NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – With preparations for next week’s independence referendum in Southern Sudan in their final stages, the United Nations is seeking to ensure that every last voter in the more than four-million-strong electorate will have a ballot, no matter how remote and inaccessible the location. A helicopter[Read More…]
Day: January 4, 2011
UN Chief Condemns Assassination of Provincial Governor in Pakistan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the assassination today of the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer. In a statement issued early Tuesday by his spokesperson, the Secretary-General also described Mