BREAKING NEWS - After successfully pushing the Caldari out of Covryn, the Gallente just hours ago announced the capture of Murethand as they continue their push against the Caldari held systems. After Murethand fell, Julius Foederatus, a Luminaire General within the Federal Defence Union [FDU] stated the reason he believed the Caldari have been pushed out of Covryn, and now Murethand: "[It was] an incredible amount of hard work put in over the past few days and persistence of FDU plexers for the past [...]
Galactic Trading and Logistics CEO Jashira Ne’Rgha announced today that the GTAL headquarters are being relocated to the Caldari system Otsasai, in the Lonetrek Region. Why Ms. Ne’Rgha opted to move the GTAL headquarters to a Caldari system is unknown. In a brief interview she made the following statement: “Galactic Trading and Logistics are moving to expand their horizons. Business has been slow the last few years, so we opted to move our headquarters to another region of space. We hope to acquire [...]
Eglennaert, Sinq Laison - Customs officers in the Gallente Federation have expressed cautious concern regarding the implications of the recently agreed 'Open Borders' accord between the Minmatar Republic and the Thukker Tribe. The Gallente Federation has a large border with the Republic encompassing multiple links between the Sinq Laison region and the Metropolis and Heimatar regions of the Republic. Admiral Harvisard Stollimaere, Federal Customs Commander for the Sinq Laison Region, spoke in an [...]
Earlier this week Mr. Bills of GDI fulfilled his part of a trade contract with A GOD, rewarding him for his efforts earlier in the week. Much to A GOD and his partners surprise the contract that had cost them in excess of a billion ISK was rewarded with a puny Viator Class Industrial ship. Jetson Bills was arrested for attempted fraud after A GOD informed the Gallente government of his ‘substantial award’. Jetson Bills made it sound that fulfilling his assignment would be well worth the effort of all [...]
Last Sunday evening saw the successful delivery of another shipment of Gallente Drinks Incorporated’s lucrative supply contract. The third delivery out of four was transported to GDI’s headquarters in the Yulai solar system by “A GOD” and “Brecher”; the capsuleer pilots who had won the supply contract. As their contract nears its end with the final supply run scheduled to take place in the near future, the two pilots are reported to be very eager to complete their indenture to Gallente Drinks Inc, [...]
ESSENCE. Gallente Drinks Inc. officially launched its product to the market last Sunday night. The distribution was outsourced to pod-pilots through Jeston Bills Contract Auctions; according GDI sources two pilots were selected out of the fifteen that took part in the bidding for the hauling contract. This was the first of four shipments of soft drinks to be distributed, according to GDI Logistic Director.
Luminaire - The Federal Stock Market dropped several points today in reaction to news of slumping profits from a number of drone manufacturers. Analysts attribute the slump to an increase in human military recruitment as well as a general shift away from automated defense systems in the wake of the recent invasion by the Caldari State. While no significant losses have been recorded among the major players in the drone industry, news of a slowdown following instability in the Gallente military sector [...]
From the beginning of the Gallente election campaign, the three candidates and their delegates have been working tirelessly to win the favour of the voting public. Despite numerous setbacks in the initial months of the election process, Souro Foiritan and his two rivals Eman Autrech and Mentas Blaque have chosen their emissaries from the most capable and enterprising of the capsuleer elite that the Gallente Federation has to offer; and are now focusing their colossal political machines on the main [...]
SEYLINN - As the first survivor freighters begin to leave the planet of Seyllin I, Gallente medical facilities near and far are preparing for an overload of the wounded. Local emergency management offices have issued triage instructions for the facilities under their control, however already signs point to unclear co-ordination between the central relief efforts in Seyllin, and the numerous facilities around the region. The largest struggle has been where to ship those in need of critical and [...]
Oursulaert, Essence - Yesterday a spokesman for Vivation Marketing announced that the company will be under new ownership. Started by the energetic and gifted Ulien Sinclaen nearly a decade ago, Vivation has gone from being a small public relations firm to a major marketing powerhouse. Last year, the company won the prestigious Quafe contract for the entire Essence region. The popular "Excited About Refreshment?" campaign was a Vivation brainchild. When pressed for details, the spokesman would only [...]
Luminaire – The Gallente Federation members of the CONCORD Assembly came forward today to publicise the Federal Government's official position in regards to the recently leaked Code Aria Inquiry report and the subsequent findings of the Assembly's last meeting. In a move that echoed the Amarr Empire's press release yesterday, the Gallente Federation expressed their disappointment at the Inner Circle and their recent actions, stating the following. “The Senate is deeply disappointed at the sequence of [...]
The Gallente Federation have, earlier this morning, responded positively to a plea for assistance from Gallente citizen Mera Vahlsina regarding her missing partner. This plea was reiterated via the public GalNet after repeated unsuccessful attempts to gain information from CONCORD regarding her partner, Captain Bethol Jan Kozer. Captain Kozer was officially declared missing in action on the 3rd of this month by CONCORD. Frustrated at the lack of progress, and having generated a mix of public sympathy [...]
