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Adriana Gomez Licon

Adriana Gomez Licon

July 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida Mayors Defy DeSantis With Mask, Vaccine Mandates

"We have all come too far. We have all sacrificed too much in this past almost year and a half. We cannot turn back now," Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Mike Schneider

5 minute read

April 10, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Crew Member of Cruise Ship With Virus Cases Dies in Florida

With the death of Wiwit Widarto, 50, of Indonesia, the coronavirus-related death toll on the ill-fated cruise ship Zaandam raises to four.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

4 minute read

February 12, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Farmers Worry Florida Bill Will Worsen Labor Scarcity Woes

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has made the E-Verify issue a priority, saying it would remove an incentive for people to come illegally.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

5 minute read

November 13, 2019 | Daily Business Review

NTSB: Oversight Could Have Prevented Miami Bridge Collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board faulted the firms involved in the project and Florida International University for failing to act once extensive cracking appeared during construction of the pedestrian bridge.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

3 minute read

October 24, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Feds Detain Former Russian Olympic Official in South Florida

Real estate developer Akhmed Bilalov had fled his country after facing abuse-of-office charges in connection to his work as chairman of a state company that was building ski resorts in southern Russia.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

3 minute read

October 18, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Border Patrol's Growing Presence at Hospitals Creates Fear

The presence of immigration authorities is becoming increasingly common at health care facilities around the country, and hospitals are struggling with where to draw the line to protect patients' rights amid rising immigration enforcement in the Trump administration.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

7 minute read

October 09, 2019 | Daily Business Review

NTSB: Firm Tied to Collapsed Miami Bridge Wasn't Qualified

The National Transportation Safety Board examined the role of each contractor in the construction of the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University that collapsed March 15, 2018, onto eight cars.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

4 minute read

August 27, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Ethics Outcry as Trump Touts 'Magnificent' Doral for Next G-7

Government ethics watchdogs have long railed against the perils of President Donald Trump earning money off the presidency and hosting foreign leaders at his properties.

By Bernard Condon and Adriana Gomez Licon

5 minute read

June 03, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Advocates Decry Delays in Release of Migrant Kids

A decades-old settlement governing the care of detained immigrant children calls for them to be released to family members, sponsors or other locations within 20 days.

By Adriana Gomez Licon and Amy Taxin

6 minute read

April 05, 2019 | Litigation Daily

Miami Beach Nursing Home Operator Convicted in $1B Medicare Fraud Case

A federal jury on Friday convicted a Florida health care executive on 20 criminal counts in what prosecutors described as a $1 billion Medicare fraud…

By Adriana Gomez Licon

5 minute read