melanesianews Oleh Tim Ahli Pembuatan UUDS NRWP dari Parlemen Nasional West Papua (PNWP) Catatan Pembuka Undang-Undang Dasar Sementara Negara Republik West Papua (UUDS NRWP) yang baru-baru diajukan oleh Parlemen Nasional West Papua (PNWP) dan disahkan oleh Sidang Komite Legislatif ULMP III pada 18 Oktober 2020 tepat pukul 03:00 (kita diingatkan kembali tepat jam 03:00 ayam berkokok … Read more
Wantok Demokracy recognizes and adopts the Law of the Nature in our constitution
Many Melanesian leaders and thinkers have been brainwashed to think that “Wantok System” is nepotism, and therefore Wantok System should be wiped out from Melanesian peoples in all aspects of life. Sem Karoba argues that it is “Wantok System that defines Melanesian peoples as Melanesians”. Karoba says, If you hate Wantok System, then you should … Read more
DEVELOPED democratic countries such as the US and UK elect leaders on merit and on certain requirements -especially policies.They elect people who know how to run a democracy. More so they have citizens who know and understand how democracy works. Having said that, it’s quite conflicting and contradictory to adopt a political system that is … Read more
Posted By Milton Ragaruma – By Derek Mane at the Island Sun ON the morning of July 7, 1978, Solomon Islanders in various locations throughout the country lower the Union Jack and raised the Solomon Islands flag. A birth of a new nation, 40 years later to be ravaged by a civil conflict in 1999 to 2003, … Read more
By Milton Ragaruma – the Island Sun DEAR EDITOR, as a student and a concerned citizen of the Solomon Islands, I urge all government sectors and citizens to stop practising wantok system in the country. This is due to the fact that wantok system produces corruption; and does not promote the standard of living in … Read more
BY BEN BILUA, https://theislandsun.com.sb/, Milton Ragaruma – WANTOK System (or nepotism) has invaded the government system and is identified as a major influential driver of poor services. Solomon Islands Public Service Satisfaction Survey Report, which was launched in 2016 and brought to light again during the Government Ministry leaders forum yesterday, shows wantok system topping the … Read more
This article from KOMISI, a group of students from Intan Jaya in West Papua (in co-operation with the Suara Papua website), recounts how the Freeport mining company, through its subsidiaries, established exploration activities in remote Intan Jaya regency over twenty years ago with the help of a western missionary. Currently, as local politicians grant permissions for further … Read more