KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A minor earthquake was felt in sections of the Corporate Area  and the central parish of St Catherine on Sunday.

Miami-Dade County, FL – Property Appraiser Pedro J. Garcia is proud to introduce a new website feature for property owners visiting the website: Google Translate. This feature offers an easy to use translator on the Property Appraiser’s 150 website pages, excluding official government forms and online tools.

Social Security Administration (SSA) offices are not providing service to walk-in visitors due to COVID-19.

Kingston, Jamaica: The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) wishes to announce the appointment of Mrs. Marjorie Leydon-Kirton as Acting Executive Director of the Agency.

MIAMI-DADE – On September 3, 2020, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved Commissioner Esteban “Steve” Bovo’s resolution retroactively authorizing the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee to apply for grant funds in the amount of $99,999,999 from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Program, and authorizing the County Mayor to receive and expend said grant funds for the South Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project. The Board also approved the historic award of the design-build agreement for the South Dade Transitway Project.

Members of the Jamaican Jerk Festival USA team last month showed their appreciation for the work being done by healthcare workers in the fight against the coronavirus by delivering 50 lunches the to the medical staff at Memorial Hospital in West Hollywood, Florida.

MIAMI — Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department is hiring Seasonal Program Assistants. Applicants should possess leadership, interpersonal skills and the ability to build a collaborative and positive environment in Miami-Dade County Parks’ facilities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the summer meals flexibility waiver, now allowing Broward County Public Schools to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to all children 18 years and younger – regardless of meal eligibility status and even if they don’t attend a BCPS school.

As the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) claims it needs at least $1.2 billion in taxpayer funding to avoid furloughing about 70 percent of its workforce, the agency chose the last day of July 2020 to announce an exorbitant increase in fees for some of the most common immigration procedures.

Miramar - Pembroke Pines, Florida – A new Kiwanis club has opened in the Miramar, Pines area to give community members the opportunity to help kids.

Oliver Gilbert edged Sybrina Fulton, 50 percent to 49 percent of the votes, in the race for Miami-Dade commissioner, District 1 last month. Caribbean Today incorrectly reported last month that Gilbert, a former mayor of Miami Gardens, was again running for that office. We apologize for the error.

Tim Strauss has been named the new chief executive officer for Amerijet International, Inc., an air transportation company headquartered in Miami, Florida which serves the Caribbean and elsewhere.