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Every Samoan is a born politician

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By Grant Walton, Husnia Hushang, William Nasak, Willie Tokon
| Samoa Observer Verified
Samoa had its own form of democracy millenniums before the Europeans came, and it is still alive and well. For instance, every heir has a right and say in the selection of the Matai-head of the family. And no law is activated unless the Village Council of Chiefs has first debated it and give its approval. Even the worst punishment decided upon as recommended by the togisala, is subject to appeal by the prominent chiefs (vaesala) and no crime goes unpunished.
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Good governance in Melanesia?

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By Grant Walton, Husnia Hushang, William Nasak, Willie Tokon
| The Pacific Island Times Verified
Corruption and integrity in Vanuatu By Grant Walton, Husnia Hushang, William Nasak and Willie Tokon Efforts to address corruption in Vanuatu have come a long way over the past 25 years. In the 1990s, the country’s politicians were embroiled in a money laundering scandal involving US$1.1 million earmarked for cyclone relief, which allegedly made it into the then-prime minister’s personal offshore account. At the same time, the country’s independent Ombudsman Commissioner was often attacked.
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Good governance in Melanesia? Corruption and integrity in Vanuatu

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By Grant Walton, Husnia Hushang, William Nasak, Willie Tokon
| Devpolicy Blog
Efforts to address corruption in Vanuatu have come a long way over the past 25 years. In the 1990s, the country’s politicians were embroiled in a money laundering scandal involving USD1.1 million earmarked for cyclone relief, which allegedly made it into the then Prime Minister’s personal offshore account. At the same time, the country’s independent Ombudsman Commissioner was often attacked. She was eventually replaced in the late 1990s by one more sympathetic to the government.
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