You Get What You Pay For
Saturday, May 17th, 2008(Originally published in the Vanuatu Daily Post’s Weekender Section.)
Since the Australian Federal Police brought Project Wickenby to Vanuatu with the arrest of local resident Robert Agius and raids at PKF House and elsewhere, people here have been outraged over what they characterise as Australian arrogance. Australia, they charge, feels it’s bought the right to act [...]
Kastom in the Virtual Nasara
Thursday, May 15th, 2008In Vanuatu, Kastom takes a lifetime to learn. More complex than any set of laws, it’s a tightly woven fabric of behaviour that is in a constant state of redefinition. Defined by respect and mutual support, it is measured and arbitrated by our chiefs and enforced by the community as a whole. It is at [...]