Marvina Robinson was far from home—5,951 miles, to be exact—but as she stood in a vineyard in France’s fabled Champagne region, a glass of bubbly in her hand, she could visualize the grand ambition she hatched in New York.

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Make no mistake about it. According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, Florida ranks third in the U.S. in human trafficking cases reported by states, behind only California and Texas. The hotline received more than 41,000 calls and identified 10,949 victims of human trafficking in 2018 experiencing a 25 percent jump from 2017. In 2019, the Florida Abuse Hotline received 201 calls of suspected human trafficking cases of minors verifying 60 of those cases.

COCONUT CREEK, Fla.  –Fundraising for 50 new homes for Haiti will continue with the Boca Grande Hope For Haitians annual cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, in Boca Grande, Fla., on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Hope For Haitians Committee, along with partner Food For The Poor,is preparing for the 11th annual reception to help raise funds to transform the lives of 50 Haitian families who have been praying for safe shelter.

Beaches® Resorts and the Sandals Foundation kicked off the New Year with two soccer clinics at Beaches Negril, Jamaica and Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa in Providenciales in partnership with the Real Madrid Foundation – a foundation dedicated to promoting the values inherent in sports, both in Spain and abroad, through interactive programs. 2020 marks the second consecutive year that the Luxury Included resort brand for families has teamed up with the Real Madrid Foundation to bring Spain’s legendary sport to the Caribbean.

DOHA, Qatar - Americans broke world records. A Qatari gifted the host nation its only gold.

DOHA, Qatar - It took two life-altering experiences, squeezed into mere weeks, to convince teenager Terrence Jones he’s all grown up now.

DOHA, Qatar – Fiercely hot competition was expectedat the IAAF World Championships in Athletics (WCA) here. Just the way Caribbean people like it.

NEW YORK – When Barbadian-born academic Humphrey A. Crookendale graduated from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1981, he never in his wildest dreams believed he would play a leading role in a major academic institution here.

NEW YORK – Governor Andrew Cuomo has opened the largest state park in New York City in honor of the late, trailblazing Caribbean American Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last December, Jamaica’s central bank posted a reggae music video on its Twitter account. Since then, more than 240,000 people have watched the video, prompting the bank to release a second video, which has already been viewed 180,000 times.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname – Taking a stroll through the village of Kapasikele, by the sandy banks of the Suriname River, on a relentlessly sunny afternoon, a visitor may be struck that almost everyone encountered is a woman or a child.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - There have been several articles in the regional press speculating about the relationship between the United Kingdom and Caribbean after U.K.’s scheduled departure from the European Union (EU), scheduled for Oct. 31 (Brexit day).