Greenlandic Government to Expand Alliances Into Antarctic Oasis
'This is not a time where we can afford to be isolationist'

In a news conference held earlier midday, Greenlandic President Pro Tempore Helga Batstami announced that the Greenlandic Diplomatic Corp would be expanding it's scope of operations to Antarctic Oasis, hoping that in doing so "Greenland can ensure better relations with states not only within Lavinium, but within the entire world".

The reason for the new direction is widely considered to be fear. The recent war against The Holy Empire took a Greenland that was exploding into a an economic boom, and turned it into a country that will take years, and billions of dollars, to rebuild.

"We're not about to make the mistakes of the past once again."

A government spokesperson said that Antarctic Oasis was chosen largely due to the strong presence of friendly state and Lavinium superpower The Altani Federation. They expressed that the government of Greenland hoped to work closely with The Federation in representing the interests and goodwill of Lavinium throughout Antarctic Oasis.

When asked about the possibility of colonization, Sec. Batstami dodged the question.

"While I'm sure we Greenlanders would feel right at home here in Antarctic Oasis, I'm not about to authorize any action that would alienate any of our potential allies in the (Antarctic Oasis) region."

That may not be the case forever though. With national elections looming ahead on Sunday, Sec. Batstami admitted the future of Greenland was increasingly out of her hands.

"I cannot say what the future holds for my country and here people. We'll just have to wait and see."

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Feds Try to Stir Sluggish Economy
'The only wrong policy would be to do nothing at all'

As the economic data coming from Greenland continued to take a turn for the worse, the Senate has officially begun debates on a program designed to "re-invigorate what is becoming an alarmingly sluggish economy".

The program, the main goal of which is to provide new jobs, calls for a massive public building program involving the construction of new roads, damns, energy plants and, in the wild interior, entirely new towns.

In a report that has been labeled as "a little more than optimistic", the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics has anticipated that the public works projects will create as many as 500,000 new jobs, and the Federal Government has declared it will pay minimum wage to all of them.

"It comes down to a matter of simple economics," Secretary Helga Batstami stated earlier. "If people aren't spending money, if the don't have money to spend, than the entire system will clog up. I'm not about to let that happen."

The bill also is intended to cover the possibility of bank failures nationwide. With the Lavinium Senate appearing likely to default on their loan to Aarhus Brokering, the government has promised to step in with fifty billion dollars to cover the loss.

"If they were in danger due to poor management, I'd let them take the fall. But the fact is, Aarhus Brokering is a flexible, responsible company that did nothing wrong to deserve this."

A subcommittee tasked with investigating the loan to ABM reported that "the loan was made to a Senate that appeared more than capable of repaying the loan with interest" and that the recent debt is owed to "poor Senate management, and poor Senate management alone".

The Senate also announced that it was "seriously considering" a reduction in national income tax, which is currently at an excruciating ten-year high of 89%.

"We understand the pain that our fellow Greenlanders are in, and rest assured, we are working to help you".

A spokesperson claimed the decision would be made by Monday of next week.

Izt Ferdig
'There is no question as to who won this election.'






A cold day was somehow filled with warmth this afternoon as the Greenlandic national election was officially decided in favor of soon to be President Wismark Schmitz. In a patriotic speech before the ruins of the former Republic Building, President-Elect Schmitz vowed to once again set down the path of restring Greenland to greatness, and promised that as long as he was the head of state Greenland would never again bend its knee to a foreign power.

By all indications, he'll have the political power to back it up. Because the percentages of votes in the presidential election are used to directly calculate the seats in the Senate, it would seem that 79% of President Schmitz' Senate will be able and ready to back him up, even when the people may not be.

All of the others candidates had already called to congratulate the future President before the election was officially over, as his victory was evident since he won his third province by 11 AM. He has not, however, even begun to silence the voices of those who oppose his party, and in all likelihood the five other parties will be banding together to try and even out the balance of power in the Senate. It won't matter.

"I think we've come face to face with a situation here where there is very clearly a winner and a loser, losers in fact", said our resident political annalist Gustav Halbaan. "Even if the other parties were to suddenly form into one, they would still only have a 21% control of the Senate, not nearly enough to have any major influence anymore. Quite simply, they lost."

While there's no question that Greenland will be changing-rapidly-in the months to come, how it will change is still uncertain. Whatever may happen, former President Pro Tempore Helga Batstami is still optimistic.

"I know the inner strength and determination that my countrymen have. No matter how bad things may seem, I'm confident we have the strength to pull through."

We'll bring you news of the new President's cabinet choice tomorrow.

[OOC: I tried posting this over at Lavinium, but apparently non-citizenship doesn't lend much in the way of posting privileges... :P]

'Destructor' snubs, congratulates new Greenlandic leader

PARADISE CITY --- President Fernanda offered President-elect Wismark Schmitz his best wishes during a morning news conference Wednesday, but also admitted to refusing to call the newly elected leader to relay his congratulations personally, instead passing off the duty to his secretary of state.

"Really, I didn't mean nothin' personal by it," Fernanda insisted, "I'm sure this Schmitz is a nice guy and all, but I'm starting to think he'll ethnically cleanse my family if I say something wrong!"

But the president claimed he is genuinely happy that Schmitz won the contest: "It's always great to welcome fellow right-wing crazies onto the world stage," he said, "'cause compared to them, I don't look so bad! When the crybaby Liberals start ranting and raving about me being a 'warmongering fascist,' I can always point to one of them other far-right dudes and say, 'At least I'm not that guy!'"

Fernanda himself will face the voters in next year's highly anticipated presidential race. His opponent in the Conservative primaries is an even worse right-wing lunatic, Judge Sandy Schweitzer.

Massive Natural Gas Reserves Found in Central Greenland

NUUK- In an announcement set to stun the economic world, little known Greenlandic energy company Hjem-Noreco has announced that a team of surveyors scanning the Abo mountain range in Central Greenland have discovered a massive deposit of natural gas stretching beneath the entire mountain chain, a deposit that is in some places miles in area. The survey team, which detected the deposit at 0100 hours late last night, claims the initial estimate of reserves to be around eighty-nine trillion cubic feet; a sum that could vary a slight degree in either direction. Either way, the discover is a thrilling boost to a Greenlandic economy that will very much need the money if it's going to overcome it's growing pains as a regional power.

"The wealth that these reserves are set to bring to Greenland is very high," President Schmitz said in a press avail early this morning, "and it is my full intention to begin offering these deposits are highly competitive prices to the regional market as soon as we possibly can."

Already, the government is offering bare-minimum taxes and large subsidies to Hjem-Noreco, and for that matter, any Greenlandic energy company looking to get in on the massive reserves beneath the massive mountain range. The government is expected to use the reserves as international leverage, and many experts assume that Schmitz' government will actively attempt to destroy the market for Altani natural gas, which (facing no competitor) has spiraled into extortionately high prices. Schmitz also voiced plans to search for investors who would also like to see the end of the Altani stranglehold of the business, and who would be willing to invest the capital to get it started...

Following the news, Greenlandic energy firms specializing in geothermal, wind, or nuclear power saw their stocks take a sharp dip on fears that their products will o longer be needed in domestic reconstruction. On the other hand, stock of Hjem-Noreco (HJN) skyrocketed to end with a gain of half it's former value, landing it a spot as one of the top twenty recommended buys in the Greenlandic market; a spot just below banking giant ABM.