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2006-06-14: Council Building to Re-Open
The Council Building, home of the Sivadian Councils of Equals and Peers, will reopen next Saturday after almost a year of reconstruction.

2006-06-06: OATO Closes Session on Nexus
Discussion of requests for permission to cross the Orion Arm Treaty Organization blockade and pass through the Multiverse Nexus resulted in the Orion Arm Council moving into closed session on Sunday evening.

2005-01-08: Tory Leader Questions SDP
Speaking from near the burnt-out shell of the Council building on Sivad, Tory leader Sir Daniel Arndale had much to say about the SDP developments.

2005-01-06: Conference Details Announced
Party officials in charge of organising the upcoming Social Democratic Party conference released details about the event earlier today.

2005-01-03: Family Squabble over Sandwalker Corpse
Nearly three weeks after the death of Stumppaw Sandwalker, a grandson named Feymask Sandwalker has sent word to the Enaj Medical Center morgue that he wants to claim the body for final disposition.

2004-12-27: SDP Leader Condemns Platform Change
In a press conference earlier today, the leader of a pro-Moncrief faction within the Social Democratic Party spoke out against his reformist party members.

2004-12-23: Conservatives Pick Arndale
Rt. Hon. Daniel Arndale, KS, Council of Equals representative for Lexxam-McLeod, won leadership of the Conservative Party following the last party caucus.

2004-12-17: Charity Gala Announced
The Ladies Royal Naval Auxiliary has announced that a black tie charity event will be held on Tuesday Dec. 28th at the Osprey Harbor Country Club at 8PM.

2004-12-14: SDP to Hold Party Conference
The Social Democratic Party has named the Royal Franklin Theatre on Cobb Square in Grand Enaj as the location for its Party Conference, to take place on 9 January, 3005.

2004-12-13: King Richard Awakes from Coma
King Richard Isherwood, sovereign ruler of Sivad, awoke from a three-month coma today.

2004-09-28: Superconductor Company Announces Breaktrhough
In a clinically sterile laboratory in Ynos, researchers and engineers working for Davidge Technologies test-fired a prototype Josephson Array at a steel plate in a landmark experiment.

2004-09-24: Davidge Technologies Stock Begins Trading
Stock in Davidge Technologies, a Sivad-based superconductor firm, began selling today on the Grand Enaj Stock Exchange at 13.50 yojj-sterling per share.

2004-09-21: Westshire Royal Gardens Open for Charity Event
Isherwood House announced the public opening of the Westshire Royal Gardens today. The opening will be part of a charity function hosted by Isherwood House and Queen Ashley.

2004-09-20: Davidge Technologies IPO Pricing Announced
Blaine & Durham, the firm underwriting superconductor research and fabrication company Davidge Technologies' initial public offering, to take place on Friday, disclosed this evening that Davidge Technologies stock will begin trading at 13.50 yojj-sterling.

2004-09-20: Sands Changing Hands
In a recent press conference, Ms Wynter Woods announced that the Enaj Sands Hotel would be available for purchase.

2004-09-13: Sivadian Superconductor Concern Announces IPO
Davidge Technologies Inc., a Ynos-based company involved with research into and production of advanced superconducting materials, announced two hours ago that it will be making an initial public offering on September 24.

2004-09-08: Doctor to Study Native Nialesians
Famous surgeon and Royal Naval Service officer John Lind will be leading an expedition into the jungles of Nialesia to study the medicines of the native peoples there, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons announced today.

2004-09-08: King Injured in Explosion!
King Richard has been gravely injured by an explosion at the Isherwood House construction sight, Palace officials have revealed.

2004-09-08: First Councillor Suffers Stroke!
First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, who was believed to have fully recovered from the injuries inflicted while in the custody of the Moncrief government, has been incapacitated by a stroke, a 10 Dorling Street spokesman announced today.

2004-09-08: RNS Officers Killed in Launch Disaster
A trio of Royal Naval Service officers have been killed when their launch, carrying them to a meeting at the Admiralty, crashed into the Government landing pad.

2004-09-08: OATO Building Rechristened Massey Hall
The Sullivan building at OATO headquarters was renamed Massey Hall in a brief ceremony Thursday.

2004-09-08: Violence Erupts at Royal Courts
Violence at the Royal Courts of Justice has left five dead, including the SHIELD Commissioner and a Barrister, and has left a judge of the Court of the Second Circle severely injured in hospital at the hands of a gunman who then turned his weapon on himself.

2004-08-23: GOD SAVE THE KING!
Despite reports to the contrary by the "People's Information Network," King Richard has survived multiple attempts on his life and managed to recapture control of the City of Enaj, leaving Sivad in the hands of its rightful King.

2004-08-22: Assassination Plot Thwarted
A royalist plot to assassinate First Citizen Paul Moncrief was foiled yesterday by courageous members of the Department of State Security, leaving the assassin, the only one wounded in the attempt, in police custody.

2004-08-22: Royalist Stronghold Falls! Isherwood Dead!
Isherwood House, one of the last vestages of the old order, is no more, having been burned to the ground by the oppressors inside, who chose to take their own lives in a cowardly attempt to avoid the rightful justice of the people. Arch-oppressor Richard Isherwood is among those dead in the conflagration.

2004-08-21: Yonge Sides With Liberators
Citizen Eglinton Yonge, formerly a member of the Council of Equals that for decades oppressed the Sivadian people, has joined the Committee of Public Safety as Second Citizen.

2004-08-21: Committee of Public Safety Executes Specialist Oppressors
Gerald and Claire Kipling, who once callously traded in the lives of Specialists, were executed Saturday in a public ceremony.

2004-08-21: Loyal Forces Free Navy Vessels
Loyal officers of the People's Navy, working in concert with specialist citizens wrongfully opporessed by the old regime, have managed to liberate many of the vessels of the so-called Royal Naval Service which remain in the Ikeopo System.

2004-08-20: Indy Feared Lost
The flagship of the Royal Naval Service, the HMS Indefatigable, is feared lost tonight after failing to arrive as scheduled in the Ikeopo System, an RNS spokesman said.

2004-08-20: Moncrief - "Indefatigable Traitors"
Members of the naval establishment are stunned after First Councillor Paul Moncrief denounced the crew of the missing HMS Indefatigable as, "nothing but traitors" and accused them of having absconded with their vessel.

2004-08-20: King Summons Concerned Subjects
In the wake of growing tension between the Moncrief Government, the Royal Naval Service, and the Crown, King Richard has called for opposition leaders and leading citizens, as well as other concerned parties, to meet at Isherwood House this evening at 8:00 p.m..

2004-08-20: Chamberlain Arrested!
Unconfirmed reports from SHIELD headquarters indicate that Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, former First Councillor and leader of the minority Conservative Party, has been arrested at his home in Enaj on a charge of "treason against the people of Sivad."

2004-08-20: Sivadian Citizens Liberated
In a bold move to protect the liberties of the citizens of Sivad, Paul Moncrief, lately First Councillor of the so-called "Kingdom of Sivad", as well as the other loyal members of that Council, has dissolved that corrupt and decadant government and proclaimed a new People's Republic of Sivad that will guarantee freedom for both natural-born and cloned citizens.

2004-08-17: ISSS Urges Death Penalty for Specialists
With crimes committed by emancipated Specialists skyrocketing in the capital district, the Institute for Specialist Social Studies is urging the Moncrief government to reinstate the death penalty for Specialists.

2004-08-17: Admiralty Releases Details of Rescue
Saying that even battle-hardened members of the Royal Naval Service were "horrified by the carnage" in the Ahndar Subcity of G'ahnlo, the Sivadian Admiralty has confirmed that only nine survivors were found in the Subcity and that the rescue mission there has now turned full-time to recovery of the dead.

