Press Releases on May 22, 2020

Madagascar: Government of Madagascar gets Euro 4 million from African Development Fund for Sahofika hydropower project

Download logo The African Development Fund has approved a 4.02 million euro loan with a grant component to finance the Government of Madagascar’s 30 million euro equity investment in the Sahofika hydropower project, which will generate affordable, clean …

African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 22nd May 2020, 6 pm EAT

African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (100,664), deaths (3,105), and recoveries (39,543) by region: Central (10,312 cases; 324 deaths; 2,875 recoveries): Burundi (42; 1; 20), Cameroon (4,288; 156; 1,808), Central African Republic (436; …

Trout stocked at Huck Finn Pond in Laramie

Register your boat for summer

All motorized watercraft are required to have a current watercraft registration and AIS decal. 5/20/2020 10:28:48 PM Cheyenne - Heading to the water for boating? Be sure to register your watercraft and purchase an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) decal …

Longtime investigator Demaree retires

SPARTANBURG COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED FOR FAILING TO PAY NEARLY $130,000 IN WITHHOLDING TAXES

SPARTANBURG COUNTY WOMAN ARRESTED FOR FAILING TO PAY NEARLY $130,000 IN WITHHOLDING TAXES Page Content South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested an officer of a contracting company and charged her with five counts of failing to …

BUSINESS OWNERS CHARGED WITH TAX EVASION, FAILED TO REPORT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SALES

South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested two businessmen in unrelated cases and charged them with multiple counts of tax evasion. Rafat A Yed Abudayya, 42, of Lumberton, N.C., owns two convenience stores and a liquor store in …

Attorney General Yost Issues Annual Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2019 Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report, in recognition of National Missing Children’s Day, which occurs annually on May 25. “No case is more difficult than one involving a …

PR 20-43 Amaral v. City of Providence – Violation found

The Complainant alleged that the City violated the APRA when it: (1) asserted it did not maintain certain responsive records; and (2) withheld three email threads under Exemption (B). Regarding the first allegation, we found that the undisputed evidence …

DEM Issues COVID-19, Other Safety Guidelines as the Boating Season Kicks Off in Rhode Island Waters

PROVIDENCE – As we approach Memorial Day and the start of the boating season, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is asking boaters to follow COVID-19 social distancing rules and other safety guidelines at marinas and boatyards and while they…

PR 20-45 Katz v. Town of Tiverton – No violation

The Complainant alleged that the Town violated the APRA when it withheld executive session minutes and audio recordings, which the Complainant argued had been unsealed by the Town Council's adoption of a certain policy regarding executive session …

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. - RTIX

NEW YORK, May 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. (“RTI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: RTIX).   Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@ …

Travel Advisory: Lane Shift Coming to I-295 South at Greenville Avenue Bridge in Johnston Weekend of May 29

The weekend of May 29, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to shift traffic on I-295 South at the Greenville Avenue Bridge over Greenville Avenue (Route 5) in Johnston. The change will be in effect for the morning commute on …

PR 20-39 Moore v. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner – Violation found

The Complainant alleged that the OPC violated the APRA when it (1) asserted that it did not maintain certain documents responsive to some of his requests about a job position; and (2) withheld a public employee's resume under R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4 …

PR 20-44 Rhode Island Center for Justice v. Rhode Island Department of Corrections – Violation found

The Complainant alleged the DOC violated the APRA when it denied a request pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-2(4)(E) and § 38-2-2(4)(F) and failed to state whether any portions of the documents were reasonably segregable. Having reviewed the withheld …

PR 20-43 Amaral v. City of Providence – Violation found

The Complainant alleged that the City violated the APRA when it: (1) asserted it did not maintain certain responsive records; and (2) withheld three email threads under Exemption (B). Regarding the first allegation, we found that the undisputed evidence …

PR 20-40 Finnegan v. Town of Scituate – Violation found

The Complainant alleged that the Town violated the APRA when it: (1) failed to cite the statutory exemption in its denial; (2) withheld notes that were allegedly "submitted" at a Town Council meeting; and (3) did not provide for an administrative …

PR 20-41 August v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority – Violation found

The Complainant alleged that RIPTA violated the APRA when it failed to provide monthly ridership reports in its initial response to his request for "all ridership reports" and when it redacted student and faculty identification numbers on the …

PR 20-42 Davis v. Rhode Island State Police – No violation

The Complainant alleged that the RISP violated the APRA by redacting certain information from the requested records. The RISP asserted that the implicated privacy interests outweighed the public interest in disclosure of this information, such that …

DEM Issues COVID-19, Other Safety Guidelines as the Boating Season Kicks Off in Rhode Island Waters

PROVIDENCE – As we approach Memorial Day and the start of the boating season, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is asking boaters to follow COVID-19 social distancing rules and other safety guidelines at marinas and boatyards and while they…