Luis Flores, an impressionist painter, stylist and musician who knows how to combine his art with passion Share Talking with an artist like Luis Flores is like opening a range of talent under a common denominator: passion. And it is that in each activity that he develops he injects the love and dedication that gives life and shape to his work, either as a painter, stylist, or as a musician. And although his career for many years focused as a stylist to be able to support his family, and still does, painting always motivated and passionate him. “I remember as a child when I went to school, I hardly paid attention to the teacher and I spent all my time drawing,” he highlights. "Art is a color palette where many things are mixed - music, cooking, design - everything." When the artist arrived in Sunrise, Broward, from Valera, State of Trujillo - Venezuela, his goal was to project his work. "I would like people to really know my painting," he expresses with that desire that every artist feels for his work. You know that contacts and recommendations can help you along the way. His interest in approaching our environment to make his painting known was well received as he is a talent with a thirst for support and that is why our pages dedicate a space to his work this month. Luis Flores defines his painting as impressionist. He is attracted to the style of many artists but develops his own technique. He sees painting as art, not as a business, and he paints out of motivation. He likes to be figurative and mix nature. It also reflects music in art, and presents it with people playing an instrument. The presence of this artist is pleasant, he radiates friendliness, charisma, and above all a talent capable of developing three genres in art with passion and dedication. It is worth knowing his work and giving him the opportunity to achieve his projection. Judith Crocker See painting as art, not as a business, and paint for motivation

Volver TAMARAC By En USA news Our exhibition will be open until October 31st Our journalistic work will continue to be on display at the North Regional Library in Coconut Creek until October 31st during regular library hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, and the rest of the week, including weekends, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. 1100 Coconut Creek Parkway - Coconut Creek, FL 33066. 954-201-2600

Biography of Judith Crocker Volver JUDITH CROCKER EDITORIAL Our President was born in Venezuela. Graduated from the School of Social Communication at the Zulia LUZ University in her native Venezuela, Judith worked, before receiving her degree, in radio and television as an intern in the city of Caracas, until she was appointed Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of the Environment in Margarita Island where she remained until 1981. In 1981 she came to the United States with a scholarship under the Venezuelan government's Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho program, which at that time sent students to different continents to pursue pre and postgraduate studies. In the city of Chicago, Illinois, she studied journalism at Roosevelt University and Columbia College. In 1984 she returned to Venezuela and resumed her journalistic career by reopening her column "Something to Comment," in the Diario Del Caribe de Isla de Margarita, Panorama de Maracaibo and El Aragueño de Maracay. All these pages were maintained with the advertising that her clients supported in her columns. Later she created, together with her husband, David Crocker, an Illinois lawyer, her own media outlet in English, Mira! The Venezuelan Traveler. Mira! was a monthly newspaper aimed at the English-speaking tourist who at that time was beginning to arrive and discover the charms of Margarita Island as a tourist destination. Mira! captured the immediate attention of its loyal readers by its open and sincere content in the approach to reality that the tourist faced on the island. That honesty when explaining in detail what the visitor observed created trust and following among their tourist readers. At the same time, the newspaper gained reputation and recommendation from recognized publications such as The Associate Press, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, among other publications. Upon her return to the United States, Judith settled in South Florida, Broward County, and began representing sales media, in both English and Spanish, as well as on Miami FM Radio, developing a long relationship in between. Her priority was to become familiar with the local market with a view to creating her own medium. Two years later, and with knowledge of the American market, Judith decided to start her newspaper En USA in June 2002. Immediately, En USA began to fill a void among Spanish-speaking readers due to the need to have information in Spanish about the programs, events, and activities of local government agencies, non-profit institutions, and the private sector, that would help our readers to understand and digest the economic, political, cultural and social system of this country. Our commitment with the community Hispanic in south florida

