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Antigua and Barbuda

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Miami Rum Renaissance Returns For Fourth Annual Edition

    ​For Robert, Robert Jr. and Robin Burr, rum isn't just a type of liquor, it's a way of life."[Rum] is an incredible spirit," said the elder Robert, the family's patriarch and founder of Miami's Rum Renaissance, which takes place April 16-22. "And now it's experiencing a renaissance of appreciation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Allen Stanford Jury Deadlocked On Charges Against Alleged Miami Ponzi King

    ​In South Florida, aka Ponzistan, it takes some serious effort to stand out among the Nevin Shapiros and Scott Rothsteins as the most deranged fraudster in town. Allen Stanford worked hard to earn that title, allegedly building an $7 billion scam from Miami and Houston while using the cash to buy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Suénalo Performing in New York City for LAMC July 6 and 7

    ​You've been enjoying Suénalo right here in the MIA for years. And they just won New Times' pick for Best Latin Band in this year's Best of Miami issue. But New York is only just about to learn the true meaning of Afro-Latin-baby-makin'-descarga-funk. After all, we can't be stingy. We need to sha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Elastic Bond, Suenalo and Mr. Pauer Headed to NYC for LAMC July 6 through 9

    ​July draws near, and with it, one of the biggest events for Latin music in the US. LAMC, or the Latin Alternative Music Conference, is an annual industry powow featuring events of all sorts -- panels, cocktails, and of course, a whole shitload of live shows by some of the badest Latin acts in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Now's Your Chance To Own A Very Tacky Piece Of Allen Stanford's Ponzi Empire

    Wave goodbye to that $3 million desk, Allen.​You've got to give Allen Stanford credit for thinking big -- instead of sinking his $8 billion Ponzi scheme profits into the usual uber-rich guy stuff, he bought himself the entire Caribbean nation of Antigua, sponsored giant cricket tourneys (despite b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Got Seriously Messed Up In Jailhouse Fight

    via the Daily Mail​Allen Stanford, the would-be cricket baron who engineered an $8 billion Ponzi scheme from his Miami headquarters, bought Coral Gables castles for his mistresses, and all-but ruled Antigua as a personal fiefdom, has not had an easy go of it in prison since the fraud disintegrated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Convicted NBA Fraudster Rumeal Robinson Joins South Florida's Blown Fortune Hall of Fame

    That blindfolded chick holding the scales just made it rain justice on Rumeal Robinson. The former University of Michigan basketball hero and NBA journeyman-- whose addiction to strip clubs was first exposed by this blog-- has been convicted in Iowa federal court of fraud. The Aventura resident was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Restaurant Roll Call 2009: Opened, Closed, and the Future

    via wikimedia​OMG 2009 is sooo eight days ago.Here's our Miami New Times Restaurant Roll Call for last year.We've rounded up the openers, shut down the closers, and written our predictions for the new year into existence.Note to foodies: If Wikipedia can do it, so can we. Please comment us with an ... More >>

  • News

    December 31, 2009

    Miami 2009: Seven signs the End Times are nigh

    via wikimedia​OMG 2009 is sooo eight days ago.Here's our Miami New Times Restaurant Roll Call for last year.We've rounded up the openers, shut down the closers, and written our predictions for the new year into existence.Note to foodies: If Wikipedia can do it, so can we. Please comment us with an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Why Didn't The Herald Write More About Bill Nelson's Stanford Ponzi Problem?

    First, let's give the feds some credit.via Texas Monthly​​If the Miami Herald's Sunday story updating the Allen Stanford Ponzi-o-rama is accurate, it took the daily only about ten months to finally begin probing the dozens of federal officials who took millions in cash from the (allege ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Ten Best Chefs To Leave Miami Over The Past Decade

    Alphabetically except for the last:Alvaro Beade of Ideas Restaurant. His contemporary take on the cuisine of Castilla y León was exquisite. Not sure where he is now.Carmen Gonzalez of Carmen's The Restaurant. She merged modern American cuisine with traditional Puerto Rican. Then her eponymous resta ... More >>

  • News

    December 10, 2009

    Sports betting magnate James Giordano goes to jail

    Alphabetically except for the last:Alvaro Beade of Ideas Restaurant. His contemporary take on the cuisine of Castilla y León was exquisite. Not sure where he is now.Carmen Gonzalez of Carmen's The Restaurant. She merged modern American cuisine with traditional Puerto Rican. Then her eponymous resta ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    Pieces of Her

    Reappointed pop queen Britney Spears hits the American Airlines Arena.

