Nakugard – Kammas Grayli, the prime suspect for the Krusual arms factory bombings in Nakugard has been found dead in what investigators are describing as a 'gruesome murder scene'. Grayli was being held by Republic Customs in connection with the Krusual arms complex bombings in Nakugard when he was seized by masked paramilitaries. Despite suggestions that the Krusual Tribe may have been involved in the kidnap of Grayli, no concrete evidence has been uncovered. Krusual sources have vehemently denied [...]
Parses – Representatives of several Khanid corporations have today shown a united front in applauding Ishukone Corporation CEO Otro Gariushi's recent address. The consensus at Khanid Trans-stellar Opportunities – a tradeshow that remains a regular calendar feature for many corporations in the Kingdom – seems to be that disruptions in the State, while not presenting a major threat to Khanid industry, are bad for business. Speaking outside the main hall, Royal Amalgamated marketing manager Safia [...]
Jita, The Forge - In what is inarguably the busiest trade hub in Caldari space, the recent address by Ishukone CEO Otro Gariushi has done much to calm financial markets inflamed by the recent turbulence in the State. Plagued by a weak economy and lackluster performance for the last year, the Caldari stock markets have seen several recent upheavals in rapid succession within the last week. "The thrill-ride that the Caldari Constructions stock took during the standoff at the Armor Forge on Piak III was [...]
Malkalen – Otro Gariushi, the hugely popular CEO of the Caldari mega-corporation Ishukone, secured nation-wide broadcast rights to make an emotional appeal for calm in the Caldari State, renouncing ethnic violence and calling Heth’s actions "unnecessary, selfish, and unspeakably dangerous". The announcement follows escalating racial tensions between the Caldari State and Gallente Federation, whose expatriates have both been targets of ethnic violence in recent days. Gariushi’s influence seems to have [...]
Luminaire - In the wake of widespread ethnic violence inside both the Gallente Federation and the Caldari State, thousands of Gallente citizens have taken to the street to speak against the carnage. Federation citizens, both Caldari expatriots who have avoided violence and ethnic Gallente and Intaki, have begun organizing demonstrations urging a cessation of the violence. Carrying signs and shouting slogans, the demonstrators have shown little bias towards condemning both sides. "Love not hate!" was a [...]
New Caldari – As riots and a bloody police response continue on Caldari Prime, thousands of Caldari have flocked to the Landfall Shrine, one of the most sacred places in the State, to hold vigil for the victims of the violence. With clashes between Caldari expatriates, anti-Caldari extremists, and police showing no signs of ending any time soon, citizens from all over New Caldari and surrounding systems, including a number of Panel representatives, have visited the shrine to light candles, burn [...]
Nakugard – Kammas Grayli, prime suspect in the Nakugard sabotage case, has been kidnapped by paramilitaries of unknown allegiance while in the custody of the Republic Customs Service. A spokesman for the Republic Justice Department stated that customs officers were unable to resist as overwhelming numbers of masked gunmen, backed by unflagged cruisers in close orbit, stormed the Customs Service holding facility. Jomain Ariakor, an official of the Republic Justice Department, read out a statement on [...]
Luminaire – Update – Raging ethnic violence on Caldari Prime took a turn for the worse as Federation police opened fire on rioting Caldari expatriates. Although there are conflicting reports about the specific circumstances surrounding the incident, reliable sources claim the decision to use force was made following the shooting death of a Federation police officer. Camera drones on site are recording imagery of groups of young males attacking Federation establishments as owners return fire. Municipal [...]
Lonetrek - Numerous racially-motivated attacks against Gallentean expatriates residing in the Caldari State were reported last night as word of the ethnic violence on Caldari Prime spread. The sudden rise in incidents follows the use of lethal force by Federation municipal police forces to quell rioting in the major cities of Tovil and Arcurio. Reports of assaults, property damage, and hate crimes against Gallentean expatriates have been confirmed throughout territories held by the Lai Dai, [...]
Yulai - Newly appointed Minmatar Ambassador Keitan Yun was banned from his first Assembly appearance following the delivery of his inaugural speech. The impassioned sermon was conducted behind a closed door session, during which he accused CONCORD of failing to "conquer the fundamental challenges of universal equality and human rights" and challenged them to explain the "hypocrisy" of allowing the Amarr Empire to hold a seat on the Assembly. The insulted Amarrian ambassador responded with a fiery [...]
