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SOLOMON ISLANDS

Population: 285,796
Political status: independent state
Head of government: Prime Minister
Currency: Solomon Island dollar ($SI)
Time: +11 hours GMT

Newspapers

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SIDT
PO Box 147
Honiara
Ph (677) 21-130
Fax (677) 21-331
Frequency: bi-annual
Circulation: 1500
Language: Pijin and English
Cover price: $1
Founded: 1991
Editor: Jennifer Wate
Reporter: Margaret Vogho
Pages: 16
Content: news and features of interest to village and professional women.

Provincial Newsletter

Development Center
Church of Melanesia
PO Box 180
Honiara
Ph (677) 21-892, 22-898
Fax (677) 21-098
Frequency: monthly
Language: English
Cover price: $0.30
Founded: 1984
Pages: 8
Content: local, overseas and church news

Solomon Nius

Government Information Service
PO Box 718
Honiara
Ph (677) 21-300/2
Fax (677) 20-401
Frequency: monthly
Circulation: 2000
Language: English
Cover price: free
Founded: February 1975 (as the Government Weekly, name changed in 1986)
Acting editor: Brian Beti
Reporters: Thomas Kivo, Daly Oso
Graphics: Patteson Iro
Pages: 8
Content: news of government policies, development programs, foreign relations
Readership: 70% rural, 20% urban, 10% overseas subscribers and organisations.

Solomon Times

Ph/Fax (677) 39-197
Language: English
Cover price: $1.20
Pages: 12
Editor: Edward Kimele
Content: local, regional and international news, features and comment, business, sports, display and classified advertising

Solomons Voice

Melanesian Communications Ltd
PO Box 1235
Honiara
Ph (677) 20-116
Fax (677) 20-090
Language: English
Cover price: $1.40
Founded: 1992
Publisher: John Michael Asipara
Editor: Carol Colville
Reporter: Patrick Toiraena
Pages: 20
Content: local, regional and international news, features and comment, business, sports, display and classified advertising

Taem Bifo

Solomon Islands National Museum
PO Box 313
Honiara
Ph (677) 22-309
Fax (677) 21-689
Frequency: quarterly
Circulation: 500
Language: English
Cover price: free for schools and institutions, $1 individuals
Founded: 1989
Editorial committee: Lawrence Foanota, John Keopo, Eddie Wale, Sasimo Narasia, Castro Teahoniu
Pages: 28
Content: museum-related culture news, and custom stories in Wakabaot Kona.

Voice Katolika

Catholic Communications Solomons
PO Box 647
Honiara
Ph (677) 31-128
Frequency: monthly
Circulation: 1250
Language: English and Pijin
Founded: June 1977
Pages: 12
Content: church, diocese and school news, letters to the editor, local and regional features.

Wespac News

Western Pacific SDA Office
PO 930
Honiara
Ph (677) 30-271
Fax (677) 3-653
Frequency: bi-monthly
Circulation: 450
Language: English
Cover price: free
Editor: Calvyn Townend
Pages: 6
Content: Regional mission news from Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Vanuatu, New Calendonia and Nauru.

Radio

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC)

PO Box 654
Honiara
Ph (677) 20-051
Fax (677) 23-159
General manager: James T Kilua
Service: the national AM network Radio Hapi Isles, and two provincial AM services

SIBC Radio Temotu

PO Box
Santa Cruz, Temotu Province
Ph (677) 53-047

SIBC Radio Hapi Lagun

PO Box
Gizo, Western Province
Ph (677) 60-106

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