The following Broward County officials have been reelected without opposition because they were the only ones to run for office before the filing deadline of June, 2020 Share Desde hace más de 30 años, el Directorio Hispano, la guía profesional de diversos negocios, ha sido uno de los pilares fundamentales de orientación e información para el lector de habla hispana, tanto para el recién llegado como para quienes ya se han establecido en este gran país. Ahora, el tradicional Directorio Hispano, funciona con una nueva y dinámica administración que ya comenzó a generar cambios en su contenido, distribución y promoción dentro de la comunidad Hispana. Ya vemos a un directorio participando en ferias de negocios, festivales comunitarios y eventos que promueven la diversidad cultural en nuestras ciudades de Broward, Palm Beach y Collier/Lee. Los anunciantes en el Directorio Hispano han renovado sus pautas publicitarias por muchos años dando muestra de la respuesta que sus clientes han dado a sus productos y servicios promovidos. Broward, Palm Beach y Collier/Lee tienen su propio Directorio Hispano que cubre las ciudades integradas a esos condados para que los negocios se proyecten en el área donde tienen sus productos y servicios. Además de la versión impresa, puede ver el Directorio Hispano en digital visitando www.eldirectoriousa.com o llamar al 954-394-6230 para sus anuncios. Este libro comercial e institucional trae dentro de sus páginas el completo cuestionario para tomar el exámen de la ciudadanía en este país.

Share One of the goals of her office is to highlight the “Broward” brand on county properties, programs and services. In the USA he spoke with the Director of the Office of Economic Development and Small Business in Broward, Sandy-Michael McDonald about his work in the county towards the attraction and orientation of small companies interested in doing business with the county. This office is fully registered for some 730 small businesses in the county. One of the recommendations made by your director is that before starting a business in Broward, check with this office, especially if you plan to do business with the government of this county, see the opportunities and how to navigate through that process. Can you provide general guidance on the responsibilities of the Broward County Small Business and Economic Development Division and its objectives? The office on behalf of the county works to enhance the economic vitality of Broward and does so in coordination with its community partners and cities. We seek to improve the stability and expansion of existing businesses in Broward County, as well as work to attract new ones, especially those who pay high wages to the county. There are multiple initiatives and programs that we use to support this growth and that of Broward businesses. We have the Entrepreneurship Program, International Trade (Export), Workforce Development and Apprenticeship Programs. We are known primarily for our small business program that supports the use of locally certified small businesses in county procurement. goals 1. Create a vibrant economy with a diverse and skilled workforce in a county that offers unique advantages that attract all types of businesses to create equitable prosperity across the county. 2. Ensure economic opportunity for all people and businesses in Broward. 3. Highlight the "Broward" brand on county properties, programs and services 4. Constantly provide responsive, efficient and quality services to the public and internal customers. During the seven and a half years that you have served as a small business director, have you seen changes in the way Hispanic-owned businesses have increased in interest and number? Do you have any statistics on this? Broward County operates a race and gender neutral small business certification program. This means that there is no specific ethnicity or gender for business owners seeking certification. However, since I have served as a director, the number of Hispanic-owned businesses has grown by more than 60%. Do you have orientation programs and / or seminars to guide Hispanic-owned businesses before and after they open in Broward County? We host workshops for all of our businesses and in the last two years we have done even more, specifically for our Hispanic population in Spanish. Feel free to see the link to our most recent workshop for Hispanic-owned businesses called Doing Business With Broward County. We will continue these workshops in the future. In your experience, what do you recommend to a new business in Broward once it starts operating? The first thing is that they learn and understand how the Broward government works. Even if they are not interested in public procurement, they could still get business start-up and business plan assistance. How many small Broward businesses are registered with your office? There are approximately 730 certified small businesses in our program. What message do you want to send to the general public and small businesses about the local government agency you lead? I need our small business community to know that there are business opportunities here in Broward County. Our office can help develop business to participate. We want the public to know that we want to keep most of the county's money here in Broward to support the businesses that are here, that hire within the county, and that spend money earned in Broward. “Doing Business with Broward County” has been one of the most recent workshops aimed at Hispanic-owned businesses “Doing Business with Broward County” has been one of the most recent workshops aimed at Hispanic-owned businesses

