A look at some of the top stories making the news today, June 29th, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida.
Here’s a look at our top stories.
The first Zika-related microcephaly birth in Florida has confirmed by the Florida Department of Health. The mother, a Haitian national who came to Florida to give birth, was infected with Zika before arriving to Florida. There have been two other Zika-related microcephaly births in the U.S, one in Hawaii and one in New Jersey.
Miami-Dade County Commissioners have passed an ordinance banning Styrofoam products from county parks and beaches beginning summer 2017. Styrofoam poses problems when the container, which is non-biodegradable and linked to cancer, breaks into smaller pieces and gets scattered throughout public spaces and neighboring bodies of water. Violators of the ordinance will incur at $50 fine.
Jamaican – American rapper, Tyga has released a new single titled ‘1 of 1’ and it is being called a diss to Drake’s song ‘Controlla’. Mr. Vegas, a Jamaican dancehall artiste, who has called Drake ‘fake’ in a Facebook live video is sampled on Tyga’s single adding to the controversy.
In Sports, for the N.A.S.L, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers will play Orlando City SC at the Camping World Stadium tonight at 7:30. After a 4-3 PK shootout win against D.C. United in the last round, this will be the first time in Strikers history that they have made it to the 5th round of the U.S Open Cup.
Here’s a look at what’s Trending:
International hip hop singer, Wyclef Jean, took to twitter announcing Jude Célestin has his vote to be the next President of Haiti! Celeste responded by thanking Wycleaf for his endorsement of his vision of a prosperous Haiti where opportunities will be available to all. Elections were cancelled earlier this month due to fraud and will be held again in October.
For todays weather forecast:
Scattered storms in Broward County with a high of 89 and a low of 76. Partly Cloudy in Miami-Dade, with a high of 89 and a low of 78.
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