Dateline Pacific for 11 October 2019

The release of a commission of inquiry's report into a ferry sinking in Kiribati last year has done little to ease relatives' anger; Thousands of people in Papua New Guinea's capital are expected to deliver a petition calling on the UN to take action in West Papua; Samoa health officials say they are waiting to absolutely confirm an adult case of measles, thought to have been transmitted from the Auckland outbreak; A new Fijian meke or traditional dance aims to encourage the islanders to embrace their identity and help them cope with the changes around them, and; Vanuatu cricketers are still on high after completing a successful bilateral T20 campaign against Malaysia early this month.