Boca Raton, FL - The American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF), host of the Anchor Awards, today announced appointment of Rick Sasso, Chairman MSC Cruises USA and three other industry leaders recently to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Sasso brings fifty-plus years of cruise industry experience to the foundation as it pursues its goal of increasing professional capacity within the Caribbean shipping industry and addressing the global shortage of officers.
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Family Action Network Movement (FANM) has issued a strong condemnation of the Trump administration’s reinstated travel ban, which is enlarged to 19 countries and is set to take effect on June 9, 2025. In a statement, FANM denounced the policy as “racist, cruel, economically disastrous, and un-American,” emphasizing its discriminatory nature and the harm it inflicts on immigrant communities, particularly those from Black, Brown, and Muslim-majority nations.
Miami, FL – Family Action Network Movement (FANM) strongly condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to permit the Trump-era policy that revokes Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Venezuelans who were granted protection in 2023. This decision places thousands of families at risk of deportation and threatens to dismantle lives built in safety and stability.
The marijuana-legalization movement has spawned a booming industry that produces billions of dollars of cash every year. But finding a safe place to put all that money isn’t easy, as many financial institutions won’t touch funds related to a drug that remains banned by the federal government.
The “change of life,” as menopause is sometimes referred to, can definitely impact the lives of women experiencing this natural process of aging.
Miami, FL – In a defining moment for one of Florida's largest statewide independent political organizations with offices in 10 counties across the state, Florida Rising’s Board of Directors proudly announces the appointment of former Chief of Staff, Victricia Simmons, as Executive Director.
Miami, FL – Harris Public Relations, a boutique agency renowned for amplifying Black and Brown voices through strategic and purpose-driven communications, proudly announces its partnership as the agency of record for Hy-Lo News, South Florida’s leading hyper-local news platform dedicated to serving Black and Brown Millennials.
Calabar Alumni and PTA Gift Over $1.7 Million to Teachers in Honor of Teacher Appreciation Week 2025
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – In a powerful show of gratitude, alumni chapters of Calabar High School across the diaspora have once again joined forces with the Calabar Old Boys Association (COBA) in Jamaica and the Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) to recognize the remarkable educators and support staff at their alma mater during Teacher Appreciation Week 2025.
MIAMI, FL – The Florida Girls Databook – an unprecedented, group supported research project on behalf of 1.3 million trauma-impacted girls ages 7-17 across the state – has been unveiled with an eye toward implementing real change in the way local and state governments, community stakeholders and boots-on-the-ground organizations work together to approach and fund crucial interventions.
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Florida’s Caribbean-American Congresswoman, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, (D-20th District), presented the 2025 Women in Leadership Achievement Award to Felicia J. Persaud, an award-winning, Guyana-born, U.S.-based Caribbean immigrant and trailblazing multi-media journalist, news editor, immigration columnist, advocate, and entrepreneur, during the prestigious second EmpowHER Awards to mark Women’s History Month, on Saturday, March 29th.
MIAMI, FL — Today, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners approved the construction of New Concourse K at Miami International Airport (MIA), a transformative infrastructure project marking a significant milestone in MIA’s ambitious $9 billion Future-Ready Modernization in Action plan.
Family Action Network Movement (FANM) is devastated and outraged by the tragic death of Marie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian woman who died on April 25 while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Florida.
NEW YORK, NY – The Martinique Tourism Authority is celebrating a special cinematic showcase honoring the trailblazing work of Martinican filmmaker Euzhan Palcy, taking place at Metrograph Theater in New York City on Friday, April 4, 2025.










