Govt. broadcast to go back on the air
tomorrow.
But the programme is understood to have been cut in length to stay within the guidelines ignored by Government last month -- which led to the Broadcasting Commission stepping in and banning a follow-up broadcast.
The first programme, on the Progressive Labour Party's first 100 days of Government, was ruled to have been eight minutes over the 15-minute-a-month limit on Government broadcasts.
And the second of two shows planned for April was axed altogether.
The Commissioners also ruled Premier Jennifer Smith had broken the rules on political neutrality in programmes paid for with taxpayers' cash by using the phrase "PLP Government''.
And Government was warned it was "better to err on the side of caution'' and avoid mentioning the Opposition altogether in publicly-funded programmes.
The Commissioners added that Government Information Services and the broadcasting companies should learn the rules separating Government and party political material before pushing ahead with broadcasts.
Plans for more than one Government broadcast a month means special permission has to be sought by Government from Commissioners, which was not done.