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News (Noticias) for Rhode Island

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November 10, 2009

Famous Guatemalan chicken restaurant opens first Rhode Island location in EP

November 9, 2009

Interim director resigns at Rhode Island’s Progreso Latino – George L. Ortiz Jr.

September 22, 2009

Resigned Rhode Island Latino Republican Ivan G Marte tells Latina Lista nation is heading towards worst crisis any country could face

Ivan G. Marte, chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Hispanic Assembly, says he has quit the GOP out of embarrassment at South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s address to Congress last week.

March 17, 2009

Clinton aide Patti Solis Doyle tells her career history at Brown University

December 28, 2008

City of Immigrants Fills Jail Cells With Its Own – Central Falls, Rhode Island (a mostly Latino community) :: look into the fastest-growing, least-examined type of incarceration in America, an industry that detains half a million people a year, up from a few thousand just 15 years ago. The system operates without the rules that protect criminal suspects, and has grown up with little oversight, often in the backyards of communities desperate for any source of money and work. – In a sinking economy, immigration detention is a rare growth industry. – (A MUST READ)

December 10, 2008

Latino Public Radio – Rhode Island

Domestic Bank yesterday unveiled a plan to give 12 agencies a total of $1 million to promote financial literacy in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. – $75,000 will go to Progreso Latino, a Central Falls-based agency literacy programs + Latino Public Radio gets some

September 24, 2008

Rhode Island students score poorly on state’s first science test – Just 6% of Hispanic students and 8% of black students scored proficient, compared with 30% of white students.

Steve Rosa, the founder, president and CEO of (add)ventures in Providence, will be honored as the 2008 Rhode Island Minority Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) during Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week in October.

September 9, 2008

Rhode Island’s prison system has entered an agreement with federal immigration authorities that would allow for the early release of illegal immigrants imprisoned for nonviolent offenses if they agree to be deported.

September 3, 2008

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block Gov. Don Carcieri from enforcing an executive order requiring private employers to electronically check the immigration status of new hires. – Rhode Island

August 17, 2008

Eight people serving on Gov. Don Carcieri’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs have resigned to protest Carcieri’s immigration crackdown in Rhode Island.

July 28, 2008

Nearly two weeks after federal agents arrested dozens of suspected illegal immigrants who clean the state’s courthouses, lawyers are still not sure where all of the detainees are being held. – Rhode Island

July 26, 2008

Puerto Ricans Prevail – Festival in Rhode Island is ON! – (quite a story here – Tomas)

July 24, 2008

Organizers of the Puerto Rican Cultural Festival in Providence say the event’s in jeopardy after the city’s licensing board denied them a liquor license. – main sponsor is Budweiser

July 23, 2008

Puerto Rican festival in jeopardy – Providence, Rhode Island

July 17, 2008

Immigration agents arrest 31 in courthouse sweep – Rhode Island

Governor Carcieri convenes panel on illegal immigration – Rhode Island

July 10, 2008

Governor Carcieri speaks out on TV on illegal immigrants – Rhode Island

June 30, 2008

Rhode Island group linked to controversial foes of illegal immigration – FAIR

June 17, 2008

Help for Rhode Island’s immigrant health-care professionals

June 16, 2008

Hispanic advocates denounce Rhode Island immigration arrests – Newport

June 10, 2008

Rhode Island immigration plan may face delay

June 9, 2008

Governor appoints panel on immigration – Rhode Island

May 27, 2008

Rep. Kennedy to make public appearance at Progreso Latino – Rhode Island

May 22, 2008

Climate of fear? Illegal immigration bill draws debate in Rhode Island Senate

May 21, 2008

Sculpting an Identity – the sculpture of Ana Flores in Rhode Island

May 19, 2008

Latino filmmaker honored at annual breakfast – (Ligiah Villalobos who wrote and produced Under the Same Moon / La Misma Luna) – Rhode Island

May 1, 2008

Groups holding rally to decry Carcieri’s immigration order – Rhode Island

April 30, 2008

Rhode Island House OKs immigration bill

April 28, 2008

Immigration debate erupts in Rhode Island, fueled by budget crisis (AP finally writes about it – but if you already knew about this if you are a regular reader)

April 21, 2008

Hispanic leaders protest Carceiri’s immigration edict – Rhode Island

April 14, 2008

Michael Ramos-Lynch ‘09: Gov. Carcieri’s new immigration order: one step closer to a police state – Rhode Island

April 12, 2008

Rhode Island Gov.’s Hispanic commission asks him to rethink immigration order – (but he won’t)

April 9, 2008

DCYF director, Patricia Martinez issues apology to Rhode Island’s Governor – (but was she really wrong?)

April 7, 2008

Size, impact of illegal population in Rhode Island a mystery – (a refreshingly honest headline)

Illegal immigration debate to figure in some Rhode Island church services – Boston.com

April 2, 2008

Rhode Island Advocates Decry Immigration Order

March 28, 2008

Governor Carcieri yesterday signed a six-point executive order he said will enable “a vast array of state government agencies” to address illegal immigration in Rhode Island

March 13, 2008

Latino Group Protests Business Owner – Asked to see Social Security card of a Spanish-speaking customer – Rhode Island

February 19, 2008

Rhode Island Latino Organizers Plan Statewide Barnstorm for Hillary – Mayor David Cicilline, State Senator Juan Pichardo and Councilman Leon Tejada emphasize Hillary Clinton’s experience and dedication to issues affecting the Latino community

State Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, a Clinton backer, to be superdelegate – Rhode Island

February 18, 2008

He crossed the U.S. border, into the maw of a machine – (one immigrants story from Rhode Island)

February 12, 2008

Illegal workers targeted in Rhode Island

February 5, 2008

Local Colombians, supporters take part in worldwide vigil – Rhode Island

January 15, 2008

Injured tree worker wins $30,000 compensation claim – Rhode Island

November 28, 2007

Kids Count reveals increase in Hispanic students – Rhode Island

November 27, 2007

Garcia Coll recognized in Hispanic magazine – Brown University

October 16, 2007

Tomas Alberto Avila honored for bringing SBDC services to Latinos – Rhode Island

September 27, 2007

Mexican returns to Rhode Island in quest for justice

September 24, 2007

A look at the short life of a “green card soldier’ – documentary “The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez”

September 18, 2007

URI student crowned Miss Rhode Island Latina – Sasha Zacarias

July 31, 2007

The rate of incarceration for blacks and Hispanics in Rhode Island, when compared with whites, is well above the national average, a new report shows.

July 17, 2007

Citizenship registration campaign comes to Rhode Island

June 17, 2007

A station with great expectations – Latino Public Radio – Providence

May 23, 2007

Newspaper a hit with Latinos – Providence en Español of Rhode Island

May 22, 2007

Radio caller charged in slaying – Hamlet Lopez in Rhode Island

May 21, 2007

Guatemalan official visits Rhode Island

Rhode Island lawmakers seem lukewarm on immigration bills

April 23, 2007

Rhode Island Launches New Online Resources for Spanish Speakers and Future State Residents at www.RI.gov

April 11, 2007

Vice president of El Salvador speaks on fighting poverty – Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar at Brown in Rhode Island

March 18, 2007

Study focuses on Latino depression – Rhode Island

March 14, 2007

Raids on illegal immigrants draw student protest – Providence, Rhode Island

February 27, 2007

Anti-illegal immigration bills introduced at State House – Rhode Island

January 8, 2007

Vive el Tenis – at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island

December 17, 2006

Primer Paso’s new grads already see improvement – Rhode Island