Broward transport director made timecard changes for a subordinate, giving him over three weeks of additional compensation over a two-year term, authorities said. Both were fired Wednesday. While a region auditor's report in December substantiated claims in an unknown grievance…
The Dominican Republic, Florida's biggest market in the Caribbean area, welcomed around 20 Florida organizations and 40 to 50 Floridians to Santo Domingo this last Nov. 13-16 for an export sales mission driven by Enterprise Florida Inc. The event comes…
By means of the U.S. government’s improvement financial institution, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Ambassador Robin Bernstein presented Minister of Finance Donald Guerrero Ortiz a consensus signed by the United States and Dominican governments to improve investments by…
A pharmaceutical executive was found guilty of extortion Monday when Miami government members of the jury found that he utilized $100 million worth of fake receivables as guarantee to get credits that his organization neglected to reimburse, prompting the…
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…