National Day & King’s Birthday

Veracois citizens return to work after the week-long annual holiday. Commencing with National Day on September 1st (the saint’s day of St. Giles), a series of festivals and fayres have been held throughout the past week, peaking on the King’s Birthday (September 3rd).

The National Day Parade, commencing in the National Day Festival, was this year more spectacular then ever before. Hundreds of floats, representing every aspect of Veracois life, had spent weeks being prepared. Luckily, God allowed the weather to hold out, resulting in one of the hottest National Day Parades on record. After the last float had reached the stage in Verac Park, the National Day Festival kicked off in the Royal Festival Hall. Televised in central parks across the nation, all Verac was able to participate in a wonderful celebration of our history and culture, and to celebrate National Day together.

The King’s Birthday commenced as usual with well-attended proclamations being given at every paroisse court in Verac. The royal procession set off from Saint Giles palace on the stroke of ten o’clock, and wound its way through the city, before returning to St Giles Cathedral for a celebration morning prayer at 11:30. Following the service, the royal family retired to the balcony of Saint Giles Palace from where they, and the thousands waiting in Verac Park, observed a magnificent flyover by the Royal Veracois Air Force.
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His Majesty’s Government will be making a series of announcements in the coming week, in relation to the normalisation of our geographic position.

The King has also been pleased to appoint Scott Cairney, Viscount Marlow, as Lord President of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. Viscount Marlow will commence his duties shortly.

Torrington Islands legislation

The King has given his Assent to the Torrington Islands Act 2009.
http://ninetyone.org/verac/smf/index.php?topic=94.0
http://ninetyone.org/verac/files/acts/Torrington%20Islands%20Act.pdf

The King has made the Viceroy & Lord-Lieutenant of the Torrington Islands Order 2009, which has the effect of appointing the Governor to the office of Viceroy & Lord-Lieutenant of the Torrington Islands.
http://ninetyone.org/verac/smf/index.php?topic=95.0
http://ninetyone.org/verac/files/acts/Viceroy%20&%20Lord-Lieutenant%20of%20the%20Torrington%20Islands%20Order%202009.pdf

Law enforcement acts passed

A series of six acts were passed today, in relation to law enforcement.

http://ninetyone.org/verac/smf/index.php?topic=89.0

Christmas Speech: Audio Version

The audio version of the Christmas Speech is now avaliable here.

(The closing music is Up, awake and away! (Galician Carol, arr. Ledger) by the choir of King’s College, Cambridge)

Christmas Speech 2007

MODBURY, VERAC - His Majesty will today broadcast his Christmas Speech to the nation. The speech will focus on the legislative programme for the year ahead, and will feature the main announcements of the programme. Further information will be found in the Government Legislative Programme 2008, to be published in the next week.

The transcript of the Christmas Speech may be found here.

Houland economy up and running!

With the passage of the recent Business and Enterprise Act, the economy of Houland can at last start.

Any person, subject or alien (citizen or foreigner), may register their company now, in the Business Commission. There is currently no taxation on income or exchange.

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