VOA News Two Turkish soldiers were killed, and at least 50 people were injured, when a car bomb exploded at a military base in Turkey’s Kurdish-dominated southeast. The attack, late Monday, targeted a military outpost in the Hani district of Diyarbakir province. A nearby building housing family members of the military personnel was also damaged […]readmore
VOA News Italy’s foreign minister arrived in Tripoli on Tuesday in support of the new United Nations-backed government, marking the first visit by a top Western official since 2014. Amid tight security, Paolo Gentiloni was welcomed at Matiga airport in the Libyan capital by Ahmed Maiteeq, deputy prime minister of the unity government seeking to […]readmore
Secretario del Trabajo EEUU disertará en ceremonia de graduación BRISTOL.- La ceremonia de graduación de la Escuela de Leyes de la Universidad Roger Williams, pautada para el próximo 13 de mayo del año en curso, tendrá como orador principal a Thomas E. Pérez, Secretario de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos. Pérez es reconocido por el […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo visited Tyco’s Women in Technology (WIT) program at its Cranston facility and spoke to participating high school students interested in STEM careers hard at work on engineering projects. This is the first year the company has run the WIT program in Rhode Island. «The WIT program at Tyco […]readmore
Cranston, Rhode Island – Mayor Allan Fung has vetoed ordinance 1-16-04 the so called “minimum wage” ordinance that was recently passed by the city council on a narrow 5 to 4 vote with bi-partisan opposition. (note: at the time of the vote City Wide Councilman Michael Farina was a Democrat but he switched party affiliation […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I. – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) praised Governor Gina Raimondo, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea and the Rhode Island General Assembly today on the signing of legislation that will allow Rhode Islanders to register to vote or update their voter information online. “Voter participation is the cornerstone of our democracy, and the easier […]readmore
Cranston- Mayor Allan Fung held a ceremonial signing for the recently passed Veterans Property Tax Exemption in Cranston. Under the ordinance, 100% disabled veterans can qualify for up to $250,000 worth of property tax exemptions over a 5 year period. «Our disabled veterans fought for our freedoms and they carry the after-effect of their service […]readmore
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $45,000 in state grant funds for two river restoration efforts in Chester and Halifax. These funds will leverage more than $190,000 in federal and foundation grants to enhance stream habitats for fish and wildlife and improve water quality. «These restoration efforts will improve water quality, increase climate change […]readmore
Pawtucket – Pawtucket City officials have been notified by Rhode Island Commerce Corporation that the City has been awarded a $245,000 Streetscape Improvement Grant from Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, to be matched 30% with $105,000 in Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency funding, to undertake renovations to the City’s downtown parking garage in the amount totaling $350,000. The […]readmore
20th Anniversary Celebration of Dialogue on Diversity PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Twenty years after presenting the first keynote at the inauguration of the Dialogue on Diversity Lecture series at Rhode Island College, nationally acclaimed scholar, activist and author Sonia Nieto will return to campus to give the keynote at the series’ 20th anniversary celebration. Free and open […]readmore