Category: Elections

SIEC Prepares for by-elections

Admin - September 14, 2020

Preparations are well underway for the North East Guadalcanal and Central Honiara constituencies by-election later this year. Chief Electoral Officer, Jane Waetara said, the Solomon ... Read More

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DPP to provide legal opinion on Djikovic’s issue

Admin - July 10, 2020

Prime Ministers Office Chief of Staff, Robson Djokovic. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) will later provide legal opinion into the alleged breach of electoral ... Read More

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Veke won petition case

Admin - May 21, 2020

Minister of Police Hon. Anthony Veke Parliament of Member for West Guadalcanal and Minister of Police and National Security Hon. Anthony Veke has won his ... Read More

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Robertson Galokale lost petition case

Admin - May 19, 2020

Leader of Independent Group, Hon Robertson Galokale|Photo supplied. Former Member of Parliament for South Choiseul and leader of the Parliamentary Independent group, Hon Robertson Galokale ... Read More

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June’s by-elections might be postponed

Admin - March 25, 2020

Chief Electoral Commissioner Mose Saitala By-elections scheduled for June this year are likely to be postponed, says the Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala Mr. Saetala ... Read More

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Solomon Islands money politics influence voters

Admin - February 17, 2020

Money politics is a major factor that influences electoral politics in the Solomon Islands. The 2019 Solomon Islands National General Elections Observation Report, published by ... Read More

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Makira elections preparation going on well

Admin - December 3, 2019

Chief Electoral Officer Mose Saitala Preparations for the Makira Ulawa Provincial elections and East Makira Constituency by-election are progressing well. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission ... 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.