2004-08-17: First Councillor Removes Admiral - Recalls Fleet
Reportedly infuriated over King Richard's decision to order the Royal Naval Service's Indefatigable Fleet to G'ahnlo, First Councillor Paul Moncrief has struck back, ordering the removal of the RNS's uniformed head pending Court-martial, and the immediate recall and removal from active duty of the Indefatigable Fleet.

2004-08-12: Freed Specialists Turn to Crime
Days after First Councillor Paul Moncrief declared the government's intention to enforce the Specialist Emancipation Act, thousands of Specialists in Greater Enaj are finding themselves on the streets as their former masters find themselves unable to pay the minimum wage now mandated by law.

2004-08-08: Sivad Offers Disaster Aid
Reportedly incensed by First Councillor Paul Moncrief's failure to send aid to G'ahnlo, King Richard has taken independent action, ordering that millions of yojj-sterling in emergency disaster relief funds be made available, along with all available stocks of algaecide.

2004-08-05: Chamberlain - "Moncrief Usurper"
First Councillor Paul Moncrief's latest announcement on the Specialist Emancipation Act has his critics calling him many things, including, according to leader of the opposition Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, a usurper of the powers of the King.

2004-08-04: Moncrief Orders SEA Enforced
Specialists will be free on Sivad if Paul Moncrief gets his way, after the Social-Democrat First Councillor ordered the controversial Specialist Emancipation Act enforced regardless of the King's decision to withold the royal assent two months ago.

2004-08-03: First Councillor Nixes Honours List
In yet another sign of the growing tension between Sivad's monarch and government, First Councillor Paul Moncrief has refused to submit a list of suggested recipients for the King's Birthday Honours List, which was scheduled to be released this week.

2004-07-29: Government Will Tax Specialist Dividends
The Homeland Revenue Service has announced a 95% tax on dividends and distributions from Specialist companies, effective immediately.

2004-07-25: Institutional Investors Buy Up Kipling
A number of institutional investors have purchased all the remaining unissued shares of Kipling Biologic, sources inside the company say.

2004-07-24: Claire Kipling Wants Cheaper, Faster Specialists
A member of the Kipling family told investors today she wanted Kipling Biologic to focus on cheaper Specialists that take less time to grow.

2004-07-23: Sivad - Centauri Relations Strained
Sources within the Kingdom of Sivad reveal that there is a growing philosophical rift between the Kingdom and their OATO Ally, the Centuaran Freehold, over what some are calling an "illogical and inconsistant policy of obstructionism regarding the Odari peacemaking mission" on the part of the Centaurans.

2004-07-22: OATO Offers Peacekeepers for Odari
The Orion Arm Treaty Organization has offered immediately dispatch peacekeepers to end the bloodshed on Odari, the Organization's Secretariat announced today.

2004-07-19: Schooner's Mysteriously Burns Down
Hours before going bankrupt, Schooner's -- a famed restaurant on Sivad's Sanjuni island -- burned down under what fire officials are calling "suspicious circumstances."

2004-07-18: Wellesly and Ungstiri Investors Lead Kipling Feeding Frenzy
Sources inside Kipling Biologic are saying that corporate raider George Wellesley and a group of Ungstiri investors have emerged as the biggest outside shareholders of the company, a fact that could doom it to liquidation.

2004-07-18: Chamberlain "Not Interested" in Kipling
Former First Councillor and billionaire magnate Sir Fredrick Chamberlain will not become involved in the attempt to take over Kipling Biologic, he said in a statutorily mandated filing with the Sivadian securities watchdog today.

2004-07-18: Economist: Liquidation "symbolic" but wouldn't affect Sivadian economy
An economist at the University of Ynos says a proposed liquidation of Kipling Biologic would have little impact on the Sivadian economy but would have great symbolic value.

2004-07-14: Kipling Biologic Offers Shares to Public
Kipling Biologic announced Wednesday that it is offering its shares to the public as part of a widely-anticipated IPO.

2004-07-14: Wellesley Vows to Break Kipling Biologic
George Wellesley, recently released from prison for insider dealing, has vowed to break up Kipling Biologic.

2004-07-08: Report: Kipling Mulling IPO
Kipling Biologic is considering offering its shares to the public to raise money for growth, the Financial Journal reported today.

2004-07-05: First Lord Begins Naval Cutbacks
Sivad's Royal Naval Service budget will be cut more than 35% in the coming months, resulting in a large number of officers being put on half pay and their ships paid off, the First Lord of Admiralty, Hon. Algernon Fitzhardinge announced today.

2004-07-04: Sivad Protests Destruction of Vessel
The Kingdom of Sivad has filed an official diplomatic protest with the Solar Republic over the destruction of the SVD Archeron near Luna earlier today.

2004-07-03: Corporate Raider Released from Prison
George Wellesley, who was sentenced to ten years in prison on Sivad for securities fraud, was released on parole Saturday after serving six years of his sentence.

2004-06-29: RNS Announces Destruction of Fort Justice
The Admiralty announced today the destruction of Fort Justice, a Kretonian dreadnought previously used as a base for a group of interstellar bounty hunters.

2004-06-26: Sivadian Restraunt for Sale
Just six months after opening, Schooner's Restaurant on Sanjuni in Greater Enaj is on the auction block.

2004-06-24: Coronation Ball to Go Forward
Saying that His Majesty remains "hopeful" that Queen Ashley will be safely returned, Isherwood House announced today that the annual Coronation Day Ball would proceed as scheduled this Saturday.

2004-06-22: Queen May be Among Those Lost In Ocean Disaster
Queen Ashley may be among the victims of last night's sinking of a cruise ship during a benefit for the Rescue Aid Society, sources in the Royal Naval Rescue Service admit.

2004-06-19: Tory Councillor Spotted on Tomin Kora
Councillor Josh Jameson, a member of the Sivadian Council of Equals, has been seen on Tomin Kora after an absence of over a week from his conciliar duties, reliable sources have reported to SBS.

2004-06-17: King Refuses Assent to Specialist Bill
King Richard of Sivad has denied the Royal Assent to the so-called "Specialist Emancipation Act", announcing his decision to veto the law to the universe in a holovised address last evening.

2004-06-15: Athena embarks on Palisade search
The UKT Athena, commanded by Captain Marlan Ranix and chartered by archaeologist Stephen Sixmoon, has departed for the Tomin Nebula to hunt for the lost Kamir world of Palisade.

2004-06-14: Hovercar accident kills RNS lieutenant
A Royal Naval Service soldier on leave in Enaj lost control of his hovercar, crashed into a double-decker hoverbus, spun into the path of a black cab, and then flipped, slamming roof first into the west side of the Semlier Optics building.

2004-06-14: Wrong button wrong time claims life
Pilot R.J. Falkner died today during a routine maintenance check aboard his courier ship, the Bishop Carew, on the landing pad at Sivad's Independence Dome spaceport.

2004-06-13: S-G Labels Fort Justice Attack "Legal"
An opinion of the Solicitor-General of Sivad has labeled the attack on Fort Justice "legal" under the prevailing standards of Interstellar Law, regardless of the authorization of HM Government.

2004-06-13: Fort Justice Command Responds
Fort Justice Command released a statement today displaying their open distrust and dislike for the Sivadian Royal Navy as well as the planet's government.

2004-06-13: Moncrief Disavows Fort Justice Attack
First Councillor Paul Moncrief strongly disavowed any involvement in the Royal Naval Service attack on Fort Justice, and has threatened to court-martial First Space Lord Admiral Sir Reginald Matheson.

