BROWARD COUNTY – Broward County, the Florida Department of Health in Broward (FDOH-Broward), American Medical Response (AMR) and Century Ambulance Services (CAS) are set to launch on Wednesday, May 6, a new mobile/in-home testing program that continues our efforts to increase the number of COVID-19 tests that health professionals are able to administer to our residents.

"... we need to ensure that the Caribbean does not remain invisible and dispensable, nor the South Pacific. And if our voices have to be spoken over and over and over to make this point, we shall not tire to do so because what is at stake is human lives and the wellness and well-being of global civilization as was envisaged 75 years ago when the United Nations was established." - Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados

MIAMI-DADE – Miami-Dade County Commission Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson teamed up with Farm Share to feed about 500 families at a drive-through food distribution at the Caleb Center on April 30.

E. Leopold Edwards, a towering figure in the Jamaican and Caribbean American community here for more than seven decades, is being remembered and hailed as an “elder statesman.”

NEW YORK, NY – Jamaican-born designer Glenroy March and his fashion brand D’Marsh Couture has joined in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the independent fashion designer presented healthcare workers at Brooklyn Hospital with a donation of masks to thank them for their service.

MIAMI, FL -On Friday, April 24, U.S.Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) gave remarks at a donation delivery of 2,800 KN95 masks to Miami-Dade transit employees with Transit Workers Union President, Jeffery Mitchell.

MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Joe Martinez partnered with Farm Share to distribute over 1,200 bags of food to the residents at University Lakes Park, a mobile home community. All COVID-19 CDC guidelines were followed to ensure the health and safety of volunteers and community members. Residents remained within the safety of their cars while volunteers placed the boxed food in their trunks.

MIAMI – For a third straight day, Miami-based Presidente Supermarkets delivered fresh meals to healthcare heroes working at UHealth Jackson Urgent Care Centers and Clinics in Greater Miami as a show of gratitude for their continued work saving lives and caring for people with Covid-19 in one of the most challenging times in our nation’s history.

- Lower fuel costs are enabling FPL to issue a one-time decrease of nearly 25% for the typical residential customer bill, beginning May 1

MIAMI —The Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) is vigilantly working to combat the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) while continuing to provide transportation services for essential travel, despite a continued decline in ridership.

Miramar, FL–Miramar City Manager, Vernon Hargray on Tuesday issued an Order requiring all individuals to wear a nose and mouth covering in public. This includes all employees and customers of grocery stores, hardware stores, pharmacies and restaurants. All individuals providing delivery services are also required to wear a form of covering over their noses and mouths while making deliveries.

MIAMI GARDENS – Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan hosted a public dedication and renaming ceremony to recognize the new designation of a County facility as the Reverend Dr. Edward T. Graham Community Resource Center on February 3 in Miami Gardens.