Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. On Wednesday, January 27, 2010, the President signed into law: S. 2949, the “Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act of 2010,” which increases, from $1 million to $25 million, the cap for fiscal year 2010 on the amount that the Department of[Read More…]
Day: January 27, 2010
Governor Quinn Announces Funding for NIU’s Cole Hall Construction, Stevens Building Renovations
DEKALB–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Northern Illinois University (NIU) will get $8 million to renovate Cole Hall, which on Feb. 14, 2008 was the tragic scene of an unprovoked attack where five students were shot and 19 were wounded. An additional $2.3 million will be used[Read More…]
U.S. Postal Inspectors to Aid Haitian Postal System Recovery
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Because a viable postal sector is critical to any nation’s economic stability, Chief Postal Inspector William R. Gilligan, Jr. is sending U.S. Postal Inspectors to Haiti to conduct security assessments and help prepare for the restoration of mail service to the earthquake-ravaged country. “Members of the[Read More…]
U.S. Officials Consider Role in Haiti Beyond Immediate Relief
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 27, 2010 – The U.S. government still is figuring out the details of American assistance in Haiti, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said here today, noting that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and President Barack Obama discussed the issue yesterday. “I think that everybody would say by now that[Read More…]
Maryland Lawmakers Prepare to Introduce Medical Marijuana Legislation
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Yesterday, a team of bipartisan Maryland legislators announced the details of two bills that would make medical marijuana legal and accessible for qualified patients in the state. The bill’s main sponsor in the House is Del. Dan Morhaim (D-Baltimore County), who, as an internist and emergency[Read More…]
U.S. Helps Haitians Keep Earthquake Survivors Informed
PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2010. Haitian police and civilian volunteers, assisted by the U.S. military distributed more than 43,800 hand-held radios to survivors of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. In a collaborative effort, the team handed out self-powered radios at major distribution centers in Cité Soleil, the Presidential Palace, the Petionville Club[Read More…]
Haitian Recovery Must Include Strengthening of Human Rights – Top UN Official
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2010 – Not only must Haiti’s infrastructure be built back better in the wake of the devastating earthquake, but its human rights mechanisms must also be enhanced, the top United Nations rights official said today. “Our paramount goal must be ensuring that all Haitian people attain their[Read More…]
UN Officials Urge Health Focus in Post-Emergency Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2010 – While United Nations agencies and their partners are providing immediate assistance to the survivors of Haiti’s earthquake, they are also stressing the need to ensure that those dealing with physical and emotional scars from the disaster receive the long-term support they need. There are still[Read More…]
Haiti’s ‘Double Disaster’ Poses Water-and-Sanitation Challenges
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2010 – Two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, UNICEF continues to reach children with life-saving support, including urgently needed safe water. Here in the capital, UNICEF is now providing potable water for 235,000 people at hospitals and distribution points around the city. And water distribution[Read More…]
In Jacmel, Young Haitian Filmmaker Documents the Earthquake’s Aftermath
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2010 – Jean Bernard Bayard, 29, is a second-year film student at Ciné Institute, the only film school in the southern port city of Jacmel, Haiti. Since the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on 12 January, Mr. Bayard and other film students have used their cameras to document[Read More…]