A look at some of the top stories making the news today, June 22nd, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida.
Here’s a look at our top stories.
The Jamaica Diaspora Summit and the Caribbean American Heritage Month Committee will hold a weekend symposium at the Embassy Suites in Orlando. Highlighted during the Summit will be the impact of the Jamaican Diaspora in Media, Civil Rights, Politics, and Government Service.
The Caribbean diaspora is taking advantage of the new mobile passport app which is expanding into the U.S. Travelers in and out of the Caribbean can now skip the line and use the express lane for free by simply setting up a profile and re-using information for future trips.
Jamaican dancehall artiste, Lady Saw, now known as Marion Hall, announced on her Facebook account that she has been putout a list of musicians to perform at the White House this Friday, June 24. The event is in part of the 3rd annual Caribbean & African International Leadership Conference set to end June 24.
In Sports, in the CASA Super League, Albion Plantation battled and won against the Fort Lauderdale Blazers this weekend with a score of 4 to 3 after penalty kicks. Albion Plantation will play against the Lauderhill Lions this Saturday in the tournament finals match at the Lauderhill Sports Park starting at 8:40 pm.
Here’s a look at what’s Trending:
Shane Tomlinson, singer of Jamaican parentage, has been identified as one of the 49 people murdered in the Pulse night club shooting. Tomlinson was the front-man for the Orlando based band, ‘Frequency’. Tomlinson was born in the U. S and was the youngest of two children.
For Today’s Weather Forecast:
Isolated thunderstorms in Broward County with a high of 88 and a low of 77. Partly cloudy in Miami-Dade, with a high of 88 and a low of 78.
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.
