VOA News Prosecutors in Belgium said Tuesday they have charged two more people in connection with the attacks last month in Brussels that killed 32 people. A statement from the federal prosecutor’s office identified those charged with terrorism offenses as Smail F. and Ibrahim F., saying they were linked to renting an apartment that may […]readmore
VOA News Nearly 2,000 migrants and refugees were rescued Monday off the Libyan coast, reports the Italian Coast Guard. Officials say eight separate operations rescued the migrants from overcrowded vessels. They were then taken to Sicily. Meanwhile, Austria says it is planning to reintroduce tighter border controls along the country’s shared border with Italy amid […]readmore
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