Carnival Nationz Miami launched its new carnival costumes theme: "A Tribute to The Mighty Sparrow." The launch took place at Deco Lounge on August 20th, 2010.
The costumes section are named after famous songs from The Mighty Sparrow:
Congo Man
Miss Mary
Jane
Big Bamboo
Mae Mae
Royal Jail
Jean & Dinah
The popular Caribbean festival, which became a Miami-Dade and Broward event last year, will be held Oct. 10 at Sun Life Stadium, which could become the festival's permanent home, organizers announced Monday.
Miami Today editor and publisher Michael Lewis suggests that county taxes may go up 56 percent. He joins us on the program to explain the math.
[Air Date: 8/06/2010]
The primary election is August 24th, and early voting begins next week. But for Senate District 36 in Miami-Dade County, the election results in August are mostly definitive because Democrats do not have an official candidate. We invited the Republican candidates to share their perspectives on key statewide issues.
[Air Date: 8/06/2010]
The primary election is August 24th, and early voting begins next week. But for Senate District 36 in Miami-Dade County, the election results in August are mostly definitive because Democrats do not have an official candidate. We invited the Republican candidates to share their perspectives on key statewide issues.
[Air Date: 8/06/2010]
Click Here for Part 2 of 2: State Senate District 36 Race
Last week, Miami-Dade County Commissioners proposed to raise property taxes to help account for falling property values. But can the County align its budget through other means?
[Air Date: 7/30/2010]
Once upon A mattress musical play at the Roxy Theatre in Fla.
Thirty five Miami-Dade students unite to present the musical fairytale, Once Upon A Mattress from July 23 through August 1 at The Roxy Performing Arts Center. Representing over 18 schools in the Miami-Dade county, the cast of 35 students, ages 12-22, have teamed up to bring forth the delightfully comical tale. Set in a medieval Kingdom the enchanting tale weaves together love, magic, and adventure. The Roxy Theatre Group and the Greater Miami Youth Symphony, both non-profit organizations, have previously teamed up in the West Side Story (2009) and Guys and Dolls (2010) at the The Roxy Performing Arts Center.Back in February, the future of Miami-Dade's public hospital, Jackson Memorial, looked dark. There were talks of layoffs and branch closings, plus rumors the hospital could not afford basic supplies. What does the fiscal health of the hospital look like today?
[Air Date: 7/16/2010]
Several months ago Miami-Dade County's public hospital Jackson Memorial was facing a multimillion dollar deficit. But the future looks brighter, at least according to Jackson executives at Wednesday's Public Health Trust meeting. Watchdog Report publisher Daniel Ricker explains.
[Air Date: 7/02/2010]
Miami-Dade and Broward County schools districts each have their unique challenges, but it seems as if Broward's woes are more pronounced with recent stories of lay-offs and investigations. We discuss the education stories for each county this week.
[Air Date: 6/18/2010]
Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho joins us to discuss a number of public education issues, including the improved FCAT scores and the status of “Race To The Top”.
[Air Date: 5/28/2010]
Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho joins us to discuss a number of public education issues, including the improved FCAT scores and the status of “Race To The Top”.
[Air Date: 5/28/2010]
Click here for 2 of 2: One-on-One with Alberto Carvalho
The 1st Annual Miami-Dade District Florida Public Service Association (FPSA) Leadership Symposium was held on May 24, 2010 at Jungle Island.
FPSA is a high school based club for students who are involved in the studies of Criminal Justice, Teacher Assisting and/or Firefighter Assisting. The organization was founded in 1990 to assist teachers and students studying in these career feilds to expand the knowledge of their chosen fields by competing against others from around the state.
The Symposium featured the Pledge of Allegiance led by Chanel White (incoming President, Teacher Assisting Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Welcoming Remarks by Diana Collingwood (District Supervisor, Agriscience and Public Service Education, Miami-Dade County Public Schools).
Introduction of the Special Guests by Esperanta Jean-Charles (Incoming President, Criminal Justice Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Purpose of FPSA, Mr. Ray Stoel, FSPA Executive Director.
And Introduction of Guest Speakers by Mrs. Celia Layzell, FPSA Miami Dade District Advisor.
The Guest Speakers for the Symposium included:
Scott Galvin, North Miami City Council.
Monica Lewis Johnson, Director, Senior Attorney at Burger King Corp.
