People + Miami Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 21, 2009

Miami’s most popular NASCAR driver not who you think – Spanish market growing thanks to Montoya’s success

November 5, 2009

Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development

November 4, 2009

Miami mayor candidates could trigger different shake-ups – Joe Sánchez and Tomás Regalado

November 2, 2009

Mexican President Felipe Calderon honored at gala in Miami by Latin Trade magazine,

October 14, 2009

Former Venezuelan president Jaime Lusinchi has been hospitalized due to a gastric ulcer in Miami

October 2, 2009

Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, becoming only the second Hispanic Democrat to run statewide in Florida.

September 24, 2009

The journalist, writer Miguel Guerrero to receive kudos in Miami

September 22, 2009

Food Network’s Chef vs. City Star Aaron Sanchez Cooking Demos at Winn-Dixie in Miami

White House seeks advice on getting Hispanics into college Juan Sepulveda came to Miami on Monday to ask local educators for guidance in how to get more Hispanic students into college

September 14, 2009

Listen to podcast interview with Jose Carrera, owner, Ocho Placas about tattoos and his Little Havana business

Cuban Exile’s Plan for a Ferry From Miami to Havana Is Awaiting U.S. Approval

September 9, 2009

Dainamite: He’s Explosive – Meet the hardest-working MC on the Miami reggaeton scene.

September 8, 2009

Miami Herald columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Andrés Oppenheimer won the VII ALGABA prize in biography, autobiography, memoirs, and historical research for a collection of columns that ran in the newspaper and will be published in the book, The Non-United States of the Americas.

August 27, 2009

El polifacético artista cubano Manolo Torrente falleció en Miami el pasado jueves 20 víctima de varios problemas de salud. Tenía 83 años.

August 21, 2009

Latino Man Charged with Largest Case of Identity Theft In U.S. History – Miami’s Alberto Gonzales

August 13, 2009

Miami Dr. Pedro José Greer Jr. Will Receive The U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.

August 10, 2009

WPLG, the ABC affiliate in Miami, has fired anchor Charles Perez.

July 14, 2009

Long-time political mover and shaker Joe Garcia -a Democrat from Miami Beach, was nominated Tuesday to be director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact for the U.S. Department of Energy.

March 21, 2009

Una Entrevista Exclusiva con José Luís Napoles de Univision 23 – Miami

March 19, 2009

Humberto Castelló, the executive editor of El Nuevo Herald in Miami, has resigned and managing editor Tony Espetia (pictured on the right), is retiring

March 18, 2009

Richard Pérez-Feria, a former People en Español managing editor, has been named Sr VP, editorial and entertainment at Miami-based agency República.

March 16, 2009

Latino layoffs at the Miami Herald

March 10, 2009

Two prominent Miami-Dade brothers are scheduled to surrender to federal authorities Monday afternoon to begin their nine-year prison sentences for orchestrating a kickback scheme involving millions of dollars in contracts with a Kendall hospital. – Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes

December 22, 2008

Database of Cuban exiles rekindles memories – A Miami Herald database of Cuban exiles arriving on the Freedom Flights has attracted thousands of visitors and struck a chord with exiles.

December 19, 2008

Pedro Garcia elected Miami-Dade property appraiser – A county magistrate defeated well-known politician Gwen Margolis in a runoff to become Miami-Dade County’s first elected property appraiser.

December 17, 2008

Cuban exiles in South Florida and across the country who arrived penniless can experience a sense of personal history with the launching of The Miami Herald’s Cuban Freedom Flights Database Project.

Facing pressure to appoint more Hispanics to high-profile slots, President-elect Barack Obama is considering Miami-Dade Aviation Director José Abreu for a leadership post in the federal Department of Transportation.

December 9, 2008

Attorney Victor Manuel Diaz Jr., a longtime Miami Beach activist and member of the city’s Historic Preservation and Planning boards, is the newest member of the Miami Beach City Commission

December 3, 2008

30-yr TV veteran Roberto Vizcón is no longer the general manager at WGEN-TV Channel 8, the Miami affiliate of Colombia’s Caracol network

November 21, 2008

Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, already under consideration for a high-level job with the Obama administration, doesn’t need another award to bolster his resume. He’s getting one anyway. U.S. News & World Report, in a piece posted Thursday on the magazine website, names Diaz among 24 people honored as ”America’s Best Leaders” for 2008.

