DEKLEIN. Last fortnight saw the end of the civil war between the Northern Freedom Coalition and the Freelancer Alliance. The conflict had been brought about by rogue individuals in the NFC feeding false information to their leaders in order to break up the coalition between the two alliances. Peace was restored after diplomats from both sides met to negotiate the terms of a ceasefire. Avril Dewar, who recently took over the presidency of the NFC commented that at the time one person in NFC had been [...]
Out Of The Blue - The sequel to the smash-hit holoreel "Clear Skies" has now been officially released. John Rourke announced the film to an enthusiastic response from the capsuleer community at 11:00 today, and within an hour some 500-600 pilots had begun to download the feature film. The release saw a few difficulties in the last 24 hours of the process from inception to release, with the first upload attempted to Chribba's distribution facility failing for an unknown reason, delaying the release [...]
The Triumvirate Alliance is moving large quantities of capital warships and supporting battleship into the Assah system to launch a major attack into the Providence region. Triumvirate Alliance is reported to have close to 100 mixed carriers and dreadnoughts with as many battleships to support their operations. Numbers on super capitals that maybe be used are classified at this time. CVA, Sev3rence, Sylph Alliance and Paxton federation are the major alliances in the Providence region that will be [...]
After many months of slowly being pushed back, the Northern Coalition may have found a new spark. Recently, RAZOR Alliance, Morsus Mihi, Rule of Three, Pure., and a handful of other entities have begun the counter-offensive against the Alliance forces in the north. The fight currently centers around the Tenal system of S-EVIQ. Earlier this month, after the dissolution of Dusk and Dawn and the capture of Tenal and Branch by Alliance forces, the war was looking grim for Coalition. Many observers were [...]
Deltole, Sinq Laison - Cold Fusion Syndicate [CFS] has officially disbanded after more than 3 years as a successful high security industrial alliance. Former Vice President of CFS, Aelana Anais, said a major factor in the decision to disband was that the tech 1 ship market in the region is "a mess right now" and it had become "increasingly difficult to fund and maintain the alliance" as they had relied heavily on their tech 1 ship building business She also suggested that corporations and alliances [...]
P6N8-J, Providence - Cold STEEL Alliance [STEEL] have announced the completion of their two newest outposts which they hope will provide better combat and infrastructure support for them in the Providence region. [STEEL]'s CEO, evilPHish, revealed why the two newest outposts, Magrathea and Patria Aquilla (in N-RMSH and DNR-7M, respectively) would help the region: "It is easier for allies, friends and guests alike to store things, take cover or conduct market activities." To support the building of the [...]
Saisio - Amid still-raging hostilies between militia forces, Caldari interests are looking forward to harvesting the riches of the Black Rise region. Kaalakiota, Lai Dai and other mega-corporations within the State announced large-scale projects last week, followed by equally determined independent ventures. According to data published by House of Records, the number of colonists moving to the Black Rise region has more than doubled in recent months. Most of the settlers are contracted by corporations [...]
LUMINAIRE - The trial of Pierre Allendreau, the man accused of manufacturing and distributing the suicide pill 'Liberty,' saw an unusual turn of events today, when those the prosecution are painting as the case's victims rose to the defense of the accused. "He wasn't out to make a buck. He sold basically at cost, and would make as many as requested. We would have paid a lot more," said Hebark Tooten, director of a mining colony in Postouvin. Another director from the same system, Freid Lefebre, said, [...]
Pilots desperate for any edge in space will rejoice at the news of the marketing of combat boosters by various capsuleer organisations. Initial batches are already hitting the markets and seeing use in battle as Corelum Syndicate and Hedonistic Imperatives lead the way, with their unique focus on black market commodities and services. In a press release issued last week, Corelum Syndicate stated that they were now taking orders for Exile combat boosters. This initial market push represents the [...]
Frarie - Combined Harvest today responded to the Federal Defence Union's allegations that their lax security policies were responsible for the illness that spread through the Federal Administration Bureau station in Dastryns last month. Caetlin Arrianza, a senior member of Combined Harvest's storage division based in the Frarie system, spoke out against the accusations. "The employment model used by Combined Harvest is no different than that used by hundreds of interstellar corporations. Our use of [...]
Rens, Heimatar - In the month since the historic open borders agreement between the Minmatar Republic and the Thukker Tribe, the volume of trade between the two has increased substantially and continues to rise. Established trade routes between the Republic regions and Thukker holdings in the Great Wildlands have seen a ten-fold increase in activity, while entirely new routes have been forged between the regions by enterprising merchants. 'Trade opportunities have multiplied almost daily since the [...]
A young and overly eager officer in the Faster Than Light Communication Commission (FTLCC), a branch of CONCORD, has tempered with the routing filters resulting in all sub-space comm channels with the symbols & in their names changed to spaces. FLTCC has brought in veteran communication engineers from the Ishukone Corporation to repair the routing tables. Once repairs have been done the channels will again get their normal names.
