Luis Ramirez VOA NEWS LONDON — President Barack Obama says NATO is «absolutely vital» as he seeks to reassure Europe about the U.S. commitment to the alliance under the presidency of Donald Trump. In Athens, Greece Tuesday on his last foreign trip as president, Obama said NATO «provides significant continuity even as we see a transition […]Load more...
Raimondo Administration Announces Small Business Assistance Partners Now Accepting Applications
The Small Business Assistance Program joins the Commerce Corporation’s suite of tools to help businesses in Rhode Island grow and succeed Providence, R.I. (November 15, 2016) – The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation today announced that Small Business Assistance Program, a new program aiding eligible small businesses in obtaining the credit required to move their business […]Load more...
ARWICK, RI – On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., U.S. Senator Jack Reed will hold a college financial aid workshop at Community College of Rhode Island’s (CCRI) Knight Campus in Warwick. The free workshop will give college-bound high school students and their parents an opportunity to learn first-hand from student aid experts about […]Load more...
Mayor Jorge Elorza, Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Paré, and Chief of Police Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr. announce the appointment of two Providence Police Captains to the rank of Major Providence, RI- Mayor Elorza, Commissioner Paré, and Colonel Clements this afternoon announce the appointment of Captains Robert Lepre and Oscar Perez to the rank […]Load more...
New York, NY—Mayors, Chamber of Commerce leaders, public school teachers, physicians, prosecutors, faith leaders, and other community members will visit prisons and jails in 17 geographically and politically diverse states, from Nebraska and Michigan, to New Jersey, North Carolina, and Ohio. It’s all part of National Prison Visiting Week, led by the Vera Institute of […]Load more...
Cranston, RI—On November 15th, 2016, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections will host an invitational public tour of John J. Moran Medium Security Facility as part of the Vera Institute of Justice’s national Prison Visiting Week. Rhode Island is joining 16 other state and local corrections departments, as well as the Federal Bureau of Prisons, […]Load more...
Decision keeps pressure on vendor to finish computer project PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island officials applaud the decision announced this afternoon by a Superior Court judge to issue a temporary restraining order in the State of Rhode Island’s lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise (PC 2016-5110). “I am very pleased with today’s ruling. I will continue […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement: «I am very pleased with today’s ruling. I will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect Rhode Island taxpayers against a vendor that has tried to hold our project hostage.»Load more...
Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Acting Superintendent, of the Rhode Island State Police and Acting Commissioner of Public Safety, announces the following Command Staff promotions: To the Rank of Lieutenant Colonel: Joseph F. Philbin is a 22-year veteran of the Rhode Island State Police. Lieutenant Colonel Philbin has served in the Lincoln Woods, Hope Valley, and […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced the One Providence Initiative, an effort in which the City of Providence will be announcing a new inclusive policy, initiative, or event to give reassurance to the city’s most vulnerable and marginalized residents that the City will continue to support them. The announcements will be released each […]Load more...