Senator Reed’s advocacy results in one-year extension of Deferred Enforced Departure to allow Liberians to remain in their U.S. communities WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today backed the Trump Administration’s decision to extend Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for qualified people from Liberia for one year, through March 31, 2020, and is calling for […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI. (March 28th, 2019) – The American Red Cross is helping three families – seven adults – five children after a fire yesterday on Sumter Street, Providence. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Bob Partington, Lee Ann Freitas and Phil Stocking. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other […]readmore
On March 27, 2019, at approximately 11:30 PM, the Cumberland Farms located at 193 Division St., Pawtucket, RI, was robbed by a lone male who stated that he had a gun however no weapon was displayed. The male fled the store after getting an undisclosed amount of money and was seen fleeing west on Division […]readmore
WASHINGTON – America’s leading companies and law firms are meeting strengthened criteria to meet the evolving needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community around the world, according to the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) released today by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. The […]readmore
Wednesday, March 27th the Rhode Island Religious Coalition for Reproductive Freedom held a press conference at 2pm at the State House library. The Rev. Eugene Dyszlewski, Co-Chair, Rhode Island Religious Coalition for Reproductive Freedom The Religious Coalition reflects the diversity of religious tradition that is Rhode Island. We speak in favor of choice out of […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close the ramp from Route 2 North to Route 117 in Warwick for drainage repairs at 6 p.m. on Sunday night, March 31. Depending on the extent of repairs that are needed, the ramp may remain closed into the daytime hours on Monday, April 1. […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Reuters Google de Alphabet Inc planea anunciar el jueves un memorando de acuerdo con el monopolio cubano de telecomunicaciones ETECSA para explorar formas de mejorar la conectividad en la isla de gobierno comunista, dijo a Reuters una persona familiarizada con el tema. Pese a que las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Cuba […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Nathaly Salas Guaithero WASHINGTON, D.C. — El presidente Donald Trump dijo el miércoles que los soldados rusos tenían que salir de Venezuela y aseguró que contemplan todas las opciones, en declaraciones durante una reunión con la esposa del presidente interino Juan Guaidó, Fabiana Rosales, en la Casa Blanca. «Rusia tiene que salir de […]readmore
VOA NEWS – Dora Mekouar Sixty-three percent of American workers are stressed and ready to quit, and poor communication is a leading cause of their frustration, according to a surveycommissioned by Dynamic Signal, a California-based company that sells employee communication and engagement platforms to companies. Eighty percent of U.S. employees report feeling stressed because of ineffective […]readmore
VOA NEWS- Reuters A New York suburb has banned children not vaccinated against measles from public spaces, such as schools and shopping malls, as it fights the state’s worst outbreak in decades of the potentially deadly disease. Rockland County declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and said the ban would remain in place for […]readmore