Samoa measles epidemic: Death toll rises to 63
There have now been 63 measles-related deaths in Samoa, with one fatality in the last 24 hours. There were now more than 4,300 measles reported since the outbreak started, including…
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Samoa’s measles state of emergency: Police out in force
Unprecedented state-of-emergency orders come into force in Samoa today in a major push to get everyone immunised against measles. Follow live updates from Samoa here: Since the outbreak began in…
Unprecedented state-of-emergency orders in force in Samoa
Unprecedented state-of-emergency orders come into force in Samoa today in a major push to get everyone immunised against measles. Since the outbreak began in October, 60 people have died and…
Cyclone Rita near Vanuatu upgraded to category two storm
Cyclone Rita has been upgraded to a category two storm as it travels through waters north of Vanuatu. This afternoon Cyclone Rita was located about 330km northeast of the northern…
Alternative therapists push ‘healing water’ amid measles crisis in Samoa
Desperate parents are turning to alternative healers in Samoa as a measles epidemic continues to rock the Pacific nation. A state of emergency was declared this week in a bid…
Cyclone early warning system for Pacific goes live
The Pacific’s first cyclone early warning system will go live in Fiji this week. The early warning system was developed to give island nations more notice of the likely impact…
Fiji police deal with ‘growing threat to the lives of officers’
A Fiji police response unit has been deployed to Levuka after officers were assaulted by a group of men during the weekend. Seventeen men are in custody at the Levuka…
Controversial trial of ‘Nauru 19’ about to open
The trial of the group dubbed the ‘Nauru 19’ is expected to finally get underway this week, more than four years since the alleged offences occurred. And the group, which…
UN warns Fiji against curbing free speech
Fiji has been urged by United Nations members to prevent attacks on free speech. The country’s human rights record was under examination this week in a periodic review by the…
Canadian rugby players help typhoon recovery efforts in Japan
Canada’s players helped the local community in Kamaishi recover from Typhoon Hagibis on Sunday after their final Rugby World Cup match against Namibia was cancelled due to the impact of…