Sen. Reed helps craft landmark agreement with federal funds to help individuals, hospitals, communities, & small businesses hit hardest by COVID-19 & includes stronger oversight structure WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, the U.S. Senate unanimously voted 96-0 to pass the $2.2 trillion Emergency Coronavirus Economic Rescue bill. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says the bipartisan package will […]readmore
Eight additional cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island As of 5PM tomorrow, all retailers and grocers must: Allow no more than 20% of stated fire capacity in the store at a time; Require staff to count the number of customers entering and exiting the store and enforce limits; Clearly mark 6’ spacing in lines and […]readmore
Guidelines for Retail and Grocers Rhode Island has asked all businesses to comply with social distancing guidelines and to maintain a high level of sanitation and employee hygiene in line with CDC guidance. In furtherance of those directives and to prevent crowding at retail and grocery stores, the following guidelines are being instituted as of […]readmore
Massive coronavirus relief package includes four months expanded unemployment benefits and direct payments, $367 billion to aid small business, $150 billion for state and local governments, $130 billion for hospitals & health centers, an employee retention tax credit to incentivize businesses to keep workers on payroll during the crisis, & much more ***Reed, a member […]readmore
A partir de hoy, miércoles 25 de marzo de 2020, los visitantes de la División de Vehículos Motorizados de R.I. serán examinados por la Guardia Nacional de R.I. y el personal de aplicación de la ley antes de que se les permita ingresar a la oficina de Cranston de la División. El nuevo piloto de […]readmore
Se trata del mayor rescate económico de la historia de Estados Unidos y daría pagos directos a la mayoría de estadounidenses.WASHINGTON — El Senado de Estados Unidos anunció durante la madrugada de este miércoles que alcanzó un acuerdo sobre un paquete de rescate económico de 2 billones de dólares para ayudar a los trabajadores y […]readmore
Eighteen additional cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Dr. Alexander-Scott today made announcements about the state’s response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Care.com: Rhode Island has partnered with Care.com to increase child care access for frontline workers responding to the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to providing 90 days of free, […]readmore
VOA NEWS La Organización Mundial de la Salud afirmó el martes que Estados Unidos podría convertirse pronto en el epicentro de la pandemia del coronavirus. Margaret Harris, portavoz de la OMS, dijo en una rueda de prensa en Ginebra que la valoración de la organización se basa en la aceleración de los nuevos casos en […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI—In his role as Chair of Rhode Island’s Small Business Advocacy Council, Lt. Governor Daniel McKee today joined Justin Gontarek and Nicholas Rego, founders of Oceanside Graphics RI, to announce Gift it Forward, a new website that makes it easier for Rhode Islanders to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The website, RIsmallbusiness.org, was announced during […]readmore
Los alemanes compran mucho y almacenan. Con la crisis del coronavirus aparecen ciertos comportamientos extraños, como la compra indiscriminada de papel higiénico. ¿Por qué? La red está, desde hace semanas, repleta de bromas sobre un fenómeno sorprendente: el papel higiénico. Es uno de los productos más solicitados. Está agotado en muchos supermercados e incluso ha […]readmore