Share The Miami campus of Albizu University recently graduated from its Ph.D. program in Psychology (PsyD) to the majority of Hispanic psychologists in Florida, an achievement that helps meet a critical need for Latino psychology professionals across the country, something that the American Psychological Association (APA) has termed it as a "rare commodity." Albizu University is the number one institution in the United States and Florida in terms of Hispanics graduating with advanced degrees, particularly women. Specifically in the metric of Hispanic women graduating from the PsyD program, Albizu shares first place nationally with only one other institution. "The institution was founded to meet the need for culturally sensitive mental health care, "explained Dr. Tilokie Depoo, Chancellor of the Miami Campus of Albizu University." Particularly when it comes to psychology, barriers to treatment can be especially complex in the Latino community. " According to a national consensus of data, there are just over 7,000 psychologists of Hispanic origin in the United States, representing approximately 8.8 percent of all psychologists in the country. The disparity between Spanish-speaking providers and patients seeking care has been particularly notable in South Florida, with its huge Hispanic population. The Hispanic population in the United States is expected to reach 119 million people by 2060, representing more than 28 percent of the country's general population, according to census projections. During the 1960s, Carlos Albizu Miranda, a World War II Army veteran and one of the first Hispanics in the United States to earn a doctorate in psychology, realized during his teaching career that few graduate students in psychology of Hispanic origin were being trained with models and techniques that were not always appropriate or sensitive to the needs and sociocultural characteristics of Spanish-speaking clients.

For his long career and work as a volunteer at Coral Springs events Share Joe Morera receives the lynne johnson award At the April 20 City Commission meeting at City Hall, Coral Springs Multicultural Committee member Joe Morera was honored in the category “Improving the quality of life for city residents,” for his volunteer work. For many years, Joe Morera has been offering his services as a volunteer, in addition, in various other city committees, including the one that organizes the Festival of the Arts, and the Taste of Coral Springs, among others. As a member of the Coral Springs Multicultural Committee, she is part of the team that puts on the International Dinner Dance and Worldfest, to name a few. His long career and dedication have earned him this award, Lynne Johnson. It should be remembered that in 2020, Joe Morera was a candidate for Commissioner for the city, and has always remained linked to his community. A thousand congratulations! Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook and Commissioner Joy Carter during the recognition ceremony. Part of the members of the Multicultural Committee of the city who attended the event. During the interview for our website and networks.

