VOA news/Henry Ridgwell LONDON — Six African women with albinism, a condition that affects the pigmentation of the skin, hair and eyes, set out to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this month in a bid to raise the visibility of people living with the condition.The climbers have all suffered abuse and discrimination, and in one case […]readmore
VOA News Residents and rescue workers in Florida and other southeastern U.S. states were in the midst of recovering Friday from the devastation inflicted by Hurricane Michael, the remnants of which have moved out into the Atlantic Ocean. Before it swept out to sea, Michael claimed at least 11 lives after making landfall Wednesday as […]readmore
(Warwick, RI) – Independent candidate for Rhode Island governor Joe Trillo, received support from 17 percent of sampled Rhode Island voters in the latest statewide poll conducted by Harvard University’s John Della Volpe. The poll was released today on GoLocalProv. “This poll is more in line with the internal polling of my campaign, which has […]readmore
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the White House announced President Trump’s intent to nominate Rhode Island’s Assistant Attorney General Aaron L. Weisman to be the next U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island, United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following statement: “We are pleased Mr. Weisman has been nominated to be the lead federal […]readmore
October 15 is also extended due date for calendar-year C corporations PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Division of Taxation reminds tax professionals and taxpayers that Monday – October 15 – is the deadline for filing Rhode Island resident and nonresident personal income tax returns on extension. Rhode Island personal income tax returns for tax […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Raimondo today joined small business leaders to discuss how Rhode Island’s new regulatory system–which won an Innovation Award from the National Association of Secretaries of State–is helping businesses succeed in Rhode Island. Led by the Office of Regulatory Reform, Rhode Island’s executive branch agencies have undertaken the single largest effort to cut regulatory red tape […]readmore
RI Dems demand investigation into fundraising email sent to Coventry School District on behalf of GOP candidates WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island Republicans are going to unethical lengths to fundraise this year. Staff members and parents of students in the Coventry Public School District were surprised to receive a political fundraising solicitation from a Vice Principal on behalf of […]readmore
Annual family tradition runs Nov. 8 – Dec. 30 PROVIDENCE, RI: Trinity Rep is proud to present its annual holiday tradition, A Christmas Carol. Noted for being a new production each year, the 2018 production has been inspired by a traditional telling of the famed Dickens classic. This year the production will be directed Mark Valdez, who […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A Colombian national living in Central Falls, RI, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to false statements in a passport application. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Carlos Tabares, 55, admitted to the Court that he knowingly and willingly made false statements on a U.S. […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – A 57-year-old man from Fairhaven, MA, was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor. Robert F. Eccleston, a registered sex offender, admitted to the Court that on July 12, 2016, he traveled from Massachusetts to East Providence, RI, […]readmore
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