Lari Martinez, Diplomat In Residence at FIU and MDC.
The 1st Annual Miami-Dade District Florida Public Service Association (FPSA) Leadership Symposium was held on May 24, 2010 at Jungle Island.
FPSA is a high school based club for students who are involved in the studies of Criminal Justice, Teacher Assisting and/or Firefighter Assisting. The organization was founded in 1990 to assist teachers and students studying in these career feilds to expand the knowledge of their chosen fields by competing against others from around the state.
The Symposium featured the Pledge of Allegiance led by Chanel White (incoming President, Teacher Assisting Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Welcoming Remarks by Diana Collingwood (District Supervisor, Agriscience and Public Service Education, Miami-Dade County Public Schools).
Introduction of the Special Guests by Esperanta Jean-Charles (Incoming President, Criminal Justice Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Purpose of FPSA, Mr. Ray Stoel, FSPA Executive Director.
And Introduction of Guest Speakers by Mrs. Celia Layzell, FPSA Miami Dade District Advisor.
The Guest Speakers for the Symposium included:
Scott Galvin, North Miami City Council.
Monica Lewis Johnson, Director, Senior Attorney at Burger King Corp.
Lari Martinez, Diplomat In Residence at FIU and MDC.
The 1st Annual Miami-Dade District Florida Public Service Association (FPSA) Leadership Symposium was held on May 24, 2010 at Jungle Island.
FPSA is a high school based club for students who are involved in the studies of Criminal Justice, Teacher Assisting and/or Firefighter Assisting. The organization was founded in 1990 to assist teachers and students studying in these career feilds to expand the knowledge of their chosen fields by competing against others from around the state.
The Symposium featured the Pledge of Allegiance led by Chanel White (incoming President, Teacher Assisting Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Welcoming Remarks by Diana Collingwood (District Supervisor, Agriscience and Public Service Education, Miami-Dade County Public Schools).
Introduction of the Special Guests by Esperanta Jean-Charles (Incoming President, Criminal Justice Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Purpose of FPSA, Mr. Ray Stoel, FSPA Executive Director.
And Introduction of Guest Speakers by Mrs. Celia Layzell, FPSA Miami Dade District Advisor.
The Guest Speakers for the Symposium included:
Scott Galvin, North Miami City Council.
Monica Lewis Johnson, Director, Senior Attorney at Burger King Corp.
Lari Martinez, Diplomat In Residence at FIU and MDC.
The 1st Annual Miami-Dade District Florida Public Service Association (FPSA) Leadership Symposium was held on May 24, 2010 at Jungle Island.
FPSA is a high school based club for students who are involved in the studies of Criminal Justice, Teacher Assisting and/or Firefighter Assisting. The organization was founded in 1990 to assist teachers and students studying in these career feilds to expand the knowledge of their chosen fields by competing against others from around the state.
The Symposium featured the Pledge of Allegiance led by Chanel White (incoming President, Teacher Assisting Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Welcoming Remarks by Diana Collingwood (District Supervisor, Agriscience and Public Service Education, Miami-Dade County Public Schools).
Introduction of the Special Guests by Esperanta Jean-Charles (Incoming President, Criminal Justice Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Purpose of FPSA, Mr. Ray Stoel, FSPA Executive Director.
And Introduction of Guest Speakers by Mrs. Celia Layzell, FPSA Miami Dade District Advisor.
The Guest Speakers for the Symposium included:
Scott Galvin, North Miami City Council.
Monica Lewis Johnson, Director, Senior Attorney at Burger King Corp.
Lari Martinez, Diplomat In Residence at FIU and MDC.
The 1st Annual Miami-Dade District Florida Public Service Association (FPSA) Leadership Symposium was held on May 24, 2010 at Jungle Island.
FPSA is a high school based club for students who are involved in the studies of Criminal Justice, Teacher Assisting and/or Firefighter Assisting. The organization was founded in 1990 to assist teachers and students studying in these career feilds to expand the knowledge of their chosen fields by competing against others from around the state.
The Symposium featured the Pledge of Allegiance led by Chanel White (incoming President, Teacher Assisting Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Welcoming Remarks by Diana Collingwood (District Supervisor, Agriscience and Public Service Education, Miami-Dade County Public Schools).
Introduction of the Special Guests by Esperanta Jean-Charles (Incoming President, Criminal Justice Chapter, William H. Turner Technical Arts High School).
