Providence, RI – – Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Trillium Asset Management announced today that investors have secured an agreement from SBA Communications Corporation (SBA), a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, to expand disclosures relating to its commitment to diversity, inclusive of gender race and ethnicity, and publish a […]readmore
The Rhode Island State Police announce that members of the Rhode Island State Police/Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have arrested a previously registered sex offender on multiple charges related to the sexual exploitation of a child. Rodney Ootton, age 53, of 47 Greenslitt Avenue, Floor 1, Pawtucket, Rhode Island was arrested yesterday, March 11, […]readmore
By CDC This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information as it becomes available, in addition to updated guidance. Background CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and which has now been detected in more than […]readmore
El presidente estadounidense culpó a los países europeos de la propagación del COVID-19 a Estados Unidos. El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, anunció el miércoles (11.03.2020) la suspensión de todos los viajes desde los países de Europa a Estados Unidos con la excepción del Reino Unido para prevenir la propagación del coronavirus. La suspensión entrará en […]readmore
Attorney General Peter Neronha reminds Rhode Island residents to watch out for potential scams or instances of price gouging stemming from the outbreak of COVID-19. “These are unique and uncertain circumstances,” said Attorney General Peter F. Neronha. “The focus here has to be on public health, not profit. This Office is going to make sure […]readmore
Measures intended to protect all Rhode Islanders, with a focus on more vulnerable populations As a part of on-going efforts to limit or prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Rhode Island, Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), issued updated […]readmore
Please be advised that effective immediately all visits will be suspended until at least Wednesday, March 18th. We are reducing the flow of people coming into the facilities to ensure everyone’s safety as we continue to respond to the coronavirus. The suspension will be reevaluated on Wednesday the 18th. The current Corona Virus issues are […]readmore
VOA News El director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, dijo el miércoles que el coronavirus «es ahora una pandemia». «Debido a su propagación mundial, el COVID19 es ahora una pandemia, anunció hoy el Director General de la OMS. El Dr. Tedros pidió a los países intensificar las acciones […]readmore
Three-Year Plan Details Priorities and Seeks to Expand Volunteer Opportunities PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and ServeRI, Rhode Island’s commission for national and community service, today released the Rhode Island State Service Plan 2020-2023. Over the course of the past eight months, more than 500 Rhode Islanders provided input to the plan, which aims to increase volunteer and national […]readmore
Providence, Rhode Island – Advocates, community members, and elected officials concerned about the well-being of Rhode Island’s immigrant residents came together at the State House library on March 10th to support legislation that would make obtaining a drivers’ licenses more accessible to undocumented Rhode Islanders. The ‘Driver’s Licenses for All’ campaign kickoff was hosted by […]readmore