Category: Disaster

TAINAREHO 1 OWNER AND MASTER ALLEGEDLY VIOLATED SHIPPING ACT 1988

Admin - October 7, 2020

The ill fated MV Taimareho 1 in its glory days The Owner and Master of Taimareho 1 have allegedly violated certain sections of the country's ... Read More

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Government to ratify the Bunkers Convention

Admin - August 11, 2020

Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Culvic Togamana The government has approved the ratification of the Bunkers Convention recently The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... Read More

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Strong wind warning to Solomon Islands

Admin - April 6, 2020

Recent bad weather, West Guadalcanal|Photo: John Toki A strong wind warning is current for most of our waters, says the Solomon Islands Meteorological Services. The ... Read More

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Taimareho ferry sea tragedy inqury soon

Admin - April 6, 2020

MV Taimareho 1 loading at the wharf last week |Photo Supplied. An inquiry into the tragic incident occurred during MV Taimahero's voyage to West Are'are, ... Read More

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UPDATED: FIVE bodies recovered from Taimareho ferry tragedy

Admin - April 5, 2020

Taimareho sea ordeal passengers |Photo: Solomon focus Five bodies have been recovered by Maritime’s Search and Rescue team today. This was confirmed by the SIMSA ... Read More

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Landslide tragedy claimed lives, search on for missing people

Admin - March 13, 2020

Homes in Sahalu, West Guadalcanal destroyed by landslide and flooding Two people are confirmed dead and six still missing at Lambi, West Guadalcanal as a ... Read More

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Tropical Cyclone Rita current for Temotu province

Admin - November 25, 2019

Cyclone Photo: Supplied. A Tropical Cyclone Warning is current for Temotu Province, confirms the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service. In its fifth warning at 4:30 pm ... Read More

HISTORY

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.