2004-06-12: Ryan escapes Sivadian custody
Watcher leader Jeff Ryan is at large after escaping from jail in Enaj, where he was awaiting trial on espionage charges.

2004-06-11: Sivad Announces Capture of Fort Justice
Fort Justice, the Kretonian dreadnought which served as a deep-space base for bounty hunters, was captured by the Royal Naval Service, the Kingdom announced in a statement to the Orion Arm Council this evening.

2004-06-11: OATO Confirms Jermyn as Sec-Gen
Meeting in it's sixth plenary session, the Orion Arm Council, the ruling body of the Orion Arm Treaty Organization, confirmed Sir Oliver Jermyn of Sivad as the new Secretary-General of the Alliance.

2004-06-05: Councillor recovering in hospital
Councillor Josh Jameson is doing much better after a lengthy battle with pneumonia, doctors at the Enaj Treatment Centre say.

2004-06-02: Quality Clothiers Reopens
Ravenscroft of Enaj reopened its doors today after a short period of closure for renovations, the Ravenscroft family announced today.

2004-05-23: Solar flares end without incident
Sivadian doomsayers were proven wrong late Saturday when the most major solar flare in Sivad's recorded history passed without any major incidents.

2004-05-21: Contact lost with Sivad
As expected, communications contact with Sivad was lost this evening as a solar flare interferes with interstellar communications.

2004-05-19: Scientists: Solar flares may be worse than expected
Officials at the Sivadian Meterological Office are admitting that the effects of the solar flare due to hit Sivad this weekend may be more pronounced than originally expected.

2004-05-18: Sol Station Security Recovers Nall Heirloom
The heirloom sword stolen on Sol Station has been recovered by security agents working for Kuda Energy after it was mysteriously abandoned in the station's convenience store.

2004-05-17: Ryan Charged as Spy
According to a just released SHIELD incident report, the kingdom of Sivad is preparing to charge Jeff Ryan who was previously named a terrorist by the Solar Republic with espionage.

2004-05-17: SHIELD nabs Ryan
Former Lunite senator and Watchers chief Jeff Ryan was arrested today by SHIELD after landing his ship at Enaj's Independence Dome.

2004-05-13: Disgruntled tech leader departs Sivtek
Evan Price-Steele, considered one of Sivtek's brightest minds in the realm of robotics and nanotech development, tendered his resignation today.

2004-05-13: Researchers note spike in Otho sightings
The othosentepholopod is a rare sight indeed in Sivad's seas -- so rare that researchers at the Sivadian National Aquarium usually dismiss sightings as hoaxes or mistaken identity.

2004-05-12: Emancipation Act Passes Equals
The Government's controversial Specialist Emancipation Act has passed the Council of Equals, setting the stage for a delaying action in the Peers and an unprecedented constitutional dispute over the Royal Assent.

2004-05-12: Clawed Fist Fleet denies reactor leak
The Clawed Fist Fleet is denying that its ship, CFF Trakral, was evacuated early this morning because of a reactor leak.

2004-05-12: Councillor hospitalized
Councillor Josh Jameson, Conservative Councillor for Cebeck, was hospitalized this evening after falling ill with pneumonia-like symptoms.

2004-05-09: PHOTO: 407-ETR Removed From Chamber of Equals
Caption: Specialist 407-ETR, a cook in the employ of Councillor Eglinton Yonge, is forcefully removed from the Chamber of Equals.

2004-05-06: Sivanglican minister suspended for doomsday predictions
A Sivanglican priest who predicted doom for Sivad in a service Sunday has been suspended by the Diocese of Cebeck, a spokesperson announced today.

2004-05-06: Solar flares have a bright side
Amidst crackpot predictions of the end of the world, the solar flares expected to hit Sivad on May 14 do have a bright side.

2004-05-06: Sivanglican minister suspended for doomsday predictions
A Sivanglican priest who predicted doom for Sivad in a service Sunday has been suspended by the Diocese of Cebeck, a spokesperson announced today.

2004-05-05: First Councillor 'Concerned' About LT Military Government
First Councillor Paul Moncrief, away at the First Councillor's official retreat, Nottington Lake, has expressed "grave concern" over the installation of General John Croxin of the La Terre Defence Force as governor of La Terre until elections can be held.

2004-05-04: New First Lord of Admiralty Promises Navy Retrenchment
The Hon. Algernon Fitzhardinge, eldest son of Baron Fitzhardinge, has been appointed First Lord of Admiralty of Sivad, the civilian head of the Sivadian Naval establishment.

2004-05-04: King Expresses Condolences for Danvers
King Richard of Sivad joined other interstellar leaders in expressing his condolences to the people of La Terre on the loss of Governor Patricia Danvers, who was found dead of a heart attack this morning.

2004-05-03: Solar flares won't delay festival: organizers
One of Enaj's most popular summer festivals, the Enaj Underwater Basketweaving Festival, won't be delayed by solar flares expected within the next two weeks.

2004-05-02: Delarme takes up racing
Sir Peter Delarme, leader of the Nationalist Party and a member of the Council of Equals, apparently has a need for speed.

2004-05-01: Investors predict no effect of solar flare on markets
Economists and financial analysts are predicting that the solar flare expected to hit Sivad in mid-May will have "absolutely no impact" upon Sivadian financial markets, according to The Monetarist.

2004-05-01: Scientists predict unprecedented solar flares
Astronomers at the Royal Observatory are predicting an unprecedented level of solar flare activity coming from Ikeopo in mid-May.

2004-04-29: New Tory to take Cebeck Council Seat
Josh Jameson, a member of the Conservative party, will be seated as Councillor for Cebeck, following a by-election in that province.

2004-04-29: SIS victims urge boycott of Portmeirion
A group representing the families of victims of last year's spate of abductions by former Sivadian Intelligence Service chief Wallace Marbury has urged Sivadians not to travel to Portmeirion.

2004-04-29: Portmeirion Terraforming a Failure?
The terraforming of Portmeirion, which was to be accomplished using Waldheimer nanotechnology, has been completed, and its results have scientists shaking their heads and big game hunters rubbing their hands.

2004-04-28: Chamberlain Vows Filibuster on SEA
Taking the words of the First Councillor to heart, leader of the opposition Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, Councillor for Retrep Archipeligo, has vowed the ultimate in what the First Councillor called "diversionary tactics" - If the Specialist Emancipation Act is introduced to the Council as scheduled, the opposition has vowed to filibuster to prevent the Act's passage.

2004-04-28: FC Proposes Specialist Emancipation Act
The First Councillor, Paul Moncrief, has announced that he will put his controversial specialist emancipation act before the Council of Equals at its next sitting, according to a release from Government House today.

2004-04-27: Yonge to send Specialist to Council Meetings
In protest against the Social Democratic Party's policy of Specialist emancipation, a Conservative Councillor has announced that he will be sending his Specialist cook to sit on the Council of Equals in his stead.

2004-04-27: DelMarenno Backs Chamberlain
Councillor Brian DelMarenno (Conservative, Grand Enaj) held a brief press conference in support of Party Leader Frederick Chamberlain's position on the proposed new tax regime.

2004-04-27: Delarme: How much is too much?
Sir Peter Delarme, leader of the Nationalist Party and former CEO of Sivtek, agreed that the government could seek to nationalize the company at the cost of hundreds of millions of yojj-sterling.

2004-04-27: Sivad To Nationalise SivTek?
With SivTek publically planning to move off Sivad, at the cost of thousands of jobs, sources within Government House indicate that First Councillor Moncrief might consider nationalising the Company.

