South Florida celebrates Haitian Heritage Cultural Month in May
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime, District 2, has released Miami-Dade County’s official 2012 Haitian Heritage Cultural Month Event Calendar. The calendar lists events being held in Miami-Dade County in May to celebrate Haitian Heritage Cultural Month.
The theme for the month is “Rediscovering the Pearl of the Caribbean: Celebrating an Explosion of Culture”.
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State Representative Hazelle P. Rogers (D-Lauderhill) calls for support of the Caribbean Idea Marketplace (CIM) Matching Grants Program. The CIM is a business platform that aims to foster collaboration between local and global Caribbean Diaspora entrepreneurs to develop and expand innovative projects that will generate employment and economic growth. Because of its proximity to Latin American and the Caribbean, Florida is poised to lead the way in economic recovery despite today’s challenges in gaining full traction toward a stronger, more vibrant economy....
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The Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2W-2T-1L) fell to the Tampa Bay Rowdies (2W-2T-1L) by a final score of 3-1 in front of 3,536 fans at Al Lang Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Fla. on Saturday night. The Strikers and Rowdies are now tied with eight points in the NASL standings. "They were just better than us tonight and got the result they deserved," said Strikers head coach Daryl Shore. "We can't make excuses and we have to regroup because we have another game on Wednesday."
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