A look at some of the top stories making the news today, January 28, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida.
Pembroke Pines police investigators are calling on the public for any information into the sudden murder of Jamaican-American Daveon Hall, a corrections officer for Miami-Dade. Hall was found shot in his home by mother Barbara Drummond. The police have ruled the case a homicide, but have not yet specified possible suspects or motives.
Opa Locka Mayor Myra Taylor and her husband, Bishop John Taylor, are under investigation for corruption by federal authorities for allegedly arranging kickbacks from the city’s sewer pump station project. Testimony claims the couple was pressuring new city manager Steve Shiver to provide $150,000 in kickbacks to Bishop Taylor for a new church in Miami Gardens.
Rev. Bishop Peter Eaton has been installed as head of the Episcopal diocese of Southeast Florida this past weekend, in a special service at Trinity Cathedral in downtown Miami. Rev. Eaton, who took over for Bishop Leo Frade following his retirement, maintains strong Caribbean connections, growing up both in Barbados and Puerto Rico.
In sports, the West Indies cricket team has officially lost their top spot in the ICC T20 world rankings, after India triumphantly swept Australia 3 to 0 in their 3-match series this past Sunday. India now has 120 rating points, just two more than the West Indies, currently ranking second.
What’s trending:
Jamaica’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the country’s first case of a Zika virus infection – a four-year old child from Portmore, St. Catherine. The ministry says the child began to showing symptoms on January 17 after returning to Jamaica from a trip to Texas. The mosquito-borne virus has spread across 10 other Caribbean nations, with recent cases appearing in South Florida.
For Today’s Weather Forecast:
Scattered Thunderstorms in Broward County with a high of 78 and a low of 67. For Miami-Dade, thunderstorm with a high of 78 and a low of 68.
For more information on these and other stories, visit caribbeannationalweekly.com. And remember to pick up this week’s copy of our Caribbean National Weekly at your nearest Caribbean outlet.
