Tallahassee, Fla. – Following today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide $16 billion in direct payments to support American farmers impacted by COVID-19, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is advising Florida farmers and ranchers to fill out forms in advance of applications being accepted starting May 26 through county Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. 

MIAMI —Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez announced today the implementation of Miami-Dade County's initial fiscal response to the impacts on small businesses brought on by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Approved by the Board of County Commissioners today, the $5 million Small Business Assistance Forgivable Loan Program (SBAFLP) utilizes United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds allocated through the Federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

COVID-19 has changed, at least temporarily, the world of work for many people as employees hunkered down at home instead of commuting to an office.

BROWARD COUNTY, FL –   Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry issued Emergency Order 20-10 on Thursday, May 14, 2020, providing for a phased reopening of business activity, beginning on Monday, May 18, with restrictions in accordance with a modified Phase 1 of Governor Ron DeSantis’ statewide reopening plan. Broward’s beaches will remain closed.

Many ex-pats are likely to face “unexpected tax complications” because of the lockdown restrictions, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and services organizations.

The Caribbean could face the worst economic contraction in its history due to the fallout from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to new report.

Caribbean nationals and all other legal residents of the United States will not have to repay the government for money received by individuals as relief during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.

NEW YORK – Prominent Trinidadian businessman Conrad Ifill, whose Conrad’s Famous Bakery has been a fixture in Brooklyn, New York’s Caribbean community for decades, died last month after contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

DENVER, Colorado – A senior official of WorldRemit, the London, England-based digital money transfer company, says overall remittances to the Caribbean will be severely impacted this year as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

MIAMI, FL – Six new all electric rubber-tired gantry (E-RTGs) cranes at PortMiami’s South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) have been installed and are now in service.

MIAMI —As Miami-Dade County prepares to reopen in stages, the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) is reminding businesses to flush their internal plumbing systems prior to allowing access to the public.

Tallahassee, Fla. – Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are reminding the state’s farmers and ranchers that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently accepting proposals for its Farmers to Families Food Box Program, with a deadline of 1:00 PM this Friday, May 1. This initiative will purchase $3 billion in domestic agricultural products to distribute to food banks, community groups, and non-profits, and is part of the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program funded through the CARES Act.