Luminaire - Breaking News - At least a dozen deaths have been reported as reaction to the hate crimes and acts of vandalism against Caldari landmarks on Caldari Prime led to violence. Clashes between Caldarian expatriates and ethnic Gallenteans are underway in the major cities of Tovil and Arcurio as Federation riot police attempt to contain the violence. Reports of death and injury are filing in from industrial sites in the periphery of the city, where the riots are believed to have started. [...]
Luminaire – Dozens of acts of vandalism and violence were committed overnight against Caldari expatriates on Caldari Prime. Security camera footage revealed numerous bands of Gallentean vandals engaged in hate crimes ranging from the physical assault of ethnic Caldarians to the torching of the last surviving Tikiona State archeological site on the planet. The flames from the archeological site could be seen for miles. “This is an unspeakable tragedy,” Dr. Hans Demato of the Science and Trade Institute [...]
Nakugard – Republic forces announced today the capture and arrest of a Nakugard resident on suspicion of taking part in the sabotage of the Krusual Tribe arms complex in which a confirmed 107 workers, the majority Krusual, lost their lives. Sources within the Republic Customs Service indicated that Kammas Grayli, 42 years old and apparently a Republic citizen, was captured by a customs frigate as he tried to avoid a search and slip through the Hek stargate in a shuttle. These sources also indicated [...]
Nakugard – A major arms manufacturing complex located in the Nakugard system was today rocked by massive explosions which entirely destroyed one factory and damaged another, killing many workers. The destroyed factory produced depleted uranium shells for battleship class cannons and significant damage was also inflicted on a light autocannon facility in the same complex. Initial reports are that approximately 100 workers have been killed, though there are fears the death toll may rise. Investigators [...]
Illuin – Republic Prime Minister Karin Midular today announced the appointment of renowned long time academic Keitan Yun as the nation’s ambassador on the CONCORD Assembly. "Mr. Yun has served our nation well in the capacity of our universities,” she said. “No man is better versed in our culture or history than him. He is a true Minmatar patriot, and will represent us well before the Assembly." Despite his new responsibilities as an international diplomat, the enthusiastic Sebiestor will still retain [...]
While the Gallente Federal Government has issued no official reaction to the inflammatory speech delivered by new Caldari Constructions CEO Tibus Heth, analysts and experts across the Federation are keeping close watch on the situation. "This could incite further anti-Gallente sentiment in the State" said Dr. Kirby Metai, a security analyst with the Federal Navy Academy. "It's only one man, but he clearly has ambitions, and he has already achieved much. If he uses his masses-friendly rhetoric to whip [...]
Basgerin – In this sleepy backwater of the Federation, a new life is beginning for thousands of hopefuls. Many have travelled immense distances for a chance to become one of the chosen few. To become a Terraformer. At Basgerin VII - Moon 7 - Federal Administration Archives, the final stages of the selection process to become a Terraformer are taking place. These people will only get one chance; the demand for places is so high that they are strictly limited to one application. However, to get this far [...]
Sirseshin - The Mercantile Club, one of the State's biggest political thinktanks and elite social organizations, hosted an open discussion today on the rapid ascent of Caldari Constructions CEO Tibus Heth last week. Heth's hostile takeover of the corporation from its parent, Kaalakiota, has been the subject of a great deal of speculation on daily political and business newsfeeds, but most of the leaders of the State have remained relatively quiet on the issue. While a variety of topics regarding the [...]
Luminaire - During her concert on Caldari Prime, Midna was shot in the stomach at point blank range by an assailant who then committed suicide. Midna was rushed to the hospital where she is in serious but stable condition as DED agents attempt to piece together the evidence of the night. Approximately midway through her set, Midna briefly halted her concert to perform a ritual that has now become commonplace in her act. She called five members of her fan club who had been previously selected by her [...]
The Citadel – With the exception of Ishukone-controlled territories, reports of civil disobedience and open revolts against mega-corporate establishments are erupting across the Caldari State following the violence at the Caldari Constructions Armor Forge facility on Piak III. Roving bands of youths, inspired by the “heroic” actions of Tibus Heth, are targeting symbols of corporate affluence, damaging or destroying the property even as local police forces bear down on them. Blatant acts of workforce [...]
