CNN En Español Con el objetivo de poder desinfectar los trenes de forma diaria y como una forma de llevar una solución al problema de las personas desamparadas en los vagones de Nueva York, el gobernador Andrew Cuomo anunció que se suspenderá el sistema de metro de 1 a 5 am, hora de Miami. De […]readmore
VOA News The Trump administration is not planning to extend federal coronavirus social distancing guidelines that expire Thursday, instead focusing on working with states to reopen the country. Individual state governors are deciding when and at what pace to relax restrictions on non-essential businesses and group gatherings and calls for people to stay home. Trump […]readmore
VOA News China said Wednesday it has no desire to meddle in this year’s U.S. presidential election, despite claims to the contrary by President Donald Trump. Trump told Reuters Wednesday that “China will do anything they can do to have me lose this race” in favor of Democratic Party opponent Joe Biden. Trump said China prefers […]readmore
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the lead U.S. infectious disease expert, warned Thursday against reopening the country too quickly for fear of giving the pandemic new life. As some U.S. state governors are moving to reopen commerce, Fauci urged them to “go very slowly” if they do not have the capability […]readmore
Chef Benjamin Velasquez closed his kitchen March 13, 2020 and laid off 10 workers when non-essential businesses were ordered to shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus. VOA News By Chris Simkins As America confronts staggering job losses and weathers a screeching halt in many sectors of the economy, small businesses with limited cash […]readmore
VOA News By Ken Bredemeier The ranks of the unemployed keep growing in the U.S., with another 3.8 million workers claiming jobless compensation last week as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world’s biggest economy, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The newest claims boosted the six-week total to 30.3 million, even as a […]readmore
Governor Raimondo and Dr. Alexander-Scott, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, released new data, which reveals that nearly half of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 cases are within the Latino community. This is very alarming, given that Latinos only make up roughly 15% of the overall population. In response, Latino leaders across the state have come […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Manville Bridge, which carries Manville Hill Road over the Blackstone River, the Blackstone River Bikeway and the Providence & Worcester Railroad between Lincoln and Cumberland on Monday, May 4 for a bridge rehabilitation project. The $11 million project includes repairing the bridge’s piers and […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed shared a new COVID-19 Resource Guide to help keep Rhode Islanders informed and updated about federal assistance and efforts to combat novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The guide covers a broad range of topics, helps answer frequently asked questions, and links people directly to COVID-19 relief resources. “These are difficult times and […]readmore
VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that disinfectants could be used to treat coronavirus patients is triggering alarm among health experts, and warnings from a maker of the sanitizing solutions. Trump said at his regular White House coronavirus media briefing Thursday that scientists should investigate inserting disinfectants into patients’ bodies to cure COVID-19, the […]readmore