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/ Xavier Mackey, Cyrus Clark III and Sean Bryant came out with other members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity to get others to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at Brentwood Park in Miami Gardens on May 8, 2021. Passengers in his taxi kept asking Tony Brutus the same question: Are you vaccinated? "Have you taken the shot yet? But I’m always [embarrassed] to say no," said Brutus, who worried that they’d feel scared to ride in his taxi. "One customer from New York told me that every taxi driver in New York has taken the vaccine already," he said. "So that means that we were behind in Miami, i...

Home/News from NPR/Miami Tries To Make Vaccinations Easy: ‘Wherever People Are That’s Where We Will Be’ Miami Tries To Make Vaccinations Easy: ‘Wherever People Are That’s Where We Will Be’ By Verónica Zaragovia  May 17, 2021 On a recent Monday morning, Miami International Airport looked hectic with people rushing to their flights. You could hear baggage claim announcements, passengers frantically asking about the zone for their international flights and personnel directing them. But airport staff and some travelers were stepping away from the chaos to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Ne...

South Florida celebrates end of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr festivities and ceremonies Updated:  Tags:  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – South Florida is celebrating one of the most sacred holidays of the year for the the Muslim community — Eid al-Fitr. On Thursday, May 13, the Islamic Center of Greater Miami invited Local 10 News to educate the South Florida community about their culture, and specifically about the last day of Ramadan. After the month long holiday of Ramadan, the Muslim community celebrates Eid al-Fitr, also known as the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” which began Wednesday, Ma...

Republic Bank donates to NEMO Some of the items – safety vests and caution tape – which were included the donation made by Republic Bank. Republic Bank (EC) has joined the ranks of benefactors of the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) in its most challenging time. The Bank, following on the series of explosive eruptions by the La Soufrière volcano, made a presentation of a quantity of items on Friday 23rd April to NEMO, to aid the ongoing relief efforts. At the handing over ceremony at NEMO’s headquarters, Ole Montrose, the Bank’s Country Manager - Gregory Bardouille ...