LONDON, England – A 23-year-old Jamaican medical student won the “Miss World” competition here last month.

MIAMI, FL – On December 14th, Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD. presents the 14th Annual Holiday Gala: Building for South Florida’s Business Community, “The Future is Now.” The formal gala will take place at Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida, 33132 and will begin with a cocktail reception at 6 p.m., a silent auction, followed by a gourmet dinner, and an awards presentation.

MIAMI - Celebrated Caribbean calypsonian Willard Harris, known on stage as Lord Relator, will be the featured cultural performer at the 2019 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards on December 14 in Miami.

TALLAHASSEE – The 2020 Governor’s Baseball Dinner, a celebration of a new season of Major League Baseball Spring Training in Florida, will be held Sunday, February 16, at CoolToday Park, the Spring Training Home of the Atlanta Braves, in North Port.

MIAMI - Three respected Caribbean tourism leaders will be recognized for their leadership achievements at the 2019 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards slated for December 14 in Miami.

Miami, FL – Today, Maple Hill Creamery – America’s first national dairy to be third-party certified as 100% grass-fed organic – contributed 1,000 boxes of its milk to relief efforts for the Bahamas following the devastating hurricane season.

Washington, DC - Haiti's Evens Charles, Jamaica's Donnette A. Cooper, Esq. and Guyana's Andre Fenton, PhD are honorees for prestigious awards at the 26th Caribbean American Heritage (CARAH) Awards Gala, on November 22nd, organized by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS). 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Broward Health Foundation last night presented a check for more than $28,000 to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. The donation is part of Broward Health’s continued commitment to support its neighbors in the Bahamas islands most-affected by the storm.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - The U.S. Virgin Islands is mourning the loss of one of its cultural icons, Lena Schulterbrandt, long recognized as a champion of the tradition and heritage of her home island of St. Croix.

NEW YORK – A Guyanese national, who was twice released with an active detainer following his detention for crimes against children, has again been arrested pending deportation from the United States to his homeland.

MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson celebrated the grand opening of the ASPCA Community Veterinary Center in Liberty City on Oct. 28.

MIAMI, FL–The Caribbean Bar Association (“CBA”) held its 23rd Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay, in Miami, Florida. The Gala is the primary fund raiser for the CBA’s Scholarship Program, which funds paid judicial and public service internships for law students in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.  This year, Juana Cetoute and Kishel Stubbs, students at FIU College of Law, and Abdel C. Reyes Torres, a student at the University Of Florida School Of Law, were recognized as scholarship recipients.