VOA News Hurricane Matthew is pounding the Bahamas as it propels toward Florida, forcing residents and emergency workers there and in other southeastern U.S. states to hastily prepare for its arrival on Thursday. At least 108 people in Haiti were killed after Hurricane Matthew slammed Tuesday into the island of Hispaniola, which Haiti shares […]readmore
Grants Aim to Assist the Redevelopment of Commercial Areas of RI Communities PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined with city officials today to tour Main Street in East Greenwich, one of seven projects chosen to receive Main Street Rhode Island Streetscape Improvement Funds «The Main Streets in our cities and towns are hubs […]readmore
OCTOBER 6, 2016 / CRANSTON, RI: General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank CEO Jeff Diehl today joined state and local officials including, Mayor Allan Fung, State Senator Joshua Miller, State Representative Robert Lancia, along with Cranston City Councilors Mario Aceto and Michael Farina, in touring a Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB) financed […]readmore
FY 2017 Monthly Cash Collections Report for July 2016 (Oct. 6, 2016) Providence, R.I. –The Rhode Island Department of Revenue released its FY 2017 Cash Collections Report for July 2016 today. The Cash Collections Report, which is issued on a monthly basis, compares current fiscal year cash collections by revenue item on a fiscal year-to-date […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea is reminding Rhode Islanders that they have until Sunday, October 9 to register to vote for the November 8 general election. “The easiest way to register or update your registration is to go to vote.ri.gov and use our online portal,” Secretary Gorbea said. “I want to […]readmore
CRANSTON, RI: Rhode Island General Treasurer Magaziner will join state, city and school officials at the Edgewood Highland School to tour a school repair project made possible by a $2.2 million loan from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank. Who: General Treasurer Seth Magaziner; Cranston Mayor Allan Fung; Cranston School Superintendent Jeannine Nota-Masse; Jeff Diehl, CEO, […]readmore
Preparing to hire over 80 full and part time employees WARWICK, R.I. – All American Assisted Living will open its doors for the first time on Thursday, October 6 for a sneak peek of its first Rhode Island development. The construction site tour of the senior living residence, located in Warwick, is the first of […]readmore
Guests will include Gov. Gina Raimondo, Rep. David Cicilline, Chair of the Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education William Foulkes, Rhode Island Commissioner of Postsecondary Education Jim Purcell, Chair of the Rhode Island Board of Education Barbara Cottam, as well as architects and project managers. This $6.3 million, 9,190-square-foot wing was funded by a $50 […]readmore
De acuerdo a la empresa con sede en Mountain View, California, sus vehículos ya logran manejar situaciones complicadas de carretera Alpahet Inc., una unidad de Google que desde 2009 ha estado desarrollando vehículos con la aspiración de que se vuelvan completamente autónomos, dice que sus autos ya han recorrido unos 3,2 millones de kilómetros en […]readmore
Voz de América Cuba comenzó a sentir la fuerza del huracán Matthew, cuando las bandas exteriores de la poderosa tormenta comenzaron a azotar las costas del extremo suroriental de la isla la tarde del martes. La pequeña ciudad de Baracoa, a unos 100 kilómetros de Santiago, la segunda ciudad más grande de Cuba, es la […]readmore