Who Qualifies for a Diversity Visa? The U.S. State Department offers visa applicants from countries with low numbers of immigrants to the U.S. can apply to receive a Diversity Visa. Every year 50,000 applicants receive a Diversity Visa (DV.) Section…
If you’re wearing a pair of pants that have the label “Made in the Dominican Republic,” you might be long overdue for a new pair of slacks. In 2002, South Florida’s top import from the Dominican Republic was the…
HAVANA- A U.S. State Department travel warning for Cuba following mysterious attacks that harmed nearly two dozen American diplomats has come like a bucket of cold water for the aspirations of thousands of private entrepreneurs on the island. In the…
Former state Rep. Erik Fresen sentenced to 60 days in jail for failing to file tax return in 2011 for $270,136 dollars in income. An intermittent sentence was intended to keep him earning some income so he could pay his…
Florida’s official death toll up until September 22, 2017 showed 50 deaths. However, those numbers did not include the unfortunate event in a Hollywood nursing home in which 11 seniors died, allegedly due to power outage. In addition to that,…
After 25 years in Key West, Jim Gilleran knows residents need a cold beer, a hot meal and a place to reconnect after a hurricane. While most bars and restaurants remain shuttered on Duval Street, Gilleran opened his 801 Bar…
Relief operations are under way in Florida, as the extent of the damage from Hurricane Irma is becoming clear. The storm weakened as it moved up the state's western coast overnight but Miami and other urban areas have been battered…
It's not untrue to say that Donald Trump has had a 'busy' presidency -- the Twitterer-in-Chief has been as active on social media as he has been with executive orders. But many of those orders have been met with litigation and currently…
Naturalization describes the process by which people not born in the United States or to U.S.-citizen parents can become citizens themselves, a process that can be long, extensive, and complicated. Given the language barrier, the numerous necessary documents, and the unfamiliarity with…
You don't always have to tell the truth. And you generally can't be sued for little white lies, like telling your spouse you'd do the dishes without following through, or saying you're "just going out for some cigarettes."But court is…