Heather Murdock QAYYARAH, IRAQ — Fleeing fighting, abandoning their villages, and returning to formerly IS controlled areas, Iraqis are on the move. Aid workers are setting up camps for the one million people who may be displaced by the battle for Mosul, while many recaptured villages and towns remain virtually empty, littered with bombs and blackened […]readmore
VOA News A 46-year-old Iranian-American says a court in northeastern Iran has sentenced him to 18 years in prison after convicting him of «collaborating with a hostile government.» Details of the trial and sentencing of Gholamrez Reza Shahini emerged Tuesday, after Shahini made contact with family members in the United States and after he managed […]readmore
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Renovated Warren Street Park PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza continues his commitment to investing in parks by joining Councilwoman Mary Kay Harris, Parks Superintendent Wendy Nilsson, and DownCity Design in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Warren Street Park. Improvements to the park include the addition of […]readmore
Voz de América La Cámara de Comercio de Hollywood informó que reemplazará la estrella de Donald Trump en el Paseo de la Fama, destruida al amanecer del miércoles. La policía de Los Ángeles investiga el daño ocasionado a la estrella de Donald Trump en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood, mientras la Cámara de […]readmore
Voz de América EE.UU. aclaró que decisión no significa que estén de acuerdo con todas las políticas y prácticas del gobierno cubano, particularmente en derechos humanos. Por primera vez, Estados Unidos se abstiene de votar sobre una resolución de Naciones Unidas en la que urgen el levantamiento del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero contra Cuba. […]readmore
Margaret Besheer VOA News UNITED NATIONS — For the first time, the United States has abstained from a U.N. resolution urging the lifting of Washington’s nearly 60-year old economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. For the past 25 years, the U.N. General Assembly has held a symbolic annual vote calling for an end to the […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – Mayor James Diossa announced the purchase of 200 LED streetlights at a press conference on Wednesday. The lights will replace all streetlights on Dexter and Broad Streets, the two main throughways of the city. An investment in the city’s infrastructure, the project had a total cost of $330,000 and has projected savings […]readmore
NAHREP Congratulates Rodrigo Lopez for His Historic Appointment by the MBA Board Washington, DC – October 26, 2016 – The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) congratulates the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Rodrigo Lopez for his appointment as their 2017 chairman. As the first Latino in the MBA’s 100-year history to hold […]readmore
Providence, RI – General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Mayor Jorge Elorza today joined state and local officials to tour energy efficiency upgrades to the Providence Fire Garage facility. The City of Providence is upgrading five city-owned buildings which were built between 1929 and 1950. The energy efficiency upgrades include replacing boilers and hot water heaters, […]readmore
Providence – Family Service of Rhode Island, a statewide non-profit serving abused children and many other Rhode Islanders in need, honored Providence College men’s basketball coach Ed Cooley at its 12th annual Brighter Futures luncheon, Wednesday, (Oct. 26, 2016) at the Rhode Island Convention Center at noon. Speakers included Family Service of Rhode Island CEO […]readmore