MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson helped break ground on a new community recreation center at Biscayne Shores and Gardens Park on May 24.

MIAMI-DADE – The Coconut Grove Negro Women’s Club Incorporated (CGNWC) named Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan Woman of the Year on Saturday, May 11, at its annual scholarship fundraiser.

Deerfield Beach, Fla.  –The 27th annual African-American Achievers awards ceremony gifted $40,000 to charitable organizations while honoring five remarkable individuals for their contributions to the South Florida community. The event was sponsored by JM Family Enterprises, Southeast Toyota Distributors and JM Lexus.

Port-of-Spain, Caribbean Airlines Cargo recently transported 15 thoroughbred horses from Kingston, Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago. The horses, from the award winning Ham Stables and Everblade Farms Jamaica, were shipped on the airlines’ Boeing 767, all cargo freighter.

Miami, FL - Jamaica's Consul General Oliver Mair and the Reggae Girlz Foundation will officially welcome the Jamaica Senior Women's National Team (JWNT) "Reggae Girlz" to South Florida for a week of celebration on their way to France for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup scheduled for June 6- to July 6, 2019. 

NEW YORK – A Guyanese national, who escaped to his country after allegedly killing another man in the United States, was arraigned late last month in Queens Criminal Court in New York.

MIAMI-DADE – More than 300 northeast Miami-Dade children and adults turned out to see the 3D animated film "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" at Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan’s May 17 movie night event at Madie Ives K-8 Preparatory Academy.

MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson hosted her annual Haitian Heritage Month celebration on May 9 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center Marketplace.

NEW YORK – A judge here has sentenced a 22-year-old Jamaican American to life imprisonment without parole after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a woman in Queens three years ago.

MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson held a joint press conference with Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez to formally launch the Group Violence Intervention initiative to clamp down on senseless gun violence.

MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson presented a proclamation to the “Hunger Nine” at the May 7 County Commission meeting in recognition of their recent hunger strike to raise awareness about gun violence.

Professor Neville Ying, Chair of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference Programme and Content Sub-Committee and Pro Chancellor of The Mico University, said that the theme of this year’s conference is in keeping with Jamaica Vision 2030 goals and will also focus on: People, Partnership and Prosperity.