on Nov 27, 2013 22:05:14 GMT
Post on Nov 27, 2013 22:05:14 GMT
NOVEMBER 2013
Delegate Belschaft
Vice Delegate rebel-topia
Chair of the Assembly Sandaoguo
Minister of the Army Southern Bellz
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kringalia
Minister of Regional Affairs Escade
Chief Justice QuietDad
Craziest Person in TSP rebel-topia
BRUTLAND AND NORDEN UNVEILS NEW MAP
Former Delegate Brutland and Norden has finally unveiled the new regional map of the South Pacific, which has developed during the past four months. Besides the map itself, Brutland and Norden also made a biome map, a tectonic map and a map indicating time zones. Claims for the more than 200 plots available opened on 17 November at 6:00 AM EST and as of now over 60 nations have made their claim, indicating the names of the cities, rivers, mountains, forests, among others. Reception among citizens has been overwhelmingly positive so far:
"AMAZING!!!" - Hileville, former Delegate
"We will be the envy of NationStates!" - QuietDad, Chief Justice
"I've got to admit this is one amazing map." - Libetarian Republics
More information: forums.thesouthpacific.org/topic/5399-map-of-the-south-pacific/
TSP TO HOST THE 2013 WORLD FAIR
The South Pacific won 166-118 against the Democratic Socialist Assembly a bid to host this year’s World Fair on 17 November. Our proposal was written by Escade with some minor contributions from Kringalia and advocated for a diverse set of activities, to appeal to all sides of NationStates, from role-players to game players to NSG and all those in between, responding to the motto of Friendship and Cooperation. Planned activities include quiz games, debates, role-plays, sports tournaments, a masked ball, a world yearbook and many others. Chief Justice QuietDad has opened two IRC games, which can be found at #tsp_gameroom and #tsp_casino.
More information: forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=270124
ASSEMBLY PASSESS NON-AGGRESSION PACT WITH LAZARUS
With an astonishing vote of 27-2, the Assembly of the South Pacific passed a Non-Aggression Pact with Lazarus to replace the much criticised treaty that has now been repealed. With the appointment of Milograd as Chairman of Lazarus, there were concerns that a positive bilateral relationship under the former treaty would be unworkable. Milograd and TSP Foreign Minister Kringalia thus approached the Assembly with the aforementioned Pact that both regions have passed with some minor modifications. The vote in the South Pacific of 93% in favour largely surpassed the require 60% for the approval of treaties, despite the presence of a controversial clause that required each signatory to report security threats to the other.
More information: forums.thesouthpacific.org/topic/5466-non-aggression-pact-between-the-south-pacific-and-lazarus/
JUDICIAL REFORM
Following seven pages of thorough and sometimes heated discussions, the Assembly of the South Pacific seems to have agree on a proposal to reform our judicial system, which was a central component of Belschaft’s campaign platform. The proposal would create a Supreme Court with three justices who would follow an inquisitorial system, thus being active seekers of evidence and the establishment of facts, and it would also create a the figure of delegatorial pardons and commutations. Several citizens were concerned about the initially ambiguous nature of the proposal and the possible violation of due process, leading to heated discussions that ended when Chair of the Assembly Sandaoguo proposed a text that consisted of amendments to the Charter and the Code of Laws, which have been so far widely supported.
More information: forums.thesouthpacific.org/topic/5390-discussion-judicial-reform/
FURTHER NEWS:
SOUTHERN BELLZ WAS ELECTED MINISTER OF THE ARMY with a vote of 14-3 after running against StGeorgie on a platform to take the New Southern Army to raiding operations against Nazi and hate groups and to support allies whenever needed. Southern Bellz then resigned as Chief Justice and QuietDad was appointed to complete the rest of the term. So far the NSA has raided White Mens burden with The Red Fleet and is planning further anti-hate operations.
More information: forums.thesouthpacific.org/topic/5409-new-southern-army-aides-in-shutdown-of-racist-region/
ESCADE HAS BEEN WORKING OVERTIME to bring us lots of new Resident Spotlights, which are short interviews of different nations in the South Pacific. Ever since Escade became Minister of Regional Affairs there have been seventeen Spotlights, some editions interviewing government officials like Southern Bellz and Kringalia, and others interviewing foreign visitors such as The West Pacific’s Wickedly Evil People.
More information: forums.thesouthpacific.org/forum/359-resident-spotlight/
The election process in the South Pacific will begin in a few days, so we at the Cabinet want to thank all those who have helped and supported us during these past months, either through reading and commenting our Foreign Updates, for supporting our bid to host the World Fair, and by just being there for us. Thanks as well to the People of the South Pacific, who have worked hard and are still doing so to make this region the best in NationStates. You are making this possible!
Expect our Holiday Edition Foreign Update on December 2013!
COALITION OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
