A look at some of the top stories making the news today, June 28th, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida.
Here’s a look at our top stories.
The Opa-locka City Commission has appointed John Riley to fill a seat left vacant after the death of city commissioner Terence Pinder in May. Riley, an ex-mayor of Opa-Locka whose last term ended in 1986, lost his mayoral position after a police informant said he saw Riley take a $5,000 bribe from a drug-dealer to influence a vote on the city’s flea market. Riley will hold the seat until open elections in November.
Jamaican-American water polo player, Ashleigh Johnson, is about to make history as the first black woman to play for the U.S Womens Water Polo Olympic team. Johnson is the daughter of a Jamaican nurse who migrated to Miami in 1988, and she will start as goalkeeper for the 13-woman squad bound for Rio.
Marcia Griffiths captivated patrons at the ‘Caribbean Village festival’ over the weekend at the Lauderhill sports park. The crowd rocked to the beat by dancing to the classic ‘Electric Slide’. The festival hosted a colorful Junkanoo parade and caribbean food competition by chefs from various caribbean countries.
With Argentina’s loss in the finals of the 2016 Copa America Centenario match Sunday night came Lionel Messi’s announcement of retirement. Messi emerged from the locker room post game stating that the national team is over for him. Reportedly, Messi will continue to play club futball for Barcelona.
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U.S Rapper, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, was arrested this weekend for using profanity during a concert in St. Kitts. Authorities say the rapper was warned about using profanity during his performance due to country laws, but in a video taken during the concert, he can clearly be heard using obscenities. 50 cent took to social media saying that for his next trip to the island he will be sure to leave the expletives in the U.S.
For todays weather forecast:
Partly Cloudy in Broward County with a high of 89 and a low of 76. Partly Cloudy in Miami-Dade, with a high of 88 and a low of 77.
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