November 12, 2008

Miami Mayor Manny Diaz — engineer of downtown’s building boom, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, supporter of President-elect Barack Obama — may soon add a new title for his résumé: member of Obama’s administration.

September 5, 2008

Al Morales back on the air in Miami

August 14, 2008

Mayor Diaz Voices His Concerns about Situation in Venezuela

August 8, 2008

Spy catcher claims four are agents for Cuba – A U.S. intelligence expert has named four people as Cuban agents in the United States, including two in the Miami area.

July 29, 2008

U.S. Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Manny Diaz to Address the National Press Club

July 23, 2008

Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday in federal court with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion.

June 17, 2008

With no established politician expected to challenge him, Carlos Alvarez is likely to win a second term as Miami-Dade mayor.

June 12, 2008

Accentmarketing Announces New Leadership Team on Chevrolet Account – Esteban, Rodriguez, Schiffer and Kruger Receive Promotions

June 10, 2008

Media Moves: John Morales adds radio duties – Miami

June 3, 2008

Polito Vega to Be Honored At The AT&T Tropical Night – Miami

May 22, 2008

Expert Group, Inc. Welcomes Mr. Daniel U. Brito as a Senior Loan Officer

May 13, 2008

Charity honors top CEO – Juan N. Cento – Miami

May 7, 2008

Luis Posada Carriles, a terror suspect abroad, enjoys a ‘coming-out’ in Miami

May 6, 2008

José Reyes Joins MARCA

Joe Garcia: His life and times – Ever since Joe Garcia has been running against Mario Balart for Florida’s 25th district, there are people who think that he can end Balart and Castro dynasty within US. He is one of few Cuban Americans who took the road from Republican to Democratic.

April 25, 2008

Antonio Roman named VP of Univision Network Sales in Miami

April 21, 2008

Andres Oppenheimer Joins GENTV

April 2, 2008

Tomas Regalado Runs For Miami Mayor

March 18, 2008

Cuban-Dominican artist Quisqueya Henríquez exhibits in Miami – DominicanToday.com

February 6, 2008

Spanish Radio Host Laid To Rest – Raquel Regalado

January 30, 2008

Cuban-American titans face to face – Race for the 21st congressional district in Florida pits incumbent Rep. Lincoln Díaz-Balart, 53, against former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, 58, two guys who neither like nor respect each other.

January 23, 2008

Let Dr. Manny Be In Charge of Your Health – WSBS-Mega TV Canal 22 – Miami

January 22, 2008

Parade honors Cuban poet and revolutionary José Martí – Miami

Battle of the titans: Martinez vs. Diaz-Balart – Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez will run against one of South Florida’s most powerful Cuban-American Republicans. – Sourthern Flordia

January 15, 2008

Antonio Mora leaving Channel 2 to become CBS Miami TV station’s chief anchor

January 8, 2008

Famed defector sues Cuban-American critics – former Cuban Gen. Rafael del Pino

January 4, 2008

Spanish TV Pioneer Manolo Reyes Dies – Miami

October 14, 2007

El Nuevo Herald’s top editor: Shoer Roth’s columns describe situations, advocate change

August 10, 2007

Broward pediatrician sweated the small stuff – Pediatrician, 90, was the driving force behind Broward General Medical Center’s crack neonatal intensive care unit. – Dr. Isabel Diaz

July 23, 2007

Hispanic war vets project captures history – Miami

July 10, 2007

Passion for theater shapes Garcia household – Teatro en Miami Corp

July 1, 2007

Cuban-born man, 105, becomes US citizen

February 13, 2007

University of Miami Names Vice President for Government Affairs – Rudy Fernández

January 23, 2007

Center’s chief in eye of storm – Bill Proenza new director of the National Hurricane Center

January 22, 2007

LESTER HERNANDEZ, A CUBAN BARBER WHO HAD LONG DREAMED OF HAVING HIS OWN SHOP IN THE UNITED STATES, HAS REASON TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEKEND IN HIALEAH

January 10, 2007

University of Miami project helps Cuban-Americans trace ancestry to preserve heritage

January 4, 2007

Miami Dade College President Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón honored