BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Broward County Transit (BCT) rolled out the first of 147 new buses with BCT’s new colorful design at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, January 30, 2020.  

Miami, Fl - On Thursday, January 23rd, the day Trump is to deliver remarks at his hotel in Miami for the Republican National Committee (RNC) meeting, Rep. Donna Shalala will join State Senator José Javier Rodríguez, Dr. Frank Mora, and Leopoldo Martinez Nucete at the Freedom Tower to criticize Trump’s broken promises to the Cuban and Venezuelan communities and his unprecedented efforts to deport asylum seekers. 

PORT OF SPAIN, – Caribbean Airlines confirms that flight BW 526 bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York from Guyana, diverted to Nassau, Bahamas due to a mechanical issue with one of its engines. 

MIAMI – Miami-Dade County small business owners in County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz’s district (District 12) can apply for up to $2,500 in grants from Miami-Dade County’s Mom and Pop Small Business Grant Program.

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Broward County Transit (BCT) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) are taking the stress out of getting to Miami with 75 Express Service. Buses will depart from the BB&T Park and Ride in Plantation and travel to Miami Airport Station with a stop at Miami Gardens Drive Park and Ride.

Miami, FL –The City of Miami Department of Solid Waste will conduct regularly-scheduled garbage and bulky trash services on Veterans Day – Monday, November 11th.

Food For The Poor President/CEO, Ed Raine (left), accepts a donation for the charity’s work in the Bahamas from Consul General of Jamaica, R. Oliver Mair during a visit today (Jan. 22) at the Food for the Poor office in Coconut Creek.. Mr. Raine said the Bahamas recovery will take a long time, requiring continued shipments of aid to help families rebuild their lives and their homes after Hurricane Dorian slammed the islands in September last year. The FFP charity already has shipped more than 30 tractor-trailer loads.  The donation represents contributions from recent fundraising efforts across the South Florida community, hosted by Diaspora groups and churches including the Jamaica Ex-Police Association, the Living Word International Christian Ministries in Coral Springs and the Vision Ministries International also in Coral Springs.

Nominations are being accepted for the Jamaica National Honours and Awards for 2020.  The nomination forms and guidelines are available online through the Chancery of the Orders of the Societies of Honour, Office of the Prime Minister, (www.opm.gov.jm) or through the overseas locations of the Jamaican Foreign Missions. 

Miami FL: Connecting influencers to the automotive culture is something Lesesne Media Group Entertainment, (LMGE) has refined into an art form. The South Florida based digital content & events company celebrates it's 18th annual AutoFOCUS Awards at 3pm on November 2, in partnership with the Miami International Auto Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center.. 

Port-of-Spain . Caribbean Airlines advises that a video currently circulating on Social Media re: a “travel advisory for Caribbean Airlines”, is outdated and without merit. 

KINGSTON, JAMAICA –  GraceKennedy Limited is reminding members of the public that the closing date for nominations for the GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker Award Programme 2019 is Monday, November 18.

MIRAMAR, FL  – Due to the overwhelming artist demand to help the Bahamas, the City of Miramar has decided to push the date of the Bahamas Benefit Concert to early 2020 to accommodate more artists in the lineup. The Bahamas Benefit Concert was originally scheduled for Saturday, October 26th at the Amphitheater at Miramar Regional Park to aid in the recovery and rebuilding efforts for the islands of the Bahamas impacted by Hurricane Dorian over a month ago.