpg?itok=kSYmz_GZ)
![The Talanoa Project in action. It is a is a pilot project that uses IBM's artificial intelligence virtual agent solution, Watson, to interact in real time in Samoan for public consultation and community engagement. [photo supplied] A Talamoa Project conversation](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/four_col_tala_aiweb.jpg?itok=gv9GCQJy)


![“Our islands have built a remarkable tradition of military service. It is especially fitting to remember the start of that legacy in the 1800’s with our own Navy Seaman Tafaega of Olosega Island, Manu’a, who fought in two wars for the United States, the Spanish-American and World War I.” His headstone is seen here in Olosega Manu’a, a quiet reminder on this Memorial Day of the sacrifices for freedom of our men & women in the Armed Forces. [courtesy photo] Headstone of Navy Seaman Tafaega of Olosega, Mau'a](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/seaman_tafeaga_in_american_samoas_history.jpg?itok=eibglcGs)


