“We have initiated our safety protocol at our Medium Security Facility. Today three inmates presented with flu-like symptoms. Because of the heightened state of awareness regarding the COVID-19 crisis, we are taking every precaution to keep our population safe. We are testing these inmates for COVID-19, and we have placed them in isolated medical housing […]readmore
La comisionada de educación Angélica Infante-Green, anunció junto a la gobernadora Raimondo el miércoles que las escuelas públicas estarán cerradas hasta el 3 de abril, con aprendizaje a distancia para K-12 mientras el estado aborda el brote de coronavirus.readmore
Sen. Reed & 15 colleagues are urging the FCC to let schools use emergency E-Rate funds to help students who lack Internet connectivity during coronavirus shutdown WASHINGTON, DC – As schools are forced to shut down because of coronavirus and students are being asked to learn online, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging the Federal Communications […]readmore
Ranking Member on Armed Services Committee urges Trump Administration to redirect ineffective border wall funding to help combat spread of coronavirus WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper informed U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, that the Pentagon will provide federal health officials with 5 million respirator […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – During a one-on-one phone conversation with Vice President Mike Pence last night, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee and a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, urged the Trump Administration to expand the availability of personal protective equipment and medical supplies for frontline medical […]readmore
DW La decisión del país asiático es «en respuesta a la reducción de las plantillas de los medios chinos en ese país norteamericano”. El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de China anunció este miércoles (18.03.2020) la expulsión de los corresponsales de nacionalidad estadounidense de los diarios The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) y […]readmore
DW Presidente Iván Duque ordena como primera medida aislar a los ancianos para protegerlos del coronavirus. El presidente Iván Duque decretó este martes (17.03.2020) el estado de emergencia en Colombia para enfrentar la expansión de la pandemia de coronavirus, y dispuso como primera medida el aislamiento obligatorio de mayores de 70 años hasta el 31 […]readmore
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Rhode Island small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. SBA acted under its own authority, as provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act that was recently […]readmore
2020 Census and COVID-19 Pandemic The U.S. Census Bureau is urging residents to fill out the 2020 census online, by mail and over the phonereadmore
Two additional cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Director of Health Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH today announced that several local and national organizations are offering free services to Rhode Islanders during the coronavirus public health crisis. The Rhode Island Foundation and United Way of Rhode Island have launched a fund to support local nonprofit […]readmore