2004-04-27: Sivtek begins relocation plans
Now that First Councillor Paul Moncrief is moving forward with plans to push for a major taxing scheme that would hit both consumers and corporations in their bank accounts, Sivtek is making plans to leave Sivad.

2004-04-27: Sivad Makes Diplomatic Overtures to Republic
The Sivadian Foreign Office will offer to re-establish normal diplomatic relations with the Solar Republic, 10 Dorling Street announced today.

2004-04-27: FC Proposes New Tax Regime
First Councillor Paul Moncrief has introduced an act into the Council of Equals which will drastically change the tax structure on Sivad, leading the opposition to accuse of him of increasing the tax burden on all Sivadians.

2004-04-25: Ungstir to be Sivadian MFN
The Sivadian Ministry of Trade has bestowed Most Favoured Nation status on Ungstir, a spokesman for the Ministry announced today.

2004-04-25: VFG Rechristened - Integrated
The Volunteer Fighter Group, the group of pilots which flew fighters for Sivad in the Sivad-Consortium War, will be renamed the Royal Navy Aerospace Service and will become a permanent part of the Royal Navy, the Admiralty announced today.

2004-04-21: Yonge quits Nationalists
Councillor Eglinton Yonge is abandoning the Nationalist party for the Conservatives, he announced today.

2004-04-21: Council - FC Battle on Specialist Question
In a move which precipitated a near riot in the Council Chambers, First Councillor Paul Moncrief announced that he would liberate Sivad's specialists, using the Parliament Acts if necessary to push through the legislation.

2004-04-20: Chamberlain Re-Elected to Tory Leadership
The Conservative Party of Sivad has re-elected Sir Fredrick Chamberlain as party leader in a party caucus this evening.

2004-04-19: Chamberlain to Leave Equals?
Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, former First Councillor of Sivad, may retire from the Council of Equals and accept a seat in the Council of Peers.

2004-04-06: SHIELD to Investigate Watchers
SHIELD, the law enforcement arm of Sivad's Home Office, will investigate the so-called "Watchers", Commissioner Robert G. Hardie announced today.

2004-04-05: Sivtek ponders potential layoffs
Sivtek, which employs more than 45,000 Sivadians, may be forced to cut at least 6,000 jobs if the majority's corporate tariff scheme becomes law.

2004-04-05: Delarme urges against Sivtek changes
Sir Peter Delarme, leader of the Nationalist Party, Councillor for Abotinam, and Executive Emeritus of Sivtek, urged against hasty action by the company, which develops Specialists and electronics.

2004-04-04: King's Speech Hits Controversial Points
The Sivadian Parliament opened its sixtieth session today with the usual pomp. Today, however, the State Opening, and its centrepiece, the King's Speech, was overshadowed by the controversal platform set out in the speech by First Councillor Paul Moncrief.

2004-04-01: Ramlan named Mom of the Year
The Self-Important Mothers Political Embracing Roundup today declared Amanda Ramlan as Mother of the Year for 3004.

2004-04-01: Sivadian Water Treatment Plant Shutdown
The Ynos Water Treatment Facility on Sivad has been closed for repairs, leading to increased warnings by the Water Authority over disposal of expired specialists.

2004-04-01: SSPCC to offer Swimsuit Calendar
The Sividian Society for the Prevention of cruelty to children today unvieled plans for its next fundraising effort, a Sivadian swimsuit calendar featuring past and present members of the Council of Equals frolicking in various reavealing beachwear in locations throughout Sivad.

2004-04-01: Mobster Released by Appeals Court
The Sivadian Court of Appeal has released alleged Yakuza Kingpin Yoshi Halloran from prison after determining that he had not recieved a fair trial.

2004-03-31: Sixmoon teaming with RNS on quest
Archaeologist Stephen Sixmoon, who seeks to find a Kamir-linked world known as Palisade somewhere in the depths of the Tomin Nebula, has made some progress in an effort to fund the project and get a vessel and crew to transport him on the quest.

2004-03-31: Delarme wishes Moncrief luck
Sir Peter Delarme, Councillor for Abotinam, offered congratulations to Paul Moncrief, the new First Councillor and the first Social-Democrat to hold the position in more than a decade.

2004-03-31: Chamberlain Conceeds Premiership - Moncrief FC
Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, who has served as First Councillor for the past thirteen months, met with His Majesty this morning and resigned his position as Sivad's Head of Government following the Social-Democratic Party's victory in the General Election.

2004-03-31: SDP Wins Narrow Election Victory
The Social Democratic Party of Sivad has won a narrow majority of 13 seats in the general election, and will control the leadership for the next session of the Council of Equals.

2004-03-30: Early Polls SDP - Tories Dead Heat
Early exit polls in the Sivadian election show the Social-Democratic Party and the Conservative Party in virtual dead heats in most ridings, with the Nationalist Party lagging far behind.

2004-03-29: Politician Pushes Promises
Political programming this Sunday evening was full of commentary on the unusually active day, from verbal punches traded between Councillors Marcus Gallagher (Con. - Setag) and Peter Delarme (Nat. - Abotinam) to the final words lent to Councillor DelMarenno's (Con. - Grand Enaj) re-election campaign.

2004-03-28: Nationalists Down Social-Dems Up in Polls
In what looks to be an increasingly close General Election, the Nationalist Party of Sivad and the Sivadian Social Democratic Party are showing significant poll movement.

2004-03-28: Delarme responds to Chancellor's jibes
Nationalist Party Leader Peter Delarme offered a rueful chuckle after reading Chancellor Marcus Gallagher's disparaging remarks about Delarme.

2004-03-28: Chancellor Attacks NP - SDP
Today Chancellor Marcus Gallagher attacked the Social Democratic and Nationalists Parties, both enemies and rivals of the Conservative Party of which the Chancellor is a part of.

2004-03-26: DelMarenno to Hold Dinner
One day after the debate which saw Conservative, Nationalist and Social-Democrat Council of Equals candidates trading words and often pointed verbal jabs, incumbent Councillor for Grand Enaj Brian DelMarenno announced the last stop along his campaign trail.

2004-03-26: Delarme assumes Nationalist Party post
Peter Delarme, executive emeritus of Sivtek and Council of Equals member for the Abotinam riding, has accepted the post of Nationalist Party leader.

2004-03-25: Sivad Considers De-Decimalisation
A Royal Commission will consider a de-decimalisation of the Yojj-Sterling, Isherwood House announced today.

2004-03-22: Sivad Launches Indefatigable
The new flagship of the Royal Naval Service, the HMS Indefatigable, was launched last evening without fanfare for it's first, unofficial cruise.

2004-03-21: RNS Returns to RSN Uniforms
The Royal Naval Service will return to the navy blue uniforms worn by the Royal Sivadian Navy prior to 2978, the Admiralty announced today.

2004-03-20: Sivadian SDP Chooses New Leader
The Social Democratic Party of Sivad has selected Rt. Hon. Paul Moncrief, Councillor from The Northern Expanse as the new leader of the party.

2004-03-20: Chancellor Seeks Third Term
Chancellor Marcus Gallagher of the Council of Equals, travelled from the capital of Enaj to his home electoral riding of Setag where he held a rally amongst his supporters in his bid to retain his seat on the Council of Equals.

2004-03-18: RNS Fleet In Perseverence Exercises
The Royal Naval Service's Ark Royal Fleet has been assigned joint exercises with the Ungstiri Militia near the Perseverence System, the Admiralty announced today.

2004-03-16: Portmeirion to be Terraformed
Researchers at the Universities of Enaj and New Berlin believe that they have found a way to harness Waldheimer nanotechnology for the purpose of terraforming the barren world of Portmeirion.

