Miami-Dade's mayor has intervened and cacelled a delegation's fact-finding trip to the Singapore Grand Prix. The Miami Herald said at the weekend that the delegation of county administrators, which includes Police and Fire Department chiefs, would fly to Singapore in an attempt to gain a clear understanding of how a Grand Prix works, behind the scenes. The trip would have cost $18,000, but earlier this week, the mayor Carlos Giminez intervened and cancelled the trip for the workers. "Upon further reflection, I've asked the directors of PortMiami, Miami-Dade Police and Miami-Dade Fire to cancel their departments' trip and to look for a venue closer to Miami-Dade County," the...
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