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Checks into Hospital as His Right-Hand Man Pleads Guilty

    It's been an all-around terrible week for Sir R. Allen Stanford, the mastermind of an $8 billion Ponzi scheme run out of a lush downtown Miami office. (Here's our feature about the Miami players in his criminal empire, if you haven't read it.)via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for Texas Monthly​F ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2009

    Watch out for Papa-razzi

    It's been an all-around terrible week for Sir R. Allen Stanford, the mastermind of an $8 billion Ponzi scheme run out of a lush downtown Miami office. (Here's our feature about the Miami players in his criminal empire, if you haven't read it.)via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for Texas Monthly​F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Raked It in Thanks to Lax Florida Regulations

    Way back in April, New Times reported on how Sir Allen Stanford built a $7 billion Ponzi scheme in the Caribbean thanks to blind regulators and political influence. via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for the Texas MonthlyYesterday, the Miami Herald fleshed out the local incompetance and greed that help ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Shows up for Hearing in Shackles, Pleads Not Guilty

    New Times' favorite accused Ponzi schemer, the island-ownin', mistress-swappin', cricket-lovin' Sir R. Allen Stanford, had his first day in court today.via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for Texas MonthlyStanford was finally charged last week with 21 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Allen Stanford Finally Indicted, Arrested

    Back in April, New Times wrote the first in-depth story about the numerous warning signs over the years that once-billionaire Allen Stanford was running a gigantic $8 billion Ponzi scheme out of Miami, Houston and Antigua.via Wikimedia CommonsStanford in his cricket days.Today, Stanford is finally i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Ponzi Schemer Alan Stanford Sounds More and More Like Bill Brasky

    You remember Bill Brasky, right? The guy whose friends are always hooking up in SNL skits to drink scotch and talk about the manly, insane stuff he does? via Liz Lomax 3D Illustrations for Texas MonthlyLike: "He used to shoot whiskey in his neck with a syringe." And, "We once had a bachelor p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Thank You, 'Texas Monthly,' For The Best Allen Stanford Illustration Ever

    via Liz Lomax 3D Illustration, for Texas MonthlyTexas Monthly has a new feature story out about disgraced accused Ponzi schemer and frequent reporter threatener 'Sir' Allen Stanford. It's good, although ... cough, cough ... your very own New Times had a pretty good read on the same guy last month, i ... More >>

  • News

    April 16, 2009

    Letters from the Issue of April 16, 2009

    "It's time for the citizens of this country to make the decision to stop paying taxes."

  • News

    April 9, 2009

    The Fall of a Titan

    A downtown Miami firm allegedly helped build an $8 billion Ponzi scheme. It could have been stopped.

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Allen Stanford Will Punch You in the Mouth If You Ask About His Ponzi Scheme

    In a state still reeling from Bernie Madoff and staggering toward 10 percent unemployment, it's tough to think of many adjectives less likely to endear you to the commoners than accused billionaire Ponzi schemer.via mediaimran's flickrStanford, at left, sponsored $20 million cricket matches in the g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Katherine Harris Enjoyed a Nice Caribbean Vay-cay with 'Mini-Madoff' Allen Stanford

    There are quite a few South Florida connections to the ongoing "mini-Madoff" scandal surrounding Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, who faces civil charges from the SEC that he orchestrated a "massive, ongoing fraud" to the tune of $8 billion through his Stanford International Bank. Courtesy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2008

    Updated: Gold Medal Wine Tour Stops in a Two Chefs Too

    There are quite a few South Florida connections to the ongoing "mini-Madoff" scandal surrounding Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, who faces civil charges from the SEC that he orchestrated a "massive, ongoing fraud" to the tune of $8 billion through his Stanford International Bank. Courtesy ... More >>

  • Music

    October 6, 2005

    Don't Stop the Carnival

    There is no downtime for soca music's international ambassador

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2005

    Papa Won't Preach

    There is no downtime for soca music's international ambassador

  • News

    November 11, 2004

    Screwed If By Sea

    Cruise lines throw workers overboard when it comes to providing urgent medical care.

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    All Around the Neighborhood

    A quick look at our amigos from Toronto to Tierra del Fuego

  • News

    December 26, 2002

    One For the Heart

    A UN of doctors saves a little American from ventricular septal defect

  • News

    December 2, 1999

    His Feathered Friends

    Without the help of a South Florida conservationist, the island of Dominica may bid farewell to its national bird

  • News

    July 2, 1998

    Cyber Stakes

    South Florida is at the heart of the Internet gambling boom -- and of the war to stop it

  • Dining

    December 25, 1997

    New World Conceit

    South Florida is at the heart of the Internet gambling boom -- and of the war to stop it

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    Calypso Carnival

    Brash and bawdy, playful and provocative, an exotic art form gets a local showcase the Miami Calypso Show

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    55 SW Miami Avenue Road

    A tale of Seminoles in canoes, little plastic men with parachutes, Connie Chung, a twenty-foot-tall high-heel shoe -- and Big Fish

  • News

    April 15, 1992

    Heard the One About Perry Mason Trying to Scalp Heat Tickets?

    Hey! Looking to score some great seats for tomorrow night's game - cheap? Check out the files in bankruptcy court.

  • News

    February 12, 1992

    They Owned the Ranch

    Hey! Looking to score some great seats for tomorrow night's game - cheap? Check out the files in bankruptcy court.

  • Music

    January 15, 1992

    Flames and Fortune

    A hunk of Burning music tries to finds its way off the islands

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