2004-03-16: SHIELD Stumped by Ball Mess
SHIELD investigators remain baffled by the mysterious 'specialist malfunction' at Sunday's Unification Day Ball.

2004-03-16: Delarme confirms leadership bid
Sir Peter Delarme today confirmed his intention to pursue the position of leader of Sivad's Nationalist Party, a post currently held by beleaguered Councillor Amanda Ramlan.

2004-03-16: First Councillor Calls Election
The Sivadian Parliament has been dissolved and a new election for the Council of Equals called by First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain.

2004-03-15: Family advocates rail against Ramlan
The Sivadian Total Family Unity political action committee today lambasted former First Councillor Amanda Ramlan, who willingly surrendered custody of her 2-year-old daughter Kira rather than face a court fight.

2004-03-14: Ramlan Willingly Relinquishes Custody
After willingly releasing her nearly two year old daughter Kira to a representative of the Sivadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, former FC Dame Amanda Ramlan announced that she will not be seeking a full-trial on the matter of custody.

2004-03-14: Judge Rules Against Ramlan in Neglect Case
Mr. Justice Julius Latimer of the Sivadian Court of the Second Circle has ruled that former First Councillor and Nationalist Party leader Amanda Ramlan did neglect her young daughter by taking her on a gambling ship and into the middle of a bar fight.

2004-03-14: Chamberlain to Call Election?
10 Dorling Street sources suspect that First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain may call a general election within the next several weeks.

2004-03-07: King - Baroness Wed
The Kingdom of Sivad now has both a King and Queen, as King Richard married Lady Ashley Isherwood-Sutherland at St. Thomas Cathedral yesterday.

2004-03-04: Park Prepared for Royal Reception
Churchill Park in Grand Enaj will be the site of the wedding reception for King Richard and Lady Ashley Isherwood-Sutherland, Isherwood House announced today.

2004-02-29: OATO Nominates Supreme Commander, SecGen
In a meeting which has been characterized as "quiet but productive" the Orion Arm Council selected one Sivadian as Supreme Allied Commander, and nominated another to continue his service as Secretary-General.

2004-02-22: Chancellor to OATO - Sivadian 'Empire'
Sivad is an Empire, according to a high-ranking member of the Cabinet.

2004-02-21: Missing Athena Found
Commodore James Aubery, spokesman for the Royal Naval Service, today announced that an RNS crew aboard the HMS Formidable had successfully recovered the UKT Athena near Tomin Kora.

2004-02-20: OATO to Hold Plenary Session
The Orion Arm Treaty Organziation will hold it's first plenary session since the beginning of the Sivad-Consortium war, the Office of the Secretary-General announced today.

2004-02-19: Former FC Charged with Child Neglect
Former First Councillor and current leader of the Nationalist Party Dame Amanda Ramlan will be forced to appear before an administrative tribunal and answer charges of child neglect, the Sivadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children announced today.

2004-02-18: Tailors Swamped!
Sivad's tailors, dressmakers, milliners, and haberdashers are busier than ever as the royal wedding approaches.

2004-02-17: HMS Indefatigable Retired Reborn
The new flagship of the Royal Naval Service will be christened the HMS Indefatigable, with the current Indefatigable being retired this week, an Admiralty spokesman announced today.

2004-02-10: Peace!
The Solar Consortium and the Kingdom of Sivad, with the Orion Arm Powers, have signed a permanant treaty of peace on Sol Station.

2004-02-09: Volstov murder charge leads to mistrial
The jury considering a murder charge against Dimitri Volstov failed to reach a unanimous verdict tonight, causing a mistrial in his prosecution over the death of reclusive mogul Ashton Sinclair.

2004-02-09: SSPCC Investigates Former FC
The Sivadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has launched an investigation of former First Councillor Amanada Ramlan.

2004-02-09: Crown rests in Volstov case
The prosecution on Sunday presented its case against Dimitri Volstov, who stands accused of murdering reclusive mogul Ashton Sinclair, assuming Sinclair's appearance and identity, and appropriating Sinclair's funds in June 3003.

2004-02-03: Date Set for Royal Wedding
March 6, 3004 will be the date for the royal wedding of King Richard and Baroness Ashley Isherwood-Sutherland, Isherwood House announced today.

2004-02-03: Crown Files Charges in Volstov Case
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) today filed an indictment for murder against Dmitri Volstov, one day before the statutory 'charge or release' date.

2004-01-27: King - Baroness Engaged
King Richard of Sivad and Baroness Ashley Isherwood-Sutherland are engaged to be married, according to an official announcement released jointly by Isherwood House and the Isherwood-Sutherland family today.

2004-01-27: Sivad Reinstates Capital Punishment
Murderers in the Kingdom of Sivad will now be subject to the death penalty, according to an act passed by the Council of Equals last week and given the Royal Assent yesterday.

2004-01-22: RNS to Christen New Flagship
The Royal Naval Service will commission a new flagship to replace vessels damaged during the war, Admiralty House announced today.

2004-01-21: Sivad's Most Eligible Bachelor Snared?
King Richard's days as Sivad's most eligible bachelor may be numbered, as sources within Isherwood House revealed today that His Majesty is in what is described as "an increasingly serious relationship" with Baroness Ashley Isherwood-Sutherland.

2004-01-11: Honours List Released
The discoverers of the nexus curse cure were amongst those honoured for service to the Kingdom of Sivad in the the King's New Year's Honour's List, released yesterday.

2004-01-09: Peace Talks to Start on Sol Station
The Kingdom of Sivad and the Solar Consortium will meet beginning this weekend to negotiate a peace treaty and end the war which started several months ago with an exchange of fire between the Guardian Fleet and the Imperial Maltarian Navy.

2004-01-06: RNS Closes Deserata Store
The Destiny City General Store is closed today after an early morning raid by elements of the Royal Marines' Shore Patrol, acting on several tips, discovered a back room in the store selling contraband including banned weapons, explosives, and illegal items such as neural persuader gloves.

2004-01-03: Blockade Runner Destroyed at Deserata
A ship known as the DSF Superior was destroyed last evening when it attmpted to run the Royal Naval Services' ongoing blockade of the occupied world of Deserata.

2003-12-16: Governor-General Appointed for Waldheim
With the simple stroke of a pen, the final step towards Waldheim joining the Kingdom of Sivad was completed as Sir Siegfried Tristan von Hochstein was established as the new Governor General.

2003-12-15: Sivad Accepts Cease Fire
The Kingdom of Sivad will honour the cease fire requested by the Guardian Fleet, the Admiralty announced today.

2003-12-14: RNS Forces Take Deserata!
In what the Admiralty is calling a "smashing victory", forces of the Kingdom of Sivad invaded and captured the Martian Colony of Deserata last evening.

2003-12-14: Nexus Curse Cure Discovered!
Doctors Dara Linton of Luna and John Lind of Sivad today returned from beyond the multiverse nexus with a cure for the aggressive flu-like virus that has troubled the galaxy in recent months.

2003-12-11: Volstov - "Nothing on Me"
Still recovering from a paralyzing knife wound to his spine, Dimitri Volstov - who was caught posing as the late reclusive mogul Ashton Sinclair on Luna - in a hospital interview denied any involvement in Sinclair's death.

2003-12-04: Enaj - New Berlin Service Begins
Sivadia Spacelines has begun limited service between the capital of Sivad and the largest city on Waldheim, New Berlin.

2003-12-02: RNS Admiral Killed in Hovercar Crash
Vice Admiral Wellington Raleigh, Fifth Space Lord of the Royal Naval Service, was killed late last night when his hovercar careened off the road in the Eastern Islands and plunged into the sea.

