MIAMI, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez signed Amendment 1 to Emergency Order 25-20 requiring hotels, motels and commercial lodging in Miami-Dade County to restrict pool access and alcohol sales. This order goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 3, 2020 and extends through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020.

Miami, Fl. —Today, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dennis C. Moss announced his candidacy for Miami-Dade School Board District 9. The seat will be vacated by Dr. Lawrence Feldman, the current school board member representing the district, who announced last July that he would not run for reelection.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Five Caribbean community (CARICOM) nations are among 100 that will benefit from a World Bank Group emergency operation to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

As an expression of appreciation and gratitude for their long-standing service in the community, the Carrie Meek Foundation (CMF) provided a $500 contribution to the Progressive Firefighters Association Charities, Inc., recently.

A Virginia judge has ordered a 10-day halt to Governor Ralph Northam’s plan to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue.

Jamaica’s Minister of Labor and Social Security Shahine Robinson lost her long battle with cancer late last month.

Jamaica’s former Consul General to Miami, John P. Atkins passed peacefully last Sunday (June 14) at his home in Miami, after a long period of illness.  He was 78 years of age.

Massachusetts/CMM…The Authentic Caribbean Foundation (ACF) held its virtual launch of “National Caribbean American Heritage Month - Massachusetts”on June 1, 2020 at 6pm in association with The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS). There was strong representation from the state’s elected officials, led by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (House of Representative Massachusetts’s 7th Congressional District); Mike Vazquez (Representative of Governor Charley Baker, Massachusetts Governor’s Office); Robert F. Sullivan  (Mayor, City of Brockton); Kim Janey (Boston City Council); Julia Mejia (Boston City Council); Michelle Wu (Boston City Council); Quinton Zandorvan (Cambridge City Council); Ken Clifton (Town Council, Randolph); Gerlin Adrien (Everett City Council) and Natacha Clergy, (Town Council, Randolph).

Prominent Jamaican businessman and media figure Oliver Frederick Clarke died in his home country last month after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 75.

It is with utmost delight that I congratulate you, Justice Jewel Scott, on your election this past June 9 as Superior Court Judge for the Clayton County Circuit in the Atlanta Metro area. It marked a historic moment making you the first Jamaican person so elected in the great state of Georgia.

MIAMI, Florida – Illegal guns, drugs cash intended for the Caribbean were seized in multiple operations launched by United States law enforcement here last month.

Please see below photos and captions regarding the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) hosting of a Floral Tribute to commemorate the 90TH Anniversary of the birth of the Most Honourable Edward Seaga ON, PC, Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, on Thursday, May 28 at the National Heroes Park in Kingston.