Wantok Democracy – Wantok System

Democracy concept lost

December 14, 2021May 10, 2020 by melanesianews

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

Wantok system corrupts the country

April 2, 2018 by melanesianews

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