Piak– Tibus Heth, a low-grade MTAC operator for Caldari Constructions and leader of a worker uprising, has acquired an ownership stake in the corporation following the voluntary surrender of personal shares and stock options by the corporation’s executive board, and by an anonymous financier who seized advantage of the earlier selloff to buy up huge quantities of stock. Torkebaira Shutsu, the former CEO and last executive to cede personal shares to Heth, ended his life shortly afterwards. The gruesome [...]
Yulai – In a stunning reversal that has left traders and regulators alike scrambling for an explanation, Caldari Constructions stock is currently skyrocketing upwards, regaining and then surpassing almost all of the value lost when news of the worker uprising began. Setting an all-time high for trade volume, the abrupt change leaves Constructions stock as the only Caldari security listed on the CSE with a net positive gain on the day. "There was a big buyer out there when all the commotion started," [...]
Piak III – Home Guard troops opened fire and killed at least one Caldari Constructions worker at the Armor Forge facility on Piak III, inciting a riot that claimed the lives of dozens of employees. Lured outside by Constructions CEO Torkebaira Shutsu for alleged negotiations on behalf of the employees trapped inside, a Home Guard sniper shot the Constructions worker as he approached the executive in the open. Recorded footage depicts a man believed to be Tibus Heth braving the gunfire to rescue the [...]
Piak - Home Guard dropships have landed at the Armor Forge manufacturing facility on Piak III, deploying mechanized infantry to counter what is now being called a “hostage situation”. According to a statement released by Caldari Constructions, a rogue employee named Tibus Heth is blackmailing the corporation “at the expense of his own coworkers”, and is threatening to kill those inside unless his demands are met. However, hundreds of laborers have gathered outside the security perimeter in apparent [...]
Piak - Reports are coming in from the Caldari State that three Caldari Constructions factories in the Piak, Aikantoh, and Litiura systems have been seized by rioting workers. Reports of halted production and shipping schedules from each of these sites have been verified by on-scene news agents. The Stateside news networks are following this story closely and we will continue to provide coverage as it becomes available. Archive and Comments »
Yulai - Caldari mega-corporation shares across the State have begun to freefall following word that Home Guard troops have been deployed to the Constructions Armor Forge facility on Piak III. This follows a spate of bad news for the State in recent weeks as investors continue to sell off Caldari assets and move to more secure investments, in particular Federation securities. Leading analysts are calling the situation at Piak "emblematic of the State's broader issues", citing the rampant inflation [...]
Piak - Tibus Heth secured unauthorized airtime for the Caldari State's largest news broadcast hub to make his first public address since the Constructions Revolt. In a passionate, fiery speech, Heth asserted his ownership of the corporation and accused mega-corporate leadership and Federation influence as being the core root of the Caldari State's woes, and promised to make an example of Constructions to "restore the State's dignity". The full transcript follows: --- A young man died in my arms [...]
Pator, Heimatar - In a ceremony small yet rich with tradition, a new Chief of Naval Operations for the Heimatar region was sworn in today at Republic Fleet Headquarters in orbit above Kulheim. Admiral Ferius Ljarl, a Brutor and career Fleet officer with impeccable military credentials accepted the post from his predecessor Admiral Vulen Naismith. A graduate of the Republic Military School's Aedald campus, Ljarl showed an early aptitude for command. Working his way swiftly up through the ranks, Ljarl [...]
Postouvin, Solitude - For several months now, archaeologists have been excavating an important find on the first planet in the Postouvin system. Results of some of the preliminary analyses are in, and the researchers now feel that they can confidently date the site to roughly some eleven thousand years before the signing of the Yulai Treaty ushered in the modern era. "It really is quite a unique and astonishing find," said Dr. Kender Quillian, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Caille's [...]
The 160-year old Alexander Noir has been named the winner of the Aidonis Statue for the year 109. Noir, an Admiral in the Gallente Navy, has long been praised for his work in bridging the gap between the Gallente Federation and Caldari State. The Aidonis Foundation awarded the Statue to Noir for his lifelong efforts as much as his work over the past year, where he helped negotiate trade relations between the two empires, as well as amicably mediating several issues of border incursions by the two [...]