Share When the vote is the only thing that can save our Democracy The office of the Supervisor of Elections and its orientation to the voter with all the changes imposed by the Florida legislature In the upcoming Primary Election to be held on August 23 and the General Election on November 8, what changes will be made in Broward County regarding early voting in terms of the total number of places, in the precise locations where voting will take place compared to in the past, and the total number of days and hours they will be open and operating before Election Day? Early voting will continue to take place at 22 different locations, and we are still finalizing the exact locations. Check BrowardVotes.gov before going to an early voting site to make sure there haven't been any changes. There are a couple of changes that I can share now. Instead of Broward Health North, we will hold early voting at the Oveta McKeithen Recreation Complex in Deerfield Beach. Also, we will no longer have early voting at Coral Ridge Mall. We added the North Lauderdale Saraniero Library to the list this year. In August, we plan to have early voting for 9 days (Aug. 13-21) from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In November, early voting will run for 14 days (Oct. 24-Nov. 6) from 7 :00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Regarding voting by mail, what are all the requirements that a voter must follow to request a ballot and the steps to return the ballot on time and have it counted? Any registered voter can request a vote-by-mail ballot in Florida. Due to a recent change in Florida law, you must provide your driver's license or state identification number or the last 4 of your social security number (whichever we have on file) to request a vote-by-mail ballot. If you have received a vote-by-mail ballot in the past, please visit BrowardVotes.gov to make sure your vote-by-mail ballot application is still active. After the November 2022 election, Florida law requires us to start over with mail-in ballot applications for each election cycle. Therefore, after each major election (in November of even-numbered years) you must submit a new vote-by-mail application. What about the drop boxes previously used by early voters? How many will there be, where will they be located, and when and during what hours can voters properly use them to return mail-in ballots? Our self-addressed return envelopes are postage-paid and can be dropped off at any US Postal Service drop box if there is enough time for the ballot to reach the Supervisor of Elections before Election Day. There will be eight drop boxes available weekdays after we mail out vote-by-mail ballots. Early voting sites are also places where voters can drop off their vote-by-mail ballots in a drop box. However, it is very important for voters to remember that they cannot drop off vote-by-mail ballots at their polling place on Election Day. Voters should check BrowardVotes.gov for current drop box locations and hours of availability. Regarding voter registration: Have there been any changes to the process? What are the various ways people can register to vote? What is the best way for voters to update their registration in case there have been changes, such as a change of address? RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov is the easiest way to register or update your registration. Alternatively, there are several government agencies that will allow you to register to vote in person. Voters generally update their voter registration when they update their driver's license or state ID. At the same time, there are various government agencies that register you to vote in person. For example, any library in Broward County will allow you to do this in person. I always try to remind people to pay attention to their party affiliation whenever they update their voter registration. They may not be able to participate in partisan primaries if their party affiliation is incorrect. What outreach efforts will your office undertake to encourage both voter registration and voter turnout in August and November 2022? Our outreach efforts are extensive. We participate in community events, publish advertisements in newspapers, on the radio and on television. Voters can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok to receive reliable information about the upcoming elections. Due to the proximity of the state elections, we contacted the office of the Supervisor of Elections in Broward directed by Joe Scott What safeguards have been instituted to protect against any ballot design issues, such as those that plagued the 2000 presidential election in Palm Beach County and the 2018 US Senate election? We have come a long way since the days of hanging chads. We are currently hiring a consultant with experience in ballot design to ensure everything is presented in a way that doesn't confuse people. We also share sample ballots with a larger segment of the community and seek feedback before finalizing the ballot design. Do you anticipate having any problems finding part-time employees to work the polls during the upcoming election days in light of developments across the country since November 2020? How much will your office pay these workers and how many hours can they expect to work if they are interested in helping the Supervisor of Elections Office? We are always looking to strengthen our pool of poll workers. We pay between $195 and $350 per day, depending on the role and the number of hours the worker needs. Some positions are only required for a few hours, others for a few weeks. For anyone interested in working at a polling place on Election Day, we start at 5:30 am and can't finish until after 8:00 pm That's a long day! When first elected in November 2020, the Supervisor of Elections position was considered an uncontroversial ministerial and organizational role that helps form the backbone and basic structure of democracy. Today it has become a position that is vital to ensuring that democracy continues in this country. Is there any message in that sense that you would like to communicate? Losing candidates have blamed the electoral system for their loss as long as democracy has existed. The only change from 2020 is that the loser who blames the electoral system has the biggest megaphone in the world. There has never been an election without irregularities and probably never will be. However, elections have never been conducted more professionally than they are today, and the development of standardized procedures has accelerated since 2020. We cannot allow minor issues, with no impact on the overall election result, to be used to reverse the will of the voters. If we take that path, democracy is over. Any registered voter can request a vote-by-mail ballot in Florida.