2003-11-30: Cabinet Reshuffle in CoE
A reshuffle in the Sivadian Cabinet has brought that body to almost full strength for the first time since the Marbury Specialist Murders.

2003-11-30: Troubled SivTek CEO in Coma
Peter Delarme, chief executive officer of Sivtek and a member of the Council of Equals until his nervous breakdown two years ago, has fallen into a coma.

2003-11-30: Waldheim Act Passes
The Sivadian Waldheim Act passed the Council of Equals tonight after a spirited debate, and was rushed to Isherwood House to receive the Royal Assent.

2003-11-29: Nexus Curse Breakthrough Announced at Conference
The interstellar conference on the Nexus Plague was sparsely attended, but not short on important announcements, as Surgeon-Commander John P. Lind, President of the RCPS and chief presenter, outlined the progress that Sivadian and Royal Navy teams had made on the mysterious virus.

2003-11-24: Sivad to Host Medical Conference
The Sivadian Government will host a conference on the "Nexus Curse", 10 Dorling Street announced following the cabinet meeting last evening.

2003-11-24: Waldheim Bill Given First Reading
The proposed Waldheim Government Act was approved by the Cabinet at their meeting Sunday and recieved first reading in the Council of Equals this morning.

2003-11-23: Protests Mar Founding Day Ball
Protestors infiltrated the Founding Day Ball yesterday, breaking several windows in Isherwood House and burning a figure of King Richard in effigy.

2003-11-23: Trade Minister Appointed
Brian DelMarenno, well-known land developer and former footballer, has won the Grand Enaj riding bye-election and been appointed as Minister of Trade and Industry by First Councillor Chamberlain.

2003-11-22: Sivad to Celebrate Founding Day
November 17, 3003 was the eight-hundred forty-third anniversary of the founding of Sivad. While the bank holiday was this Monday, most of Sivad will celebrate today, at the annual Founding Day Ball, to be held for the first time in a quarter century at Isherwood House.

2003-11-22: New Culture Minister Appointed
Arron Oshbury, recently elected to the Council of Equals from Atrebla, has been appointed Minister for Culture, Media, Tourism, and Sport in Sir Fredrick Chamberlain's cabinet, replacing Rt. Hon. Jazen Katol, who is described as being "on a prolonged leave of absence" from his Council duties.

2003-11-18: King Vetoes Specialist Ministers
King Richard will not ratify the proposed measure to permit specialist ministers in the Church of Sivad.

2003-11-18: FC to Introduce Waldheim Legislation
First Councillor Fredrick Chamberlain will introduce legislation to impose colonial government on Waldheim, 10 Dorling Street announced today.

2003-11-12: Sinclair Murder Trial to Begin on Sivad
The Crown Prosecution Service announced today that it was seeking indictment for willful murder against Dmitri Volstov.

2003-11-11: Archbishop- Sivad to Ordain Specialist Ministers
The Church of Sivad should ordain specialist ministers, according to Geoffrey Pontefract, Archbishop of Enaj.

2003-10-29: CoS to Hold General Synod
The ninety-seventh General Synod of the Church of Sivad will be held within the next two weeks to discuss proposed new Canons for the SivAnglican Communion.

2003-10-29: Rare Artifact Discovered on Ynos
An artifact, believed to be pre-Kretonian, has been discovered during excavations to extend the Royal Fleet Academy on Ynos.

2003-10-23: Contagion Infection Rate Stabilising
Researchers at the University of Enaj Centers for Contagious Diseases and Biotechnology today announced that studies show the spread of the Nexus Curse, a flu-like virus that has been rampantly spreading throughout the known worlds, appears to have slowed and stabilized.

2003-10-13: Quenell Appointed Specialist Minister
First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain announced today that he had appointed Celeste Quenell to the position of Minister for Specialist Affairs in his cabinet.

2003-10-13: Sivadian Fighter Group Rumoured
Sources on Sivad, as well as other planets, have revealed that the Royal Naval Service is recruiting non-Sivadians to fill the ranks of a new "Volunteer Fighter Group" starfighter wing.

2003-10-06: RNS Returns to Sivad
The tattered remains of the Royal Naval Service's proud Formidable Fleet returned to Ikeopo in the early hours of this morning, Enaj time, following the disasterous Battle of Ganyemede.

2003-10-06: RCPS Sceptical of Haskin's Results
In a brief statement, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Sivad's governing body for medicine, expressed deep scepticism of Dr. Lester Haskin's evaluation of the 'nexus plague'.

2003-10-03: Sivad Lift Restrictions
10 Dorling Street announced today that the Sivad travel restrictions had been lifted effective at midnight last night.

2003-10-01: RNS Battles Near Saturn
The Admiralty announced today that the Formidable Squadron had engaged elements of the Guardian Fleet near Saturn in the Sol System.

2003-09-27: Sivad Limits Traffic
Sivad has come in line with the rest of the galaxy by closing its ports after Quaquan was revealed to have suffered from an outbreak of the same "plague" that has appeared on La Terre.

2003-09-24: Patients Queue At Sivadian Hospitals
Reports of a possible plague on La Terre have stirred a rash of doctor's visits on Sivad.

2003-09-22: Sivad Moves to War Footing
Members of the Government and Military worked through the night last evening as Sivad moves closer to conflict with the Solar Consortium.

2003-09-22: OATO- No Nall; Acting Sec-Gen; Article V
Government watchers are stunned following what can only be described as a volcanic meeting of the Orion Arm Council last evening.

2003-09-20: Sivad Ready for Article V
The Royal Naval Service stands ready to assist its allies under Article V of the Orion Arm Treaty, First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain said today.

2003-09-17: Theatre to Reopen
The Opera Sivadia will host the gala re-opening of the Royal Franklin Theatre this Sunday, with King Richard in attendance.

2003-09-16: SBS Names New Director-General
Following a brief search, Isherwood House announced today that on the advice of First Councillor Chamberlain, Richard Haywood, a former INN anchor, has been appointed Director-General of the Sivadian Broadcasting Service.

2003-09-15: SBS Moves into New Headquarters
The Sivadian Broadcasting Service will move into a new home this week. Fleming House, named after a long time managing editor, will open on Isherwood Avenue within the next week.

2003-09-14: Hovertruck Crashes on Montevedo Street
A hovertruck carrying a shipment of highly volitile polydenum crashed into the headquarters of the Hinode Holdings in the early hours of this morning and destroyed the building, damaging several others.

2003-09-14: Sivadian Survey Vessel Lost
The Admiralty revealed today that a survey vessel, the HMS Eloquent, was lost with all hands exploring a previously uncharted system in the Waldheim Sector.

2003-09-08: Marbury Lair to Become Resort
The planet of Portmeirion, home to Wallace Marbury's specialist cloning facility and base of operations, is to be turned into a resort, 10 Dorling Street announced today.

2003-09-05: First Councillor Plans Waldheim Visit
Sir Fredrick Chamberlain, First Councillor of Sivad, will make an official visit to the occupied world of Waldheim within the next several weeks, 10 Dorling Street anounced today.

2003-09-04: Heat Breaks on Sivad; More Extremes Predicted
The heat which has gripped Sivad for the length of the summer has broken, with temperatures dropping to a far more seasonable twenty-five degrees centigrade, but the Royal Meteorological Society predicts more extreme weather to come.

2003-08-30: Mogul Found Dead in Regreb Bay
The body of eccentric electronics mogul Ashton Sinclair washed up on the shore of Regreb Bay near the city of Enaj early this afternoon.

