The Verdenia Baker story
WEST PALM BEACH — A woman of great brilliance, she is a wife, a mother, a mentor, and now, Verdenia Baker will also be …
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Police and community interact for change
Alan Luby/ For South Florida Times At times the rhetoric became downright heated as residents in Palm Beach County packed the County Council chambers at …
Pi Delta Omega Chapter presents five young ladies at cotillion
MIAMI — Pi Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority joined with Pearls of HOPE Foundation Inc., to host its annual Debutante Cotillion on …
Airport workers strike in protest of low wages
Fort Lauderdale — Dozens of airline-contracted wheelchair attendants at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport went on strike on Tuesday to protest poverty wages and alleged federal …
Students awarded scholarships for Wiesel essay contest
MIAMI — Several high school juniors and seniors in Miami-Dade Public Schools are winners in an essay contest exploring ethical issues and challenges in today’s …
In northern Haiti, conservation efforts
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press CARACOL, Haiti —Only little fish are pulled from the coastal waters off Haiti. In this overfished area of northern Haiti, …
Murder indictment for officer who shot fleeing black man
By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. — It didn’t take long for a grand jury in South Carolina to indict a white former city …
In Trinidad, former FIFA executive seen as ‘Nation’s Robin Hood’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — In one moment, Jack Warner is on TV telling his countrymen he fears for his life. …
Red Cross and the Haitian Salvation
Thank goodness for NPR! Thanks to them, you can learn so much on the drive between home and the grocery store. This week, I learned …
MIA collects more than $89,000 in fines from person who made bomb threats
MIAMI — To demonstrate that making a bomb threat in an airport is no laughing matter, Miami International Airport officials yesterday displayed enlarged checks of …