Alachene - The DED conducted a raid during a Midna concert last night, arresting seven people for suspected ties to the Blood Raider Covenant. The raid occurred midway through the sold-out concert, which was being held in a concert hall with a three-thousand person capacity. According to DED spokesperson Elincia Deschanel, the DED had been monitoring the activities of the Blood Raiders in connection with Midna for several weeks. "Once Midna made the announcement that she was a Sani Sabik follower, the [...]
Liberienne Houlliente, society playgirl, has admitted the allegations she made against a noteworthy Drone technology academic were completely false. Houlliente had told reporters that Professor Reymonde Foucalt groomed her into a seedy world of Fedo inspired role-play, and expected her to dress up in bizarre outfits to satisfy his twisted lust. Her smear campaign fell apart when it was revealed that she had received large payments from a large Drone manufacturer in order to discredit the Professor. [...]
Onward to Glory - On Sunday 20th April we were privileged to be spectators at the third ISGC racing league race of Season V. There were two main differences to this race compared to any other race the league has ever held, the first was that for the first time in league history there were two waypoint cans at most of the waypoints. This caused some confusion amongst the racers at first who are not used to having sequential waypoints right next to each other; this also made each waypoint a lot more [...]
In the Republic, Rambus Thrace lived in a one-room apartment along with his wife and two children. He spent twelve hours a day working a security detail at a nearby warehouse in order to provide for his family. Since immigrating to the Federation a year ago, he has found employment in a spaceship electronics factory, earned enough money to bring his wife and children to the Federation with him, and lives in a modest apartment with two bedrooms, a separate bathroom, and a kitchen. Thrace's story [...]
Intaki – Federal Police on the Intaki homeworld have revealed that rising violence in the narcotics underworld is a direct result of the involvement of a mysterious Intaki religious movement known as 'Aenebra' and condemned by the authorities as a 'criminal death cult'. "We are now able to confirm that the murders of several known drug-dealers, two apparently innocent citizens and, yesterday, a member of the Federal Police working undercover are the actions of the death cult calling itself 'Aenebra'," [...]
Hatakani – Tragedy struck the the Sukuuvestaa station in orbit around Hatakani VII-18 today when a storage tank of industrial solvent ruptured in the middle of a shift change, killing 57 people and injuring at least 1200 people. Industrial facilities on the station have been shut down temporarily while investigators assess the damage and hazardous waste teams attempt to deal with the toxic spill, and a number of residential areas near the solvent leak have been evacuated as a precaution. The leak was [...]
Placid – More embarrassment was poured on the Federation Navy after it was revealed that a manager of one of the ‘Ship Graveyards’ has been arrested and charged under Treason laws. Gungoth Hafertte, an employee of Lockdown Security Services, was taken into custody by the Federal Intelligence Office as part of their investigation into the criminal gangs operating in Federation space. It is alleged that during his tenure as manager of a Ship Graveyard, almost twenty-six billion ISK worth of equipment [...]
Tennen – Hyasyoda Corporation announced yesterday that its scientists had successfully engineered an antiviral agent to counteract the Tennen Blight and predicted a swift end to the quarantine that has locked down Tennen VI for nearly a month. Unfortunately, despite the swift action of Hyasyoda crop scientists, it appears that the planet's harvest for this growing period is nearly a complete loss, a shortfall that is having wide repercussions throughout the Caldari Border Zone. Speaking at a news [...]
Tennen – The Caldari Business Tribunal continues to enforce a quarantine around Tennen VI as Hyasyoda officials and experts from the School of Applied Knowledge investigate the disease which has ravaged the planet's crops over the last several weeks. Food prices on the planet itself have skyrocketed as wholesalers and distributors increased prices to encourage conservation, and some of the most perishable items have already disappeared from store shelves. Lines outside the groceries of the planet's [...]
Following the Scope's expose on the working conditions inside a Motsu Fabric factory, the Federation's main trade regulatory body has declared their products violate Federation laws on worker treatment and are thus heavily restricted from being imported into the Federation. Several trade ships belonging to Motsu Fabric were turned away from Federation space by customs officials as they had not passed newly required regulations, while existing stock of Motsu Fabric goods in the Federation were frozen [...]
