Top Stories + Miami Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 5, 2009
Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
October 26, 2009
Poll: Tomás Regalado leads Miami mayoral race – 40% favored him, with 18% supporting his opponent, Joe Sanchez. 42% of voters were undecided.
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 28, 2009
The Miami Herald’s Thirteenth Annual Americas Conference. Once again this year, leading business, government and academic leaders will come together on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29 and 30, to discuss key issues and trends affecting political and economic relationships between Latin America, the United States and the Caribbean.
September 22, 2009
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
August 6, 2009
A UM study indicates that the incidence of cancer increases dramatically for Hispanics who have moved to Florida from Cuba, Puerto Rico or Mexico.
May 31, 2009
Lifting Cuban embargo a trade-off for South Florida business – Miami businesses could benefit — and be hurt — if the trade embargo against Cuba is lifted, a new report says.
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 17, 2008
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.
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.
November 6, 2008
Miami’s three Cuban-American congressional Republicans staved off the most serious challenges of their careers Tuesday, crushing Democratic hopes of making major inroads in the traditionally Republican Hispanic community – Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart & Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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.
May 29, 2008
In Miami, Spanish is becoming the primary language
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 22, 2008
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 8, 2008
Famed defector sues Cuban-American critics – former Cuban Gen. Rafael del Pino
January 2, 2008
Cubans in Miami desperate for word on families feared lost at sea
December 13, 2007
Telemundo grooms its own soap stars
November 14, 2007
Latin pop star’s suit reads like a novela – Nearly shot dead in May, a Latin pop star (Estefano) believes his financial manager has disappeared after diverting millions of his money.
October 24, 2007
The Pharmed Group, one of the largest Hispanic businesses in America, announced it was downsizing and may file for bankruptcy.
October 18, 2007
The arrival of high-profile polling firm Zogby International in Miami highlights the region’s potential to become a Latin American and Hispanic opinion research hub.
September 27, 2007
Judge rules for Cuban father
August 28, 2007
Cuban father asks judge to let him take daughter home – Miami
August 2, 2007
Miami’s “Big Wheels” Keep Latin America Rolling
July 24, 2007
Al Sharpton and Wal-Mart’s Lee Scott allies for immigration bill
July 15, 2007
Hispanic athletes learn life skills from West Palm professor – Dr. Lynette Nadal
July 11, 2007
Spain’s Banco Popular to buy U.S. TotalBank for $300 mln
Hillary Clinton, Obama and Sharpton headline Hispanic conference – La Raza’s conference in Miami
July 10, 2007
La Raza moves to mobilize Hispanic voters – Miami
May 30, 2007
Latin Songwriter Estefano Shot In Miami
April 18, 2007
El Nuevo Herald wins 8 Jose Marti awards – Miami
February 13, 2007
COPA AMERICA VENEZUELA 2007 WILL GENERATE BUSINESS WORTH MORE THAN US$500 MILLION – Florida
January 29, 2007
Miami planning Orange Bowl party after Castro’s death
January 2, 2007
Lawsuit protesting deportations that split families allowed to progress – Miami
December 18, 2006
U.S.-backed anti-Castro TV Marti starts broadcasting in Miami; first airing in U.S.
December 17, 2006
At the helm of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, Rene Rodriguez steered millions of dollars toward developers who didn’t deliver — and paved the way for a lucrative future for himself.
