Le Journal de l'Ile- News from Sainte Pierre

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Governor To Begin J30 Million Tourism Campaign


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Lady Wazzi Waihee, Governor, announced the intention of the island to focus on continuing to bring in tourists from around the world. Waihee cited numerous dips in the calendar in which tourism fell. "By extending advertising, we open the door for numerous Europeans to visit our island paradise. Not only our paradise but the paradise of the sea. Cruise lines are another crucial part of Ste. Pierre's economy". Sainte Pierre's vicinity to Makai has led to a cooperation between the two governments in forming a tourism partnership.

The campaign will start next month in Belmont, Wiese, Tyskreich, and Arendaal.



Police Arrest 2 Suspected Red Clay Associates

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Nature Reserve Police arrested 2 men suspected of using the Sainte Pierre Nature Reserve to camp and hide from mainland authorities. While the circumstances of their apprehension remain quiet, the men have been cited with Failure to Register a Campsite, Possession of Undocumented Firearms, Possession of Firearm Ammunition without Certificate, and Possession of a Controlled Substance level III.

The two men were reportedly camping deep within the nature reserve and moving around often according to a Nature Reserve Police statement. The two men are being held in St. Croix and are expected to remain in Sainte Pierre for questioning.

The Nature Reserve is sometimes used for crimes, especially marijuana growth, but as punishments have substantially increased the number of crimes has dropped to near bottom.

 

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2 RAF Fighters Scrambled, Navy Intercepts Pirates

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17 are in custody following a pirate attack on a civilian vessel. About 200 miles Northeast from the St. Pierre coast, a distress signal was sent from the Marquen cruise ship Pierre Martine a small cruise vessel.

RAF Aircraft and a Royal Navy corvette that was on routine patrol responded. No injuries occured on the Marquen cruise ship which was bound for the Makai Islands and back to St. Pierre.

The Chancellor congratulated the military responders and cruise ship crew for acting in a timely manner. According to the Chancellor, 'piracy in this part of the world has yet to be a significant or recurring problem in modern times'.



The Royal Navy Abbreviated Report:

0913 The Pierre Martine received a distress signal from a vessel.
0916 Contact with vessel is made, claimed to have mechanical failure. The ship requested aid. The ship reported its position 32 miles south.
0921 Pierre Martine Captain Eugene Franza decided to turn southward and aid the vessel.

1149 Pierre Martine logs list visual contact with vessel
1227 Pierre Martine closes within 100 yards of vessel
1230 (Estimated) Pierre Martine begins to come under small arms and light cannon fire.
1230 (Estimated) Pierre Martine begins evasive action, takes light damage.
1232 Pierre Martine issues general mayday, turns westward.
1235 Marquen Corvette HMS Ibex, 108 Miles south of engagement, turns North-Northwest and increases speed to 33 knots.
1239 Noni Air Station, Sainte Pierre launches 2 F14 fighters.
1243 Pierre Martine announces trawler/pirate vessel is trailing them
1312 Marquen aircraft locate and 'buzz trawler'. The aircraft received no fire and maintain visual contact with vessel.
1346 HMS Ibex launches helicopter.
1409 Helicopter arrives on scene, aircraft return to Noni Air Station.
1413 Helicopter receives small arms fire, fires 20mm gun pods near vessel.
1602 HMS Ibex arrives on scene, takes trawler crew in custody.
1631 After a Royal Navy boarding team took video evidence, the trawler was scuttled.

 

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Tourism Rising

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According to the Governor's Office, the recent tourism campaign has netted an overall increase in tourism. "Sainte Pierre and the Makai people share a unique position on the planet. People visit us not for our historic architecture, our daunting battlefields, or our sporting teams. People visit our islands for the natural beauty that is uniquely ours" said Lady Wazzi Waihee, Governor of Sainte Pierre.

Tourism dropped dramatically in 2006 but began to recover in 2008.
Saint Pierre's 11 resorts, massive wildlife refuge, and popular port of call for cruise ships all took hits and weakened the Sainte Pierre economy. Sainte Pierre relies on tourism to an extent the financial assistance of mainland Marquette.