2003-08-26: Attorney-General Seizes Sivadia Spacelines
Following revelations that Sivadia Spacelines President Wallace Marbury had used the well-regarded carrier as a front for his Sivadian Intelligence Service, the Sivadian Government announced today that the company was being seized.

2003-08-24: Officers of Hinode Convicted
Officers of Hinode Holdings were convicted on counts of tax evasion and fraud in an Enaj court this morning, though Ohji Nichibotsu and Isoroku Tanaka were not found and are believed to have fled Sivad.

2003-08-24: Sivad Slowly Returning to Normal
Only part of the story is known so far, but what we do know, we at the Sivadian Press like. A crisis that began months ago with the attempted assassination of King Richard has ended with Sivad slowly returning to normal.

2003-08-22: Sivad Requests Alliance Meeting
The Kingdom of Sivad will request that the Fourth Plenary Session of the Orion Arm Council be held as soon as possible, a spokesperson for the Foreign Office said today.

2003-08-18: Isherwood House Promises to End Murderous Specialist Crisis
Isherwood House announced today that King Richard would implement a bold new programme to put an end to a spree of killings by Specialists on Sivad that has left 53 people dead and another dozen missing.

2003-08-11: Assets of Hinode Holdings Frozen
The assets of Hinode Holdings, along with two of its top officers, were frozen today after a two-month-long investigation into organized crime.

2003-08-10: Small Explosion in Government House- One Killed
Moments after a wire story filed by Sivadian Press reporter Martha Cavalera predicted the imminent demise of government spokesman George Cray, Cray was killed in his office in Government House by a small polydenum explosive.

2003-08-10: Top Admiral Relieved from His Post
Admiral the Baron Cobb has been found incompetent by a tribunal aboard HMS Formidable and has been relieved of his command, say sources at the Admiralty.

2003-08-09: Shocked Prof Critical of SBS
A recent report that SBS, Sivad's pre-eminent government-controlled media outlet, would start airing a series of sensationalist stories about prominent controversial people - starting with a paid interview with Remy LeBeau, has earned the ire of at least one journalism guru.

2003-08-09: Journalist Resigns Under Cloud
Amanda Ramlan, executive director of the esteemed SBS news organization on Sivad, tendered her resignation this evening.

2003-08-08: SBS Over the Edge?
In an effort to remain on what it calls, "the cutting edge with a unique blend of news and entertainment," SBS is planning a new concept newsmagazine entitled "Inside the Criminal Mind".

2003-08-01: A3L Not to Continue for Season Two
The Accelenation 3000 League closed their headquarters for the last time today after officially ending the two-year-old racing series that only lasted for one season of racing.

2003-07-25: RNS to Enter Nexus Contest
The Royal Naval Service of Sivad will enter a ship in the Nexus first contact competition, an Admiralty spokesman announced today.

2003-07-12: The King Returns
The day started with tears. With Foriegn Secretary Waldorf brutally assassinated in the street along with one of my esteemed collegues and King Richard on what doctors were calling his deathbed, things could not seem darker for Sivad.

2003-05-27: Sivadian Aid Bill Passes
In a late night vote today, the Council of Equals approved the Foreign Aid and Sanctuary Citzenship Bill proposed by First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain.

2003-05-25: Sivad to Offer Aid to Liberated Worlds
In what can only be described as a spirited meeting of the Council of Equals last night, First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain introduced a bill to provide a large aid package to rebuild the three worlds recently liberated from the Nall following negotiations with the Vox.

2003-05-24: Emergency Operation Saves King
Isherwood House has released information today that King Richard had undergone several hours of emergency surgery to save his life and remove a bullet lodged near his heart.

2003-05-21: No OATO Membership for Tomin Kora
Details released today from the Orion Arm Council meeting held Sunday show that Tomin Kora has been denied membership in the treaty organization.

2003-05-20: SVD Pasteur Bodies Returned to Sivad
Six bodies recovered from the wreckage of the SVD Pasteur have been returned to Sivad and given over to the custody of the corner for autopsy, the SHIELD commissioner said today.

2003-05-17: SHIELD Raids "Art Collection"
Sources within the Sivadian Homeland Investigation and Enforcement of Law Department have revealed that SHIELD was engaged in a daring pre-dawn raid of the Black Aquarium Club on Ynos, where they are reported to have recovered artifacts and objects d'art valued in the hundreds of thousands of Yojj-Sterling.

2003-05-15: Assassin in Near-Miss Escape Attempt!
Sources within SHIELD indicate that an escape attempt by indicted traitor Robert Bennet was barely foiled, leaving two specialist warders dead and another so badly injured that he had to be put down.

2003-05-14: Indictment Filed Against King's Attacker
Crown Prosecution Service lawyers have filed an indictment against the man who attacked King Richard nine days ago.

2003-05-07: Barrister Appointed to Lead Assassin Prosecution, Defence
Noted Barrister John Mack, partner in the Enaj firm of Cavendish, Godfrey, Mack (CGM), has been appointed by the Crown Prosecution Service to lead the prosection of the as-yet-unamed assailant of King Richard I.

2003-05-06: Sivad Travel Restrictions Lifted
The Office of First Councillor Chamberlain, after consultation with SHIELD and the Royal Navy, announced today that they were lifting the travel restrictions imposed following the assasination attempt on King Richard, effective immidately.

2003-05-05: Most Dangerous Job on Sivad? Politician.
With the recent attempt to assasinate King Richard, experts have considered why it is that being a public figure in the Sivadian Government is so dangerous.

2003-05-05: Isherwood House Searches for Answers, Heirs
Inquiries have begun at Isherwood House to discover what lapse of security allowed the smuggling of a weapon to within mere feet of King Richard.

2003-05-04: FC Confirms Assasination Attempt on King
In a holovised statement this evening, First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain confirmed that an assassin had attempted to slay King Richard I at the King's Darkwood Hall estate on Nacilep Island.

2003-04-28: TRV Nightmare Over
Doctor Marlan Ranix reports that the last injections were administered this evening to those Lunites who were infected with the Thul Resequencing Virus.

2003-04-22: Cure for TRV?
A very credible source reports to SBS that a possible cure has been found for the mutated version of the Thul Resequencing Virus.

2003-04-18: King's Champion to Particpate in RFTC
King's Champion and Knight Companion of the illustrious Order of Sivad Siegfried von Hochstein will compete in the charity run to help fund research on the deadly Thul Resequencing Virus.

2003-04-16: Charity Race Garners Interstellar Support
Antimone soldiers will visit Sivad to run in support of a cure for Thul Resequencing Virus, race director Demeter Giffard-Lefleur told reporters earlier today.

2003-04-15: OATO Council Meeting Called
The Office of the Orion Arm Treaty Organization Secretary-General Patricia Danvers today released a statement that the second Plenary Session of the Orion Arm Council had been called for Saturday, 26 April 3003 at 3:00 p.m. Concordance Time.

2003-04-12: RNS Rumoured to Purchase Carrier
The Royal Naval Service of Sivad is rumoured to be considering making a cash offer for the DMS Paw's End, the huge Demarian carrier that forms the backbone of the Demarian Militia.

2003-04-08: RNS Officer Among Repatriated Sanctuary Refugees
Surgeon-Commander John Lind, assigned to HMS Formidable, was included in the first group of refugees repatriated from Sanctuary, say government officials, and he is now being debriefed by the Sivadian government.

2003-04-06: TK Not Eligible for OATO?
According to sources within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign Secretary Waldorf has requested an advisory opinion from the Attorney General, Humphrey Shaw KC, regarding the eligibility of Tomin Kora for OATO membership.

