OPA-LOCKA, Fl. —  The City of Opa-locka and Feeding South Florida continue their active roles in providing support to the City of Opa-Locka community through drive-thru food distributions. The City of Opa-locka and Feeding South Florida will host a drive-thru food distribution Tuesday, May 26, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Sherbondy Park Pavilion located at 777 Sharazard Boulevard, Opa-locka. 

MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime teamed up with Joshua’s Heart Foundation on May 12 to feed District 2 senior citizens impacted by the COVID-19 state of emergency.

MIAMI  —Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez signed Executive Order 21-20 on Monday April 27, 2020 establishing guidelines for reopening parks, waterways and golf courses throughout the County. This order will go into effect at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

MIRAMAR, FL – Today, Miramar City Manager Vernon E. Hargray issued a memorandum to the City’s Mayor, Vice Mayor and City Commissionersannouncing that he would be exploring other alternatives instead of implementing the staff furloughs, as proposed in his memorandum dated May 13, 2020.

Two Caribbean American stalwarts died last month in the United States.

MIAMI  —In order to protect both employees and other visitors, visitors to all Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) disposal facilities are now required to wear some type of face covering or mask, as defined by the CDC. The mask or face covering should cover both the wearer’s nose and mouth.

MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson teamed up with Feeding South Florida to feed over 700 families on May 9 at a drive-through free food distribution at the Caleb Center.

Joy Stephenson-Laws, a health attorney in California, has been appointed Jamaica’s new honorary consul in the city of LosAngeles, Califórnia,succeeds Lorna Johnson, who left the post in January.

MIAMI  —Partnering with two leading hunger relief organizations, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department will host separate events on Tuesday, April 21 to help feed the community’s families during the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Prayer, counseling and encouragement needed to deal with the challenges of the novel coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic are being offered by the Consulate General of Jamaica in the United States.

Horse owners are ever aware of the potential for disease outbreaks in their herd and the possibility sick horses might need to be quarantined. But COVID-19 has flipped the equation in the equine world.