PROVIDENCE, R.I.-A successful lobbying effort by Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) has won the City of Providence greater attention and assistance from the State of Rhode Island to address traffic hazards in the Mount Pleasant area. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on Thursday launched a pilot program that will provide the city with […]Load more...
La Voz de América conversa a Mónica Lozano, directora del programa “Latino y sociedad” del Instituto Aspen para analizar los retos y las proyecciones de la comunidad hispana en EE.UU. En una sociedad donde la violencia y la discriminación están presentes ¿será posible seguir hablando de Estados Unidos como la tierra de las oportunidades?. Para […]Load more...
RI – Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety, announces that the Rhode Island State Police will host Project 3.8, the Dorian Murray Foundation on: Thursday, September 22, 2016 5:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Rhode Island State Police Headquarters Colonel Walter E. Stone […]Load more...
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Record Number of Rhode Island Students Earn Free College Credits
Prepare RI program doubles in first year, state covers cost PROVIDENCE, RI – Thanks to the Prepare RI initiative that Governor Gina M. Raimondo launched last year, the number of students enrolled in courses that earned both high school and college credit more than doubled in the 2015-16 school year, with 3,807 students participating. Participating […]Load more...
Providence, RI- Beginning today, Certified Crisis Response Trainers from the Providence Police Department, in partnership with mental health trainers from Community Care Alliance and The Providence Center, will launch a joint training initiative aimed at teaching Crisis Responder Training (CRT) basics and crisis intervention techniques to all Providence Police Department personnel. Trainings will be held […]Load more...
Somali community leaders in St. Cloud, Minnesota say they are “shocked” at the news that a Somali-American man allegedly stabbed nine people at a shopping mall on Saturday evening. A community elder, Jama Alimad, told VOA Somali that the community is worried of the impact of this incident. “This is a very serious matter, that […]Load more...
Mil Arcega VOA News WASHINGTON — Seven years into the recovery, economic frustration remains a key driving force in the anger that seems to be fueling the U.S. November election. Despite new economic data suggesting more people are working, and their wages are rising, a lot of people say the economic recovery has left them behind. […]Load more...
VOA News Steve Herman NEW YORK — A big blow was dealt to efforts to bring about peace in Syria when aid trucks trying to reach besieged Aleppo were hit in an airstrike Monday. The attack almost certainly has destroyed the one-week cease-fire negotiated between the United States and Russia, according to observers. «We don’t know […]Load more...
VOA News The non-profit organization that manages U.S. presidential debates announced Friday that only the candidates from the two major parties will be allowed to participate in the first debate on September 26. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) said Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton reached the required threshold of support […]Load more...
VOA News WASHINGTON — «You want to give me a good send off?,» outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday night. «Go vote.» Speaking at the annual dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington, Obama stressed the importance of going to the polls to vote for a new president in November. «Hope is on […]Load more...