Bernard Shusman NEW YORK—In early December, 2015, Muslims and their beliefs become the hottest, most incendiary topic in the U.S. presidential election campaign. “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of all Muslims entering the United States,” announced Republican candidate and frontrunner Trump, making his position and thinking about Muslims very […]readmore
Un nuevo reporte reveló que más de 750 mil centroamericanos indocumentados se podrían beneficiar de una extensión del Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés). El reporte avala una serie de peticiones que van desde organizaciones comunitarias hasta precandidatos a la presidencia y líderes en el Congreso, que consideran necesario otorgar el […]readmore
Un grupo de 180 cubanos salieron de Costa Rica en un vuelo hacia El Salvador, como parte de un programa designado para ayudar a los migrantes que quieren viajar a Estados Unidos. El grupo estuvo varado en Costa Rica por más de un mes después que Nicaragua cerró sus fronteras diciendo que Costa Rica había […]readmore
Rhode Island – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent, of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of Public Safety, announces the arrest of four subjects on marijuana distribution charges by the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force. In November 2015, a complaint was received regarding individuals at the Elevated Lounge, located at 15 […]readmore
Jamie Dettmer Turkey’s military says it has killed 307 Kurdish separatists in recent weeks in counter-terrorism operations in southeastern Turkey, but the toll has also been great on civilians. Rights groups say 162 civilians, including 32 children, have been killed since August in districts where the military has imposed 24-hour curfews. Rights group Amnesty International […]readmore
CENTRAL FALLS – On January 11, 2016, Officer Nicholas Parker was patrolling the Sacred Heart Avenue area and observed a black Cadillac traveling upon the roadway with heavy rear-end damage and an indistinguishable registration plate affixed. A traffic stop was initiated and during the course of the investigation Officer Parker located and seized a silver […]readmore
The decade-long partnership between Family Service of Rhode Island and the Providence Police Department, and their work on sex trafficking issues, will be a focus of an upcoming international conference in San Diego on Wednesday, January 27th. The 30th annual “San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment” is sponsored by the Chadwick Center […]readmore
STATE DEPARTMENT—The U.S. has announced plans to expand its refugee admissions program, with a goal of providing more assistance to Central Americans. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the expansion, on Wednesday, as he outlined U.S. foreign policy goals for the year. In a speech at National Defense University, Kerry said the new provisions would […]readmore
BOSTON – January 13, 2016 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced matching grants totaling $78,582 for 9 projects that will help beginning farmers grow or improve their farm operations through the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources’ (DAR) Matching Enterprise Grants for Agriculture (MEGA) Program. «New farmers bring new ideas and enthusiasm to the agricultural industry, […]readmore
R.I. Governor Raimondo to attend World Economic Forum in Switzerland – Geneva, Switzerland, 13 January 2016 – Over 40 heads of state and government, as well as 2,500 leaders from business and society will convene at the 46th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, from 20 to 23 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme, Mastering […]readmore