A look at some of the top stories making the news today, May 10th, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida.
The Lauderhill Mall citizenship drive will have another event this weekend for people interested in becoming or learning about how to become a U.S citizen. The Citizenship Drive will be held on May 14th AND 15th and will include information from members of the Florida Bar Association on what you need to do to get through the process.
The Guyanese American Chamber of commerce is leading another investment mission to Guyana today which included a group of South Florida leaders and private sector business representatives. These officials are hoping to promote more trade between the markets in the two countries.
David Beckhams plans to build a major league soccer stadium in Miami has hit another hurdle. The obstacle comes from Miami’s requests including free transit passes for stadium employees, and an agreement that Beckham’s group will not disqualify applicants or subcontractors based solely on a prior incarceration.
In Sports, the CASA Super League match last weekend ended in favor of Miami United. The team won against the Lauderhill Lions with a score of 3 to 2. The Island Strikers took home a big win against the Academy with a score of 5 to 2.
For a look at what’s trending:
Seven Jamaicans will star in Spike Lee’s new movie titled: “Lil’ Joints: Redemption Song”. The movie is an inspiring documentary about black soccer players who led Howard University as the first ever N C A A soccer championship team in 1974. The men’s team which was all black at the time consisted of Caribbean and African players.
For Today’s Weather Forecast:
Only Partly Cloudy in Broward County with a high of 84 and a low of 73. Cloudy in Miami-Dade also, with a high of 85 and a low of 74.
For more information on these and other stories, visit caribbeannationalweekly.com. Remember to pick up this week’s copy of our Caribbean National Weekly at your nearest Caribbean – American outlet.
