News from March 2017
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: Washington - The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment will hold its first hearing of the 115th Congress next Thursday. Following on the broad themes emerging out of the full Committee’s kick-off hearing last month, the Subcommittee will explore the role of Federal agencies in building a water infrastructure that is ready for the challenges of the 21st century.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Brownsville man entered a guilty plea in Corpus Christi federal court to possession with the intent to distribute 14 kilograms of cocaine, announced the Special Agent-in-Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Houston Division of the DEA, and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Two former corrections officers at the Essex County Correctional Facility were sentenced recently in U.S. District Court in Boston for their involvement with smuggling Suboxone into the Essex County House of Corrections - Middleton for inmates.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced SILVESTRE GUTIERREZ, age 39, of Mexico, to seventy-eight (78) months in federal prison for his role in attempting to transport approximately six (6) kilograms of cocaine through Baton Rouge in a rental vehicle.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
Release: Tuvalu is a constitutional parliamentary democracy. The parliamentary election held in March 2015 was generally free and fair, with three new members elected into the 15-member parliament. There were no formal political parties. Parliament selected Enele Sopoaga for a second term as prime minister.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
Release: Chile is a constitutional multiparty democracy. In 2013 citizens elected Michelle Bachelet to be president in an election that observers considered free and fair. The country also held concurrent legislative elections. President Bachelet assumed office in March 2014.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
Release: Jamaica is a constitutional parliamentary democracy. In national elections on Feb. 25, the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) led by Prime Minister Andrew Michael Holness won a majority 32 of the 63 seats in the House of Representatives needed to form the government. International election observers from the Organization of American States deemed the elections transparent, free, and fair but noted isolated incidents of violence prior to and on election day.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: France is a multiparty constitutional democracy. The president of the republic is elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Voters elected Francois Hollande to that position in 2012. The upper house (Senate) of the bicameral parliament is elected indirectly through an electoral college, while the...
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
Release: Canada is a constitutional monarchy with a federal parliamentary government. In a free and fair multiparty federal election held in October 2015, the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, won a majority of seats in the federal parliament and formed a government.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
Release: Solomon Islands is a constitutional multiparty parliamentary democracy. Observers considered the 2014 parliamentary election generally free and fair, although there were incidents of vote buying. Parliament elected Manasseh Sogavare as prime minister, and he formed a coalition government.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: Slovenia is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional republic. Power is shared among a directly elected president (head of state), a prime minister (head of government), and a bicameral parliament composed of the National Assembly (lower house) and the National Council (upper house). The country held presidential elections in 2012 and parliamentary elections in 2014. Observers considered the elections free and fair.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: Pakistan is a federal republic. In May 2013 the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections, and Nawaz Sharif became prime minister for the third time. While judged to be mostly free and fair, some independent observers and political parties raised concerns...
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
Release: Mozambique is a multiparty parliamentary democracy with a freely elected republican form of government. The most recent national elections for president, parliament, and provincial assemblies took place in October 2014. Voters elected Filipe Nyusi of the ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: Help beautify your seashore! Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host a beach cleanup Thursday, March 30 between noon and 4:00 pm on Ocracoke Island. Meet park staff at the Ocracoke Day Use Area to check in.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Eric Rouleau, 37, of Rochester, pled guilty to robbing the Northeast Credit Union in Rochester. Rouleau also pled guilty to mailing a threatening communication to another.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: The Kingdom of Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara and administers the estimated 85 percent that it controls. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO), an organization that seeks the territory’s independence, disputes Morocco’s claim to sovereignty...
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: Belize is a constitutional parliamentary democracy. In November 2015 the United Democratic Party (UDP) won 19 of 31 seats in the House of Representatives following generally free and fair multiparty elections. Civilian authorities maintained effective control over the security forces.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: The Kingdom of Tonga is a constitutional monarchy. King Tupou VI succeeded his older brother in 2012, and was formally crowned in 2015. The king, popularly elected parliamentary leaders, the nobility and their representatives, prominent commoners, and democratic reform figures dominated political life.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
Release: Haiti is a constitutional republic with a multiparty political system. In October 2015 legislative, municipal and first-round presidential elections were held, and while there were allegations of fraud, the results conformed to international observer-estimated outcomes and were generally regarded as...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2017
News Release: Texas Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Running Fraudulent Investment Companies and Obstructing Securities and Exchange Commission Investigation.