SINQ LAISON - On the 16th of June 109, pilots from all parts of the Gallente Federation gathered together in the Aunia system to begin celebrations for the 228th anniversary of the founding of the Gallente Federation. This annual event is known to both pod-pilots and planetside citizens as Federation Day, a celebration of the diversity of the Federation and the values it upholds. The festivities this year were arranged by the CEO of Lutin Corp, Bruno Bonner, who began the evening with a fireworks [...]
Luminaire - A storm of criticism followed the latest Presidential press conference, in which the Administration claimed that its "wait and see" policy toward recent events in Uphallant was both correct and justified. Scope financial analyst Normand LeVard said, "the fact that things didn't go horribly in Uphallant has less to do with President Foiritan's actions and more to do with how the Caldari do business." He further called Poksu's decision to halt the annexation a "happy accident." This opinion [...]
Avenod – Avenod VI, a marginal world at the border of Republic and Federation space, has fallen on hard times recently. Minmatar Mining Corporation put significant investment into the planet when it was establishing itself in the system shortly after the Minmatar won their independence. As a result, Avenod VI became a primary staging point for the construction of their stations in the system. Service industries on the planet, which was primarily a Sebiestor stronghold, experienced a boom thanks to the [...]
Luminaire - As transports carrying Poksu personnel and equipment began arriving in Uphallant, a protest was taking place in Luminaire, with demonstrators calling upon President Foiritan to act decisively to address the situation. The public has been vocal in its outrage, and voices of dissent have also been heard in the Gallente financial sector, with investors calling on the Foiritan Administration to offer government-backed guarantees on assets annexed by the Caldari. While the administration has [...]
Pator - The Gallente charity, Aidonis Medical, claimed today that the Minmatar Republic government is applying "subtle but definite pressure" against aiding Cleric Abel Jarek's Salvation Crusade movement. The humanitarian aid division of the respected Aidonis Foundation, Aidonis Medical has deployed hundreds of doctors and volunteers to Pator and other Minmatar systems since the immigration increases to the Minmatar Republic in early YC110. Tensions between the government and Aidonis Medical are [...]
LUMINAIRE 1022 - Share prices in the Gallente mining sector have tumbled dramatically as the situation on the planet Seyllin I is developing into a full-blown crisis. Although virtually no details of the incident are available yet, the market turbulence is expected to increase. A news bulletin just released by the Garoun Investment Bank says: "Seyllin is a very important system for the Gallente industry. It is clear that some sort of crisis situation is rapidly developing there. Although we cannot yet [...]
The Federation's President, Souro Foiritan, is reportedly gravely concerned about developments within the Amarr Empire, where Emperor Heideran VII has remained out of sight for days. Yesterday the President appeared before the Senate to discuss budgetary issues, but he took the opportunity to discuss the situation within the Amarr Empire. President Foiritan did not hide his admiration for the Emperor, which he described as having 'dragged the world kicking and screaming from a state of perpetual petty [...]
Souro Foiritan, President of the Gallente Federation, last Thursday delivered a sixty-five minute address to his nation. Calling for heightened awareness of current issues, the President extolled the virtues of free speech and individual liberty while denouncing acts of terror by those who seek to destroy those very virtues. “Our hard-fought freedoms can not, and will not, be stamped out by the iron boot of tyranny. Whatever the cost, this we must fight for,” said the President. He then went on to [...]
Villore - Emotions ran high today as the Gallente Senate debated a bill which would have major implications for the Federation's defense communications network. At issue was the bill's plan to undertake a massive upgrade of the physical infrastructure, encryption protocols, and anti-tamper safeguards underpinning all secure defense-related communications. The plan is the result of a recent study undertaken by the Federal Intelligence Office's Special Department of Internal Investigations to assess [...]
Villore - While seeing heated discussion, today's meeting of the Gallente Senate was more orderly than yesterday's session. Debate resumed on the Bellaron-Wu proposal to limit serving public officials to a single branch of government. Gone were the shouting matches, and Senate Head Mentas Blaque imposed strict limits on speaker time and the yielding of the floor. Ultimately, after a lengthy series of moves by supporters on both sides of the issue, a motion was carried to shift discussion of the bill [...]
Villore - Just moments ago as the Caldari Navy task force entered Luminaire in strength, Senate leader Mentas Blaque convened an emergency session of the nation's legislative body. Though many members were away from Villore on official duties with their various constituencies, there were more than enough Senators present to constitute a quorum. The only item on the agenda for the emergency session was the decision of how to respond to the Caldari incursion into Gallente space. In an unprecedented [...]
Aydoteaux - Early this morning, members of the Federal Intelligence Office's Special Department of Internal Investigations (also known as the Black Eagles) took Weilard Guillaud into custody pending charges of espionage. Guillaud, who served as Chief of Staff to Senator Julian Hevard, was apprehended at his home, though FIO personnel conducted a simultaneous raid of his offices at Hevard's campaign headquarters. Guillaud stands accused of having used his unrestricted access to Senator Hevard's office [...]