People + Rhode Island Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

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.

September 24, 2008

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.

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 26, 2008

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

February 18, 2008

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

October 16, 2007

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