Purpose of FPSA, Mr. Ray Stoel, FSPA Executive Director.
And Introduction of Guest Speakers by Mrs. Celia Layzell, FPSA Miami Dade District Advisor.
The Guest Speakers for the Symposium included:
Scott Galvin, North Miami City Council.
Monica Lewis Johnson, Director, Senior Attorney at Burger King Corp.
Lari Martinez, Diplomat In Residence at FIU and MDC.
Meet Michelle Abbs, an alumni teacher for Teach For America, who has been devoting her career to the program in Miami for the last four years. Currently a 5th Grade teacher at Holmes Elementary school in Liberty City, Abbs partnered with uVu to document her journey by recording her students' activities with a Flip Camera. In this video, Abbs emphasizes the importance of reading. Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors and career interests who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. In the short run, the corps members work relentlessly to ensure that more students growing up today in our country's lowest-income communities are given the educational opportunities they deserve. In the long run, alumni are a powerful force of leaders working from inside education and from every other sector to effect the fundamental changes needed to ensure that all children have an equal chance in life. Teach For America has recently received a grant from the Knight Foundation to close the achievement gap for 25,000 students in the Miami-Dade public schools. Knight Foundation is providing funding for Teach For America Miami-Dade to grow from 95 to 350 teachers per year over five years. This grant will concentrate the newly enlarged TFA corps in the lowest performing feeder-school patterns in the Miami-Dade system, increasing the time spent at each school and thus having the greatest impact on students as they advance through grade levels. As a result of this grant, TFA expects to see increased student achievement each year, including raising reading levels by one and a half years, increasing children’s mastery of more difficult subjects and closing the gap in FCAT scores between low-income and more affluent students.
With 25 years of experience in the retail industry, Eduardo Solórzano is now leading the direction in Latin America of one of the world’s largest retailers.
After working up the ranks in Wal-Mart’s Mexico operations and creating new shopping concepts to cater to consumers’ needs, he now takes the reins as president and chief executive officer of the company’s regional headquarters in Doral.
In this new position, Mr. Solórzano is to oversee the company’s operations and future expansion in the nine countries it now serves.
Deciding on a location to set up the regional office was easy, he says, as Miami-Dade stood out for its strategic location and diverse population.
Having a mix of employees from many of the Latin American countries the company caters to was an important consideration, Mr. Solórzano said.
Wal-Mart is investing $2 billion in Mexico and Brazil, two of its largest Latin American markets, to expand its presence in these countries.
“And this is not only for new stores, but this also includes distribution centers, includes systems, includes remodeling of the stores,” he said. “A lot of money that we’re investing into the region.”
Mr. Solórzano says one of the biggest challenges the mega retailer is tackling is finding the right personnel to staff and grow its operations in Latin America.
“After years working in Wal-Mart, I think having the right people in quantity and quality is one of the biggest challenges that we are facing as a company, trying to achieve that goal,” he said. “I’m trying to be a facilitator, you know, to each of the country managers…”
With 25 years of experience in the retail industry, Eduardo Solórzano is now leading the direction in Latin America of one of the world’s largest retailers.
After working up the ranks in Wal-Mart’s Mexico operations and creating new shopping concepts to cater to consumers’ needs, he now takes the reins as president and chief executive officer of the company’s regional headquarters in Doral.
In this new position, Mr. Solórzano is to oversee the company’s operations and future expansion in the nine countries it now serves.
Deciding on a location to set up the regional office was easy, he says, as Miami-Dade stood out for its strategic location and diverse population.
Having a mix of employees from many of the Latin American countries the company caters to was an important consideration, Mr. Solórzano said.
Wal-Mart is investing $2 billion in Mexico and Brazil, two of its largest Latin American markets, to expand its presence in these countries.
“And this is not only for new stores, but this also includes distribution centers, includes systems, includes remodeling of the stores,” he said. “A lot of money that we’re investing into the region.”
Mr. Solórzano says one of the biggest challenges the mega retailer is tackling is finding the right personnel to staff and grow its operations in Latin America.
“After years working in Wal-Mart, I think having the right people in quantity and quality is one of the biggest challenges that we are facing as a company, trying to achieve that goal,” he said. “I’m trying to be a facilitator, you know, to each of the country managers…”
