Court Overturns Ruling In Hog-Tying Death Case
EJones@FLTimes.com WEST PALM BEACH – An appeals court has reversed its earlier ruling dismissing a lawsuit filed against the Broward Sheriff’s Office over the 2001 …
Haitian Student Abuse Case Set For Hearing
By ELGIN JONES EJones@SFLTimes.com POMPANO BEACH — A Broward County School District complaint filed with the state accusing a teacher of mistreating Haitian students contains …
Lt. Gov. Carroll apologizes for remark disparaging lesbians
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has apologized for offending lesbians when she said black women who engage in those relationships don't look …
What We Think: Put the Olympian spirit in politics
Every four years the world is treated to the finest examples of what the human spirit can accomplish as athletes display their physical prowess at …
Letter to the Editor: Make your voice heard in November
As a country, we’re better off when more citizens can access the polls. Voting is a fundamental right and we all have a vested interest …
Raul Castro ready for talks with the U.S.
HAVANA (AP) — President Raul Castro has said his government is willing to mend fences with bitter Cold War foe the United States and sit …
Tax plan sparks furor
GEORGE TOWN — A payroll tax may be imposed on expatriate workers and that has sparked fury in this British territory long known as a …
Huge gold mine ready
The CEO of the world's largest gold company says production will start this month at the Pueblo Viejo mine.
Elections promised for this year
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The government is promising to hold legislative and local elections before the end of the year.
Minimum wage getting increase
KINGSTON — The government is hiking the minimum wage by 11 percent, a step Labor Minister Derrick Kellier said would help the poorest Jamaicans without …