Top Stories + Florida Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 5, 2009
Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development
October 26, 2009
Poll: Tomás Regalado leads Miami mayoral race – 40% favored him, with 18% supporting his opponent, Joe Sanchez. 42% of voters were undecided.
October 5, 2009
Dominican Hanley Ramirez claims Florida Marlins’ first NL batting title – All-Star shortstop finishes ‘09 season with .342 average
October 2, 2009
Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre is expected to announce Wednesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, becoming only the second Hispanic Democrat to run statewide in Florida.
September 28, 2009
The Miami Herald’s Thirteenth Annual Americas Conference. Once again this year, leading business, government and academic leaders will come together on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29 and 30, to discuss key issues and trends affecting political and economic relationships between Latin America, the United States and the Caribbean.
September 22, 2009
Ousted Florida Anchorman Charles Perez Speaks Out
White House seeks advice on getting Hispanics into college
Juan Sepulveda came to Miami on Monday to ask local educators for guidance in how to get more Hispanic students into college
September 10, 2009
Mel Martinez Exits Senate — With Some Regrets
September 2, 2009
Florida Governor Names Former Aide LeMieux to Senator Mel Martinez seat – (so 1 less Latino Senator)
August 24, 2009
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez’s Departure Leaves GOP Floundering With Hispanic Voters
August 18, 2009
U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Miami has taken himself off Gov. Charlie Crist’s shortlist of potential appointments to the U.S. Senate.
August 16, 2009
Under pressure to pick a Hispanic to replace U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday that U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and former U.S. Attorney Bob Martinez are on the short list.
August 7, 2009
Sources told the Miami Herald on Friday that Florida GOP Sen. Mel Martinez said he is going to resign before his term ends in 2010
May 31, 2009
Lifting Cuban embargo a trade-off for South Florida business – Miami businesses could benefit — and be hurt — if the trade embargo against Cuba is lifted, a new report says.
March 10, 2009
Two prominent Miami-Dade brothers are scheduled to surrender to federal authorities Monday afternoon to begin their nine-year prison sentences for orchestrating a kickback scheme involving millions of dollars in contracts with a Kendall hospital. – Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes
December 19, 2008
Miami Cuban American Frank Jimenez nominated for Florida Supreme Court
December 17, 2008
Facing pressure to appoint more Hispanics to high-profile slots, President-elect Barack Obama is considering Miami-Dade Aviation Director José Abreu for a leadership post in the federal Department of Transportation.
December 5, 2008
A veteran spy catcher, Lt. Col. Chris Simmons, who publicly named people he claims are Cuban government agents, was sued Thursday in Miami federal court, where he was accused of malicious defamation by Silvia Wilhelm.
On Wednesday, Republican congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen got a call from President-elect Barack Obama, didn’t believe it was him, and hung up on him. Twice.
December 3, 2008
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez’s announcement Tuesday that he will not run for reelection set off a political free-for-all throughout Florida, as a slew of would-be successors began jockeying for position in the state’s marquee race in 2010.
December 2, 2008
The 2010 Senate election cycle has barely started, but the Democrats’ top target has already emerged: Republican Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida.
November 21, 2008
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, already under consideration for a high-level job with the Obama administration, doesn’t need another award to bolster his resume. He’s getting one anyway. U.S. News & World Report, in a piece posted Thursday on the magazine website, names Diaz among 24 people honored as ”America’s Best Leaders” for 2008.
November 12, 2008
Miami Mayor Manny Diaz — engineer of downtown’s building boom, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, supporter of President-elect Barack Obama — may soon add a new title for his résumé: member of Obama’s administration.
November 6, 2008
Miami’s three Cuban-American congressional Republicans staved off the most serious challenges of their careers Tuesday, crushing Democratic hopes of making major inroads in the traditionally Republican Hispanic community – Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart & Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
October 27, 2008
Diversity among Hispanics presents challenge for presidential campaigns – Florida
October 24, 2008
Diaz-Balart secures $2M contract for firm that sold spy gear to Caracas – Miami Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart secured a $2 million contract for a firm that did business with Venezuela.
