VOA News By Margaret Besheer NEW YORK – New York City’s mayor appealed to Washington on Tuesday to send him nearly 1,500 more medical personnel by Sunday, as coronavirus cases surpass 43,000 and more city landmarks are converted into field hospitals. “This coming Sunday, April 5, is the demarcation line,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters. […]Load more...
A virtual rally, via Zoom, to kick-off the 2020 Census with Providence City Council President Sabina Matos, Members of the Providence City Council, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza of Providence, Mayor James A. Diossa of Central Falls, Luis Estrada, the Campaign Manager of the Rhode Island Complete Count Committee and other Community Speakers. PROVIDENCE, RI (April […]Load more...
BY Better Business Bureau The United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin soon and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. This news will lead to the increase of scam phone calls, text messages or emails asking for personal information and claiming you need to […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that within the next two weeks, RIDOT will be advertising a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Washington Bridge Rehabilitation design-build Project. RIDOT is scheduling for the work on the Washington Bridge to start this year with the awarding of the design-build contract this summer. The […]Load more...
Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Nicole, Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) made several announcements about the state’s response to COVID-19. State parks and beaches: As of this Friday, April 3rd, state beaches and parks in Rhode Island will be closed. Campground openings will be postponed until at least […]Load more...
WASHINGTON (March 30,2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging all Americans to only flush toilet paper, not disinfecting wipes or other non-flushable items that should be disposed of in the trash. Flushing only toilet paper helps ensure that the toilets, plumbing, sewer systems and septic systems will continue working properly to safely manage […]Load more...
By VOA News Organizers for Tokyo’s rescheduled Olympics have announced that the new dates for the Summer Games will be July 23, 2021, to Aug. 8, 2021. The head of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, Yoshiro Mori, announced the decision Monday, after consultations with the International Olympic Committee. The IOC announced last week the decision to […]Load more...
VOA News by Antoni Belchi Una iglesia de Miami ofrece a sus feligreses la posibilidad de confesarse desde el auto, una fórmula para evitar los contagios del coronavirus ante la grave crisis de salud en Estados Unidos.MIAMI, FLORIDA — La crisis sanitaria a raíz del brote del coronavirus ha despertado el ingenio de muchos para […]Load more...
VOA News Twenty-five members of an Indian family from Sangli in Maharashtra have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Press Trust of India report. The account said four family members who had been in Saudi Arabia tested positive for the virus on March 23. A week later, 21 more family members, including a two-year-old boy also tested positive. India officials blame the quick transmission of […]Load more...
By VOA News The U.S. state of New York has passed the somber milestone of 1,000 coronavirus deaths, while governments across the world instituted or extended new lockdowns to try to blunt the effects of the outbreak. Hospitals in New York City are set to get some relief with Monday’s arrival of the Navy’s USNS Comfort hospital ship, which will clear […]Load more...