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NATIONAL COLD CHAIN POLICY LAUNCHED BY UNICEF & HEALTH MINISTRY

Government, Healthcare, Honiara City, Policies, Services, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, UNICEF

October 1, 2016

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services have launched a National Vaccine Cold Chain Policy t...

FISHERIES E-REPORTING & MONITORING IMPLEMENTED SOON

FIFA, Fisheries, Government, Laws, Policies, Projects, Solomon Islands, Technology, Top Headlines

September 29, 2016

A new E-Reporting and E-monitoring project on fishing activities within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone will be implemented next year. Thi...

MDPAC A STEP FURTHER IN IMPLEMENTING NDS 2017-2035

Development, Government, Policies, Programmes, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, USP

September 27, 2016

The Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination (MDPAC) has taken another step towards the successful implementation of the National Develop...

MINISTRY OF MINES RELEASED DRAFT MINERALS POLICY

Government, Mining, Policies, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

September 26, 2016

The Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification today released the draft National Minerals Policy for public consultation. The policy sets ou...

MINES INVITED INPUTS INTO DRAFT MINERAL POLICY

Government, Laws, Mining, Policies, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

September 25, 2016

The Ministry of Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification is inviting inputs into its draft National Minerals Policy. The National Minerals Policy sets...

MV CHANELLA’s FORMER OWNER SUED

Court, Judiciary, Laws, Maritime, Policies, Services, Shipping, SIMSA, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

September 8, 2016

The Solomon Islands Maritime Association is suing the former owner of the vessel MV Chanella for violating the Maritime Act. This was during a trip th...

SIG SERIOUS ABOUT ANTI-CORRUPTION PRIORITY

Corruption, Government, Policies, Politics, Private Sector, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, Transparency

September 7, 2016

The Solomon Islands Government is aggressively pursuing the implementation of its anti-corruption development priority. Whilst the Government is takin...

NRA CRUCIAL IN COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING

Banks, CBSI, Finance, Government, Laws, Policies, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines

September 6, 2016

The National Risk Assessment (NRA) workshop recently undertaken in Honiara is crucial especially in terms of joining the global effort in combating mo...

DROUGHT POLICY WORKSHOP STARTS TODAY

Agriculture, Climate Change, Disaster, Environment, Honiara City, Meteorology, Policies, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, Workshops

September 5, 2016

The three days consultation workshop on the development of Solomon Islands National Drought Policy begins today. The workshop aims to establish an eff...

CONSULTATIONS ON DROUGHT POLICY UNDERWAY IN HONIARA

Meteorology, Policies, Solomon Islands, Top Headlines, Weather

September 4, 2016

A consultation workshop for the development of Solomon Islands National Drought Policy is set to start tomorrow in Honiara. Organised by the departmen...

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The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation was established by an Act of Parliament - The Broadcasting Ordinance 1976. It was established to provide a high quality broadcasting service, by radio, of a wide range of programs for the information, education and entertainment of all people living in the sovereign borders of the Independent State of Solomon Islands.

Radio broadcasting was established by US military forces in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP) during World War Two. In 1944, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) developed small, mediumwave stations at Lunga on Guadalcanal and Munda, New Georgia. These were designed to provide information and entertainment to the hundreds of thousands of US service personnel then based in the BSIP. The stations were part of the Mosquito Network, a loose network of similar AFRS stations stretching through the South-West Pacific, from Bougainville in the north to Auckland in the south, and including outlets in Espiritu Santo and Noumea.

As the Pacific war moved northwards, the AFRS stations closed and BSIP listeners returned to tuning to broadcast programmes from Australia or further afield for entertainment and information. In 1946, a rudimentary weekly half hour of news and service bulletins was established by the BSIP Administration. The service was transmitted from Honiara on regular inter-island radio frequencies using Government transmission equipment and soon developed a regular following.

By 1952, the broadcasts were on a much stronger footing and the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service (SIBS), an arm of the Government, was established. In 1976, new legislation converted the SIBS into the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC), a totally independent public service broadcaster charged with providing national radio coverage and a full range of news, educational and entertainment services.

For more on the history of radio in Solomon Islands click here: SIBC Stations

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