October 19, 2008
Miami’s Diaz-Balarts face first real challenge – U.S. Reps. Lincoln and Mario Diaz-Balart vs. Raul Martinez, the ex-mayor of Hialeah, and Joe Garcia, a former head of a national Cuban-American group
October 6, 2008
The contest between incumbent U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez has drawn national attention because it is expected to be close, and because it is colorful. – Economics to decide matchup
October 1, 2008
A New Latino Mix – Florida’s electorate gets more complex. Who benefits?
September 22, 2008
A Sun Sentinel-Florida Times-Union poll found that 48% of likely Hispanic voters in Florida back Republican presidential candidate John McCain, compared with 41% who support Democratic candidate Barack Obama. 10% remain undecided.
August 11, 2008
In Central Florida, there are almost a quarter of a million swing voters, most of whom are Puerto Ricans or other Hispanics. – Orlando-area Hispanics’ votes will be vital to campaigners
July 30, 2008
A Florida woman who has been married to both the former head of the Ku Klux Klan and the creator of a notorious white supremacist Web site is working as a spokeswoman for a school that aims to lift underprivileged black and Hispanic children out of poverty.
July 23, 2008
Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday in federal court with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion.
July 21, 2008
Jobs For Day Laborers Are Dwindling – Florida
July 10, 2008
ICE deports more than 5,800 from Florida in 2008 – (up from a year ago)
Factcheck.org: Errors en Español – A Spanish-language McCain radio ad gets nearly all its facts wrong.
June 29, 2008
Cuban-American woman leads McCain’s Florida campaign – Arlene DiBenigno
June 24, 2008
Obama on wrong side of Elian Gonzalez saga
May 29, 2008
In Miami, Spanish is becoming the primary language
May 5, 2008
Hispanic evangelicals hold potent votes, experts say
April 15, 2008
Senators look into treatment, wages of Florida tomato pickers
March 5, 2008
The Spanish spoken today by bilingual Hispanics in South Florida has become watered down through the generations
February 28, 2008
Orlando-area immigrants’ construction jobs vanish
February 19, 2008
A Latin twist: More Hispanic kids join Scouts, keep their culture, too – Orlando
February 6, 2008
State Reps Offer a Slew of Bills To Combat Illegal Immigration – Florida
February 4, 2008
Puerto Rico school crisis could hit Central Florida
January 30, 2008
Cuban-American titans face to face – Race for the 21st congressional district in Florida pits incumbent Rep. Lincoln Díaz-Balart, 53, against former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, 58, two guys who neither like nor respect each other.
January 28, 2008
Florida Hispanics diverse in origin, culture, politics
January 23, 2008
Rise of Chávez Sends Venezuelans to Florida
Candidates pay little attention to Florida Hispanics
January 22, 2008
Battle of the titans: Martinez vs. Diaz-Balart – Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez will run against one of South Florida’s most powerful Cuban-American Republicans. – Sourthern Flordia
January 8, 2008
Famed defector sues Cuban-American critics – former Cuban Gen. Rafael del Pino
January 2, 2008
Cubans in Miami desperate for word on families feared lost at sea
December 13, 2007
Telemundo grooms its own soap stars
December 9, 2007
Family accused of enslaving workers at Immokalee camp – Florida
November 14, 2007
Latin pop star’s suit reads like a novela – Nearly shot dead in May, a Latin pop star (Estefano) believes his financial manager has disappeared after diverting millions of his money.
November 12, 2007
His popularity flagging, Sen. Martinez turns away from Bush
November 6, 2007
Landmark deal to pay more to tomato pickers in question
October 30, 2007
Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic-owned firms in the country, declares bankruptcy, owing more than $60 million.
October 24, 2007
The Pharmed Group, one of the largest Hispanic businesses in America, announced it was downsizing and may file for bankruptcy.
