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Friday, May 18th, 2012

 MIAMI GARDENS EVENT

Taste of the Gardens TODAY
 7pm-10pm @ Mercedes Benz of Miami, special performance by Nicole Henry!

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The Anancy Festival 2012 kicks offs
Caribbean American Heritage Month in June –
 Four cities, Four events, Orlando, Pembroke Pines, Washington D.C. and Kingston – June 9th, 2012  

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SPORTS NEWS 

2012 FinsWeekend Is Here
  May 17-19
Signature fund-raising event benefits the Miami Dolphins Foundation 

MIAMI – The Miami Dolphins Foundation will host its largest annual event featuring current players, alumni, coaches and cheerleaders, FinsWeekend, on May 17-19, 2012. The three-day extravaganza will feature an exciting weekend of golf, fishing and celebrities.  All proceeds from FinsWeekend will benefit the Miami Dolphins Foundation. 

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NATIONAL NEWS

2012 FLORIDA BLACK MARKETING GUIDE BOOKLET ON SALE - LATEST EDITION INCLUDES STATEWIDE
 BLACK MEDIA LISTING -  

The 2012 edition of the Florida Black Marketing Guide has been published and is available for immediate use.  

This 40-page booklet was developed to provide the consumer with useful tips and industry standards in the world of effective marketing.  In addition, it provides a comprehensive list of the Black media in Florida, and lists the state’s Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). 

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CARIBBEAN NEWS

GRACE KENNEDY CEO DON WEBHY TO
ADDRESS COJO SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
IN KINGSTON ON MAY 22 

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 15, 2012 – Group Chief Executive Officer of Grace Kennedy Limited Don Wehby will be guest speaker at COJO’s Scholarship Luncheon, to be held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Tuesday, May 22 at 12:30 pm.  The luncheon is among the activities being organized as part of the group’s week-long visit to Jamaica in observance of Child’s Month.  Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in New York, whose mission is to help improve the health, education and general well being of underprivileged children. 

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TRAVEL & VACATION NEWS

Warm Jamaican Welcome for Diaspora Radio Journalists

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – May 17, 2012 – WELCOME HOME – Jamaica Tourist Board Meet the People Coordinator George Douglas greets Chris Collie, WAVS 1170 AM in Florida and Wayne Jobson, Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles at a Meet the People welcome reception at Oasis on the Oxford for Diaspora radio journalists from the United States and Canada. During the four-day JTB sponsored press trip, journalists were given a cultural treat in Kingston visiting Devon House, experiencing live reggae music at Hope Gardens and top class athletics at the JN Jamaica International Invitational. The journalists also visited Mystic Mountain in Ocho Rios, participating in the signature bobsled ride and in Montego Bay were treated to an exclusive two hour cruise aboard the 46’ Hatteras fishing yacht Cheryl Ann, courtesy of Island Routes Caribbean Adventure Tours.

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