2003-04-06: RNS in Engagement with Rogue Formidable
The Admiralty released a statement today that the HMS Formidable and HMS Vigilant had engaged another vessel, identified as an exact duplicate of the HMS Formidable, in deep space last night.

2003-04-06: OATO Meets in First Plenary Session
The Council of the Orion Arm Treaty Organization met today in their First Plenary Session, with all members present except Castor.

2003-04-05: FC- Centauran Massacre "Genocide"
First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain released a brief statement today in which he referred to the Nall massacre of Centaurans on Sanctuary as "a willful act of genocide."

2003-04-03: FC Calls for Self Determination, Repatriation
First Councillor Sir Fredrick Chamberlain released a statement today strongly encouraging the galactic community to uphold the right of self-determination for all sentient species.

2003-04-02: Martians "Playing Games" - Official
A high-ranked official in the Sivadian Foreign Office says that the possibility of the Martian Republic ratifying the Orion Arm Treaty is all but dead after a meeting that the Sivadian government denies ever happened.

2003-04-02: Sivad Recalls Diplomats, Requires Visas
In a move that may be related to an emerging diplomatic tiff between Sivad and the Martian Republic, Sivad has recalled its diplomats to the Republic for consultations.

2003-04-02: Foreign Secretary Says its Time to Reconsider Trade
Foreign Secretary Alexander Waldorf told reporters Wednesday that he thought it was time for Sivad to reconsider its tarriff schedule.

2003-04-02: Sivad Will Provide Aide for TRV
The Sivadian Institute of Applied Genetics has said that it will dispatch a research team to Luna within the week to assist Lunite researchers in finding a cure for the Thul Resequencing Virus.

2003-04-02: Sivad May Join EOA
The Foreign Office is considering its options in the wake of the announcement of the new Economic Opportunity Alliance, with the Foreign Secretary not ruling out the possibility that Sivad will attempt to join the new alliance.

2003-04-01: King Richard "We Will Triumph"
Sivad will lead a new alliance, the Orion Arm Treaty Organization, to defend against Nall attacks, said King Richard in a holovised address to the nation Tuesday.

2003-03-30: Series of Visits for Sivadian Diplomat
According to sources at Government House, Sir Oliver Jermyn, recently reassigned as Sivadian Ambassador-at-Large, has been dispatched on a series of visits to planets throughout the universe.

2003-03-26: RNS Orders Destruction of HMS Formidable
Sources inside the Admiralty told the Sivadian Press that top brass have issued orders to the rest of the fleet to attack and even destroy HMS Formidable if necessary to stop its suspected string of piracy.

2003-03-24: RNS to Launch First Wooden Ship
HMS Invincible, touted as the first ever wooden spaceship, will launch shortly as the flagship of the Royal Naval Service.

2003-03-23: HMS Formidable Implicated in Second Pirate Attack
A ship exactly matching the profile of HMS Formidable has been implicated in a pirate attack Saturday evening in which the ship of a Sivadian cabinet minister was hijacked and taken.

2003-03-19: Royal Physician Appointed to Cabinet
A brief statement from 10 Dorling Street today announced that the Earl of Beauchamp, Dr. Innis Beauchamp, had been appointed Minister of Health in Sir Fredrick Chamberlain's cabinet.

2003-03-18: Sivad Recalls Ambassador
The Foreign Office today recalled Sivad's senior Ambassador, Sir Oliver Jermyn, from Deserata for high-level meetings with Foreign Secretary Alexander Waldorf.

2003-03-15: Sivad Accepts Refugees
In a brief statement from Isherwood House it was announced that the Sivadian Government believed that Vollista, Grimlahd, and Val Shohob had fallen to the Nall along with Sanctuary, and that Sivad was willing to accept refugees fleeing these planets.

2003-03-04: Sivadian Cabinet Appointments Finalised
Sir Fredrick Chamberlain has named the majority of his cabinet, according to a brief statement from Dorling Street yesterday.

2003-02-25: King Disclaims LT Land
In a brief statement, an Isherwood House spokesman stated that on ministerial advice, Sivad's King Richard I was officially disclaiming any interest in the land on La Terre that Dr. Lester Haskins purported to offer the Crown.

2003-02-20: Chamberlain Aquires Kuda Energy
Public filings at Company House reveal Sir Fredrick Chamberlain's had aquired the Kuda Energy Corporation following a 2M Yojj-Sterling cash offer.

2003-02-18: Marine Colonel Appointed to Cabinet
In a brief statement from 10 Dorling Street today, it was announced that Colonel William Ainsworth, KS, currently on active duty with the Royal Naval Service, had been appointed Minister for Trade and Industry.

2003-02-05: Chamberlain Named FC!
Sir Fredrick Chamberlain emerged from Isherwood House yesterday afternoon as the new First Councillor of Sivad, having been asked by King Richard to form a Government following Dame Amanda Ramlan's unexpected resignation.

2003-02-04: Ramlan Resigns as FC!
In an emotional statment at the Council of Equals this evening, First Councillor Dame Amanda Ramlan (N, Grand River) announced that she was resigning her position as head of Sivad's parliamentary democracy.

2003-01-11: Ambassador Injured on Deserata
A terse news release from the Martian Legions has revealed that the Sivadian Ambassador to Mars, Sir Oliver Jermyn, was wounded by a single pulse bolt fired by anti-Sivad demonstraters on the Martian Republic's Pallas Colony.

2002-12-09: Minister confirms stasidenum leak
At a press conference held last night in Government House, Trade Secretary Alexander Waldorf admitted that the Poseidon Project drilling rig is leaking stasidenum pollution into the Naeco Ocean.

2002-12-03: Kuda Subject of Takeover Bid?
Highly placed sources within Sir Fredrick Chamberlain's New Dawn Corporation have revealed that billionaire financier and Chancellor of the Exchequer Chamberlain has made a cash offer for the control of the Kuda Energy Corportation.

2002-11-20: Minister Calls Out King!
Minister of Defence Alec Smythe-Fonthorn responded to allegations of his cowardice today by challenging His Majesty, King Richard I, to a duel.

2002-11-20: Minister Dies in Hospital!
Defense Minister Alec Smythe-Fonthorn, injured after his abortive attempt to duel King Richard I, died within hours of his arrival at the Enaj Treatment Centre owing to a massive stroke.

2002-11-19: Ship Lost With All Hands
The bell in the underwriting room at Floyd's of Enaj tolled once today to mark the loss of the SVD Flying Sivadian with all hands.

2002-11-18: Boy Unharmed by Fall Into Shark Tank
A young Enaj boy is uninjured after his fall into a Cross Shark tank during the inagural tour of the newly-opened Sivadian National Aquarium.

2002-09-18: First Husband Sent Packing!
Highly placed sources within the Royal Household have revealed that Sir Humphrey Holmes, Principle Private Secretary to the King, has had Dr. Joseph Ramlan, husband of First Councillor Amanda Ramlan, returned to Sivad and banned from the rest of the Royal Tour.

2002-07-25: Plans Announced for King's Birthday
Isherwood House announced the official plans for His Majesty's birthday, to be celebrated this year on 5 August, and which will include dancing, music, and firworks.

2002-07-13: King Announces First Honours List
Isherwood House released the first copy of the King's Birthday Honor's List in preparation for the celebration of His Majesty's Official Birthday on 31 July.

2002-07-11: Death Knell Sounds for Yojj
As of Midnight, July 10, 3002, the Yojj, long the currency of Sivad, became worthless as the coversion to the Yojj-Sterling became complete.


Sivad is one of the worlds on Wes Platt's OtherSpace, an online multiplayer roleplaying game.
OtherSpace, its worlds and its theme are © Wes Platt.