A spokesman for the Chief Executive Panel has admitted that the communications network in the Caldari State is under ‘severe strain’ following the news of the disaster at Malkalen. Channels have been swamped by a massive increase in data being transferred across them. Many of the transmissions are from concerned relatives and friends; however it is clear that a high proportion of the bandwidth is being taken up by The Scope and other independent news agencies. Officials appealed for calm; “The system [...]
New Eden – For a long time the components market in new Eden was slow and bountiful, often it seemed impossible to corner as sellers were undercutting each other in massive quantities and scientists working on large scale industrial reactions were in plentiful supply. However, in early December 109, numerous R&D; corps released their research notes on the open market, a side effect of which was the explosion of the component markets across all of New Eden as thousands of pilots competed to corner and [...]
Annaro - Aszhar Freimala, an Amarr Holder, has offered to purchase and release 16 elite slaves owned by Ducia Foundry for the task of rescuing trapped asteroid miners in Annaro system. Ducia Foundry has agreed to the proposal, but the corporation will not officially release the slaves until after the rescue, citing the need to maintain a solid command structure during the operation. Annaro system police commander Garr Diymir told reporters, "It's a wonderful gesture, but unfortunately doesn't change [...]
Anchauttes - Local residents are feeling relieved today as members of the Anchauttes Security Union returned to work after a compromise was reached between union leaders and management at the Fedmart Retail Center in Anchauttes. The agreement was signed early this morning, less than 24 hours before a Lai Dai fleet is expected to make its first appearance in the system and bring many new Caldari residents. A spokesman for the Retail Center told reporters, "We're satisfied with the agreement. We agreed [...]
Rens - Responding to yesterday's unintentional blinding of two Brutor youths, concerned advocate groups have called on Sanmatar Shakor to make a statement to the youth of the Republic, urging them to forgo such potentially damaging acts of hero worship. A brief statement delivered by the teens' clan elder indicated the youths "simply wanted to show their respect and admiration for the Sanmatar and his Defiant ancestors." In light of this event, as well as the ongoing trend of hero-worshiping youth [...]
Over the last couple of days, rumours surrounding the recent departure of ex-CONCORD Commander Gispali Rhatal have been spreading throughout the cluster. In the last few hours a source close to CONCORD has confirmed that there are several inexplicable inconsistencies in Rhatal’s internal file. The contents of the file corroborate the information already circulating about Gispali – his term of service, terminated on the 4th of this month, spanned thirty-two years, during which period he maintained a [...]
PERIMETER – Con artists have been executing increasingly successful scams against unsuspecting ship captains, many of which leave victims with no legal recourse. “People have to learn how to protect themselves,” said a Concord detective, who requested that his name be withheld from publication. “These matchstick guys aren’t breaking any laws per se—they’re just successful at convincing the unwary to take completely unnecessary and often times outrageous risks.” In one such scam, a relatively inactive [...]
Our sources claim that several steps have been taken within local and galactic law enforcement agencies to address the recent tide of piracy and criminal activities within the boundaries of empire space. High ranking officials within Concord and army officers have denied to comment on any details regarding these operations, as this would compromise the safety of their military and staff, but state that naturally they will do all they can to ensure the safety of all civilians and space travelers within [...]
Concord forces have been put on alert after a daring attack on two Concord Officers by two extremely heavily armed Guristas pilots, one of them being infamous Lucash Helmatt. A daring engagement took place in Ignoitton between the Concord forces and the two ‘Rattlesnake’ class battleships, resulting in one of the Concord Battleships succumbing to enemy fire, and causing Commander Plavers of Concord’s Special Forces division to retreat. It is well known that Lucash has crossed swords with Commander [...]
Concord calls for experienced freelance journalists from throughout the universe of EVE have not fallen on deaf ears. Concord officials were pleased to announce the appointment of these correspondents. Amongst the list given we find the name of Yangja Isuko-Hosokawa, whose name has often been associated with corporate upheaval in the corporation that bears his last name, though he is no longer employed there.
In continuing efforts to bring the five empires closer together, Concord today promised increased news coverage of known space, chiefly through the syndication of reports from journalists representing the variety of cultures and regions under Concord's jurisdiction. "Our goal with this program is simple: to bring the news to the people in a timely and straight-forward fashion," a Concord spokesperson said. "The syndication of these reports from these journalists is one of the methods we're turning to [...]
SIVALA - Caldari State officials have ordered the immediate closure of seven child creches across the Sivala, Yashunen and Iivinen systems after recent inspections deemed them not fit for human habitation. More than three dozen arrest warrants have been issued as a result of the alleged gross negligence displayed by the management and ownership of the closed facilities. The investigation into creche facilities both planetside and on stations within the border region has uncovered squalid conditions [...]