Matchmaker seminar slated for state capital
TALLAHASSEE — The state Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD), a division of the Florida Department of Management Services, will host the 2011 “Tallahassee MatchMaker” at …
Wolfson student wins chamber’s technology award
Britnie Allen, a student at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson campus, received the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s “Technology Student of the Year” award during the …
Martelly pushes new taxes for schools
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti's president-elect announced that he intends to impose taxes on money transfers and international cell phone calls to help finance schools across the …
Island’s pristine beach to be named for Princess Diana
ST. JOHN'S (AP) — A pristine stretch of beach in Antigua and Barbuda once frequented by Princess Diana and her young sons will soon bear …
Bin Laden’s fall comes amid new triumphs for the West
Bridgetown, Barbados —Some great successes are manifested in 20-year cycles and so it seems to be now as the United States and other Western powers …
What we think: Give the President his due
There is a lot of chatter over who should get the credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and it is chatter that is …
Justice served with bin Laden’s death but need for vigilance still remains
The following is taken from the text of the speech given to the nation by President Barack Obama on Sunday from the East Wing of …
U.S. should not be in the business of assassinations
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden was killed by Navy Seals in an attack on a Pakistani mansion compound after …
Noted scholar and author sets out blueprint for saving black boys
CHICAGO — A 3-year-old boy struts down the street wearing “gangsta” gear. A fourth-grade boy can't read the comic book he holds in his hands. A …
Rights groups protest ex-felons voting change
NEW YORK — PRNewswire-USNewswire – The nation's leading civil rights organizations on Monday called on the Department of Justice to require Florida to submit for …