The United States spent billions of dollars in military aid to help the Colombian government combat FARC and bring it to the negotiating table. Colombian officials met Tuesday in Cuba with representatives from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for talks to try and save a peace deal, but it is unclear how willing […]Load more...
HAVANA/BOGOTA — Colombia’s government and Marxist guerrillas went back to the drawing board in Havana Tuesday after a peace deal they painstakingly negotiated over four years was rejected in a referendum result. In a vote, which confounded opinion polls and was a disaster for President Juan Manuel Santos, Colombians narrowly rebuffed the pact Sunday as too […]Load more...
VOA News The Haitian government has not yet been able fully assess the damage because most of the affected areas have been cut off. Haitian President Jocelerme Privert and other senior members of his administration will personally assess the damage when the weather permits them to tour the stricken areas. The U.S. Agency for International […]Load more...
Seven Projects Awarded Funding to Improve Commercial Districts PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo on Thursday will highlight the Main Street Rhode Island Streetscape Improvement Fund as part of her continued commitment to creating jobs, spurring economic growth, and making the state an even better place to live, work, and visit. The funding is […]Load more...
NEWS RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, Jr. RI – The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has executed 13 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a central piece of RhodeWorks implementation. These MOUs make clear that the federal government agrees with Rhode Island’s program to implement bridge tolls […]Load more...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGREES RHODE ISLAND’S TRUCK-ONLY TOLLING PROGRAM MEETS FEDERAL
RI – The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today that it has executed 13 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), a central piece of RhodeWorks implementation. These MOUs make clear that the federal government agrees with Rhode Island’s program to implement bridge tolls on large commercial vehicles or «tractor […]Load more...
Family Service of Rhode Island celebrated «International Walk to School
INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY NEWS Providence – Family Service of Rhode Island celebrated «International Walk to School Day» on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, with the non-profit’s «Walking School Bus» program. Children and volunteers on a «Walking School Bus» route serving Mary E. Fogarty Elementary School in Providence had balloons and wore «Walking School Bus» […]Load more...
Family Service of Rhode Island – Walking School Bus program in celebration of International Walk to School Day Providence – El mes de octubre ofrece la oportunidad perfecta para que los niños caminen a la escuela y no lo tienen que hacer solos. El 5 de octubre es el Día de Caminar a la Escuela […]Load more...
Cranston, RI – Speaker Nicholas Mattiello will be holding a press conference to unveil his legislative priorities for 2017. This press conference is being called during campaign season, after a robo-poll was conducted within the district, and after publication of a Sunday Providence Journal story where Mattiello indicated he should not be held responsible for […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.- In honor of International Walk to School Day, Council President Luis Aponte will tomorrow host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Walking School Bus Path-a multi-year project that transformed nuisance properties into a safe, welcoming public space for South Providence families and school children. Aponte will join Mayor Jorge Elorza, leaders from Family […]Load more...