An archive of En USA Newspaper videos Top 10 tips to avoid an infestation of iguanas in private properties Share By: Tom Portuallo If you live in South Florida, it is very likely that iguanas have become something you see often. Iguanas are native to Central and South America and began to appear in South Florida during the 1960s as exotic pets. Many of these iguanas escaped captivity or were released by their owners, and over the years their population grew throughout the state. In addition to being a nuisance, they have caused millions of dollars in property damage, eating away residential and commercial vegetation, digging holes and burrows in public infrastructure (sidewalks, boardwalks, berms, or foundations of homes), and consuming endangered native species . Iguanas can also transmit salmonella to humans through water or surfaces. What can homeowners do to protect themselves from these pesky invaders? First of all, here are 10 helpful tips to avoid attracting iguanas to your property. 1. Keep your garden and landscape tidy, making them less attractive for iguanas to make their nests. 2. Choose plants that iguanas will not eat for your garden, such as chenille plant, croton, Mexican petunia, oleander, silver button, and others. 3. Do not feed the iguanas. Four. Don't leave old food in compost piles. 5. If you leave pet food outside for a dog or cat, pick it up when your pet has finished eating. 6. Put fences around your gardens. Here's what to do if you suspect iguanas have already invaded your property: 7. Check around your yard for holes in the ground, which may or may not be a sign that an iguana has started living there. 8. Use a shovel to close new holes in the garden. 9. Some determined homeowners take the extra precaution of filling the holes with rocks. 10. Get a recommendation on the best, most experienced and trusted iguana trapper. If none of these methods work, is it legal for owners to shoot and kill the iguanas? Killing iguanas in your yard is an option, but there are laws and regulations that you must follow. Iguanas are not a protected species, but they must be euthanized quickly and compassionately. Note that Florida law prohibits the relocation, sale, or transfer of iguanas, but allows humane euthanasia. Also be aware that firing a firearm or crossbow in a residential area could cause trouble with law enforcement. What's more, the rules and regulations for disposing of dead iguanas make killing these creatures complicated and it is for this reason that the best decision one can make to comply with the law is to call in a trusted and experienced professional in catch iguanas. Removing iguanas effectively, complying with cruelty to animals regulations and other laws, is a specialized service. It is not a free hunting season to kill iguanas. Each method we employ illustrates our respect for the property owner and their property. About the author: Tom Portuallo is the owner and founder of Iguana Control, the largest iguana infestation control company in South Florida. Based in Pompano Beach, the company has served Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties since 2009.

An archive of En USA Newspaper videos Animal Care opens a new pet sitting clinic Share - The clinic will offer basic wellness care and spay / neuter services- Animal Care opened a new Pet Care clinic for Broward County pet owners. The clinic will provide basic wellness care including cat and dog vaccination packages and spay / neuter services. Preventives such as heartworm and flea / tick medications will also be available for purchase. The clinic is located at the Animal Care Adoption Center, 2400 SW 42nd Street, Fort Lauderdale 33312 and will operate Tuesday through Saturday. All services are available by appointment only. Vaccination appointments can be scheduled at Broward.org/Animal, by phone at 954-357-9567, or by email at petcareclinic@broward.org . Call or email to schedule spay / neuter surgery appointments. "We are very excited to offer these services to residents," said Emily Wood, Director of Animal Care and Adoption. "Vaccines and preventive care are the first line of defense in keeping pets healthy and happy. In addition, spaying and neutering helps reduce the pet population in our community." Vaccines, including a dewormer and microchip, will be offered in each package both for puppies and young kittens as well as for adult pets. Spay / neuter services for dogs and cats can also be scheduled at the clinic. Broward County residents will have the option to apply for the SNIP Program and receive a voucher for free or low-cost spay / neuter surgery or pay a fee for spay / neuter services. The clinic will also offer heartworm testing, pet license plates, and euthanasia services. For more information on the clinic's services and prices, visit Broward.org/Animal. About Animal Care. Broward County Animal Care and Adoption is dedicated to providing shelter for lost and homeless animals. The agency provides access to hundreds of shelter pets waiting for a new home. Avoid unwanted animals and spay or neuter your pet. For more information about the agency, visit our website or click in Like on Facebook.

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