National HIV Testing Day is Saturday, June 27, and AIDS Project Rhode Island is expanding its weekly free, anonymous, rapid HIV testing schedule to noon to 3 p.m. on that day on a walk-in basis at 9 Pleasant Street, Providence. “We want to make it as convenient as possible to be tested, and our […]Load more...
On June 22, 2015, Cranston- Mayor Allan Fung kicked off the summer season for Cranston youth at the Doric Avenue Playground this morning. Mayor Fung was joined by Ward 2 Councilman Don Botts, as well as Parks & Recreation Director, Anthony “Tony” Liberatore as they welcomed young people from all over the city to […]Load more...
The fight against the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic has moved to the United States, where 600,000 Haitian immigrants and more than one million Dominicans live. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose constituents include over 135,000 Haitians and 500,000 Dominicans, described the threat of deportation of […]Load more...
U.S. President Barack Obama campaigned for his international trade proposals Friday, saying the U.S. must make sure it «writes the rules of the global economy» or watch China do so instead. «And we should do it today, when our economy is in a position of global strength,» President Obama told workers at the headquarters of […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Starting Friday the University of Rhode Island police will began to carry firearms , after two years of training and preparation. Still the union that represents the faculty express their disagreement to the security guards on campus have firearms. URI is the last public university in the country to arm its agents. The move […]Load more...
A Palestinian hip-hop group is challenging sexism with a provocative new song and social media campaign encouraging men and women to rethink traditional gender roles. The rap group, called DAM – which means «eternity» in Arabic and «blood» in Hebrew – was popularized thanks in large part to its many songs dealing with the Israeli occupation. But […]Load more...
The U.S. Justice Department will investigate possible civil rights violations by the Baltimore Police Department following the death of a black man while under police custody, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Friday. The investigation will look for unconstitutional policing practices within the city, such as patterns of excessive force or improper stops and searches. […]Load more...
The Senate gave overwhelming approval Thursday to legislation that would establish a congressional review for a proposed nuclear deal with Iran, as Republican leaders set aside efforts from their own rank and file to amend the carefully crafted bipartisan compromise. On a 98-to-1 vote, the Senate lent a bipartisan boost to the measure — which […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE - On Thursday, May 7, the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care honored Rep. Scott A. Slater (D-Dist. 10, Providence) under the State House rotunda. Rep. Slater was honored due to his tireless efforts in advocating for the hard working home health care professionals of the state. "It is fundamentally unfair that our […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE - On Thursday, May 7, the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care honored Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Newport, Little Compton, Tiverton) under the State House rotunda. Sen. DiPalma was honored due to his tireless efforts in advocating for the hard working home health care professionals of the state. "Our state's […]Load more...
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