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Listen • 1:46 Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks at the opening of a short-term vaccination effort inside the Miami International Airport on May 10, 2021. Get a shot at the Miami Beach convention center, get a card for discounts or free goods at venues around the city. Elsewhere, the county offers the vaccine at places like PortMiami and Miami International Airport. Florida needs to get many more people vaccinated for the coronavirus to reach what’s ca...

/ Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava speaks at the opening of a short-term vaccination effort inside the Miami International Airport on May 10, 2021. Florida needs to get many more people vaccinated in order to reach what’s called community immunity. So far, roughly 45% of people 16 and older have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot in the state. If a majority of the population gets vaccinated, it will play a major role in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Initiatives to expan...

/ The Palm Beach Post Marie Germain, 94, is inoculated with the first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at Lake Delray Apartments in Delray Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. This post will be updated today, Monday, May 10, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida. WLRN staff continues to add updates on testing and vaccination sites, executive orders and messages from government officials, and the latest news on COVID-19. Yo...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — International opposition to Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) oil exploration in The Bahamas continues to mount as several US business leaders are now urging the government to put a stop to offshore oil drilling. According to the Our Islands, Our Future organization, having just seen the US federal government ban offshore drilling in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, businesses are alarmed at the possibility of new oil drilling allowed as close as 50 mil...

US business groups rail against Bahamas oil drilling Concern that oil spill in The Bahamas would ‘absolutely devastate Miami’s coastal economy’ Stena Drilling’s Stena IceMAX drillship. Our Islands, Our Future (OIOF), which through the local courts is challenging the legitimacy of Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) right to drill its exploratory well, now has the voices of the business community of South Florida and the US Eastern Seaboard added to the cacophony of calls for oil drill...

By GiGi Diaz Dec 18, 2020 Small businesses in Miami Beach that have been hurt by the pandemic can soon apply for up to $20,000 in emergency grant money. The funds can be used to pay for rent, mortgages, utilities, payrolls, operating supplies and other types of business expenses. “The City of Miami Beach through the efforts of Mayor Dan Gelber and the entire City Commission have done a remarkable job in providing support to our businesses throughout the pandemic,” President and CEO Jerry L...

Por GiGi Diaz 18 Dec 2020 Small businesses in Miami Beach that have been hurt by the pandemic can soon apply for up to $20,000 in emergency grant money. The funds can be used to pay for rent, mortgages, utilities, payrolls, operating supplies and other types of business expenses. “The City of Miami Beach through the efforts of Mayor Dan Gelber and the entire City Commission have done a remarkable job in providing support to our businesses throughout the pandemic,” President and CEO Jerry L...