Jita – Financial newsmagazine The Kimotoro Report is reporting that two of the eight Caldari megacorporations are considering increasing their stakes in a number of foreign markets as a hedge against the faltering State economy. The Lai Dai Corporation and CBD Corporation, already heavily invested in a number of foreign markets, were reported to be in "high-level discussions regarding foreign acquisitions and trade contracts," and that the recent spate of profit warnings has "troubled many in the [...]
As the Gallente economy soars to new highs and citizens live increasingly comfortable lives, Gallente industry faces a rapidly increasing labor shortage. Even as the Federation unemployment rate nears zero, billions of jobs in manufacturing, industry, and other blue collar positions remain unfilled. "Most Gallente don't need to work those positions," said Danette Burres, a labor specialist working for Roden Shipyards, one of the companies affected by the labor shortage. "The soaring economy has [...]
Pharmaceutical manufacturer and Wiyrkomi Corporation subsidiary GenoTech Systems released a shocking statement today in which it was confirmed that over one hundred employees and State citizens had died from complications relating to human trials of a new synthetic drug named Keceratine. The drug was apparently designed to counter the effects of a number of rare blood disorders and was released for final testing six months ago to a control group consisting of a random selection of the corporation's [...]
A recent examination of the life of low-level Caldari employees has incited outrage throughout the Gallente Federation. The expose, conducted by The Scope, alleged widespread human rights violations, worker lives declared "slave-like", and dangerously unhealthy conditions. The expose focused primarily on Motsu Fabric, a subsidiary of Amalgamated Textiles (itself a subsidiary of SuVee). Combining testimony of Caldari ex-patriots living in the Federation along with an undercover investigation of one of [...]
Placid: In an operation coordinated by the Internal Security department of the Federation Navy and the Federal Intelligence Office, a group of criminals thought to be associated with the Guristas have been caught trying to remove a decommissioned Navy Megathron from a so-called 'Ship Graveyard'. Guilliere Thezanne, an experienced intelligence operative, was in control of the operation for the Federation Navy. In a press conference he revealed "My agents spent many hours viewing holoreels from the [...]
New Caldari – The current fragility of the Caldari economy was front and center in the most recent session of the Chief Executive Panel, with a number of representatives voicing concerns that funding for State-wide programs was sapping resources needed by the megacorporations to deal with their own financial problems. The overall feeling of the Panel was summed up in a statement by the Nugoeihuvi delegation: “The time has come for us to remember that business is our priority, and all other concerns [...]
The Bleak Lands - Fighting in the Bleak Lands continued unabated as elements of the Defiant strike force clashed with detachments of the 7th Fleet in several skirmishes across the region. While most analysts predicted a short vicious struggle that would culminate in an overwhelming triumph by the Saracens, the war is showing no signs of a resolution. The 7th Fleet, despite several victories, remain unable to pin down and destroy the Defiants in a decisive engagement, while the Defiants remain unable [...]
The announcement made last week by Kaalakiota Corporation regarding the new Home Guard training facility on Nonni I may have been intended to send a positive message to Caldari citizens, but in the last few days shareholders and commentators alike have lined up to criticise the corporation for what some perceive to be a lack of candour concerning its logistical and financial problems. “Cheung’s extremely positive spin is simply an attempt to paper over the cracks,” claimed Wiyrkomi executive Janos [...]
In this second article on the Sani Sabik belief and its adherents, we look at an active, combative Blood Raider loyalist corporation. What do they actually do and why? CRUORIS SERAPHIM [CR-SE] In a sect where blood is everything, it should come as no surprise that among the most active and prominent, though least vocal, there boasts a proud descent from the Blood Inquisition – the organization that worked with Omir Sarikusa himself in causing the Mabnen I rebellion. The corporation’s leader, Cyshade, [...]
Yoma, Lonetrek - The standoff between Zumol Chemical management and its construction workers on Yoma III came to an end today when the company announced that it was releasing all construction employees from service effective immediately. The decision, applauded by financial analysts as the best way to resolve the issue with a minimum of fiscal disruption, came as a blow to those workers hoping to better their situation. Construction employees at the Yoma III site were given no choice in the matter, [...]