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PORT VILA (Radio NZ International): The chiefs on the island of Pentecost in
Vanuatu have demanded 10 tusked pigs from the telecoms provider, Digicel.
This comes after Digicel was deemed by the chiefs to have damaged an
historical site on the island when it started building a mobile phone tower.
The director of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, Marcelin Ambong, says 10 tusked
pigs is the highest penalty the chiefs can impose for wrongdoing.
He says the pigs are an offering to restore the peace following the
violation of their historical site at Langare.
Digicel has agreed to remove the tower, replant trees and to install a panel
to inform visitors about Langare.
Ambong says it's a lesson for foreign investors to respect Vanuatu custom.
PORT VILA (Radio NZ International): The chiefs on the island of Pentecost in
Vanuatu have demanded 10 tusked pigs from the telecoms provider, Digicel.
This comes after Digicel was deemed by the chiefs to have damaged an
historical site on the island when it started building a mobile phone tower.
The director of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, Marcelin Ambong, says 10 tusked
pigs is the highest penalty the chiefs can impose for wrongdoing.
He says the pigs are an offering to restore the peace following the
violation of their historical site at Langare.
Digicel has agreed to remove the tower, replant trees and to install a panel
to inform visitors about Langare.
Ambong says it's a lesson for foreign investors to respect Vanuatu custom.
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