October 19, 2007
Senator Mel Martinez Steps Down From R.N.C.
October 18, 2007
The arrival of high-profile polling firm Zogby International in Miami highlights the region’s potential to become a Latin American and Hispanic opinion research hub.
October 16, 2007
Canada hopes media blitz will curb arrivals of illegal immigrants from SW Florida
September 30, 2007
On the job with a port trucker
September 27, 2007
Judge rules for Cuban father
September 24, 2007
South Florida’s Colombians are again trying to unite and claim U.S. political influence, an effort that has been foiled by past political infighting and apathy.
September 23, 2007
Hispanic parents are frustrated because children won’t learn Spanish – South Florida
September 7, 2007
GOP Hopes to Hold on to Florida’s Cubans
August 29, 2007
Brother of girl in Cuban custody case accuses mother of abuse – Florida
August 28, 2007
Cuban father asks judge to let him take daughter home – Miami
August 23, 2007
Taco Maker plans to add 100 Central Florida outlets by 2011 – FransGlobal
August 2, 2007
Miami’s “Big Wheels” Keep Latin America Rolling
July 27, 2007
U.S.-born kids were in foster care as parents fought deportation – A Honduran mother feared for her U.S.-born children after Florida authorities seized them when she and her husband were arrested due to a deportation order
July 24, 2007
Al Sharpton and Wal-Mart’s Lee Scott allies for immigration bill
July 15, 2007
Hispanic athletes learn life skills from West Palm professor – Dr. Lynette Nadal
July 12, 2007
Quinces fit for a queen – S.W. Florida businesses responding to growing demand for expensive, elegant traditional Hispanic coming-of-age parties
July 11, 2007
Spain’s Banco Popular to buy U.S. TotalBank for $300 mln
Hillary Clinton, Obama and Sharpton headline Hispanic conference – La Raza’s conference in Miami
July 10, 2007
La Raza moves to mobilize Hispanic voters – Miami
July 1, 2007
Experts: Economies grow in Hispanic-heavy areas
June 24, 2007
Arrests of illegal immigrants increased during 2006 debate – Florida
U.S. Citizenship applications soar in South Florida and throughout the country
June 18, 2007
New mood from new citizens – Latino immigrants in South Florida who have traditionally registered with the GOP have felt alienated by the party, critics say.
June 5, 2007
Children’s book about Cuba at center of emotional court battle
May 30, 2007
Latin Songwriter Estefano Shot In Miami
May 26, 2007
Martinez at heart of debate on citizenship – GOP colleagues pull him one way, fellow immigrants another
May 23, 2007
Myth-Busting Florida Report Sheds New Light On Latino Immigration
April 18, 2007
El Nuevo Herald wins 8 Jose Marti awards – Miami
February 16, 2007
Hispanic students perform better in colleges with larger Hispanic communities, UF study finds
February 13, 2007
COPA AMERICA VENEZUELA 2007 WILL GENERATE BUSINESS WORTH MORE THAN US$500 MILLION – Florida
February 7, 2007
Florida lawmakers are proposing laws that crack down on the hiring of undocumented immigrant workers.
January 29, 2007
Miami planning Orange Bowl party after Castro’s death
January 21, 2007
Housing market’s chill is forcing many Latinos to find other jobs — or leave Southwest Florida
January 18, 2007
White House stands by Martinez to lead GOP
January 17, 2007
Choice of Florida senator as party chairman rankles some in GOP – Mel Martinez
January 2, 2007
Lawsuit protesting deportations that split families allowed to progress – Miami
December 21, 2006
More Hispanic moms putting careers on hold
December 18, 2006
U.S.-backed anti-Castro TV Marti starts broadcasting in Miami; first airing in U.S.
December 17, 2006
At the helm of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, Rene Rodriguez steered millions of dollars toward developers who didn’t deliver — and paved the way for a lucrative future for himself.
