Honeymoon over as protestors pelt Martelly’s entourage
PORT-AU-PRINCE —Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has styled himself a man of the people, a showy former pop star who waded easily into adoring crowds. So …
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3 suspects arrested in mother and daughter beheadings
KINGSTON — Police arrested three suspects in the grisly slayings of a mother and daughter whose beheadings occurred during a home invasion last month, officials …
What we think: Bring on the jobs
U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, has taken a lead role to link unemployed residents of Miami-Dade to members of Congress who have seized the initiative …
‘Devilish friends’ turn against Barack Obama and Tiger Woods
President Barack Obama and Tiger Woods appear to have something in common: Recently, their devilish friends turned on them. To me, no one has benefited …
Don’t rush to judgment when it comes to African affairs
When it comes to Africa, few have the background to put news in perspective and often a little knowledge gleaned from one country is applied …
Imposters said to be claiming Moorish Science connection
RALEIGH, N.C. — From New Jersey to California, police, courthouse officials and real estate agents are being confronted with a baffling new problem: bogus legal …
Kids get backpacks, supplies for school
Florida International University LIBERTY CITY — Excited children lined up by the hundreds at the Belafonte TACOLCY Center ready to get their supplies for the …
Town hall meeting to put spotlight on jobs shortage
Special to South Florida Times MIAMI GARDENS — In the second such event in recent weeks, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami, is convening a meeting …
U.S. credit rating downgrade likely will impact Jamaica
Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH — A day after Standard & Poors downgraded the United States’ credit rating from AAA to AA+, …
Overtown students among first to get cheap Internet access
OVERTOWN — A national initiative to help bridge the digital divide that separates minorities from the plugged-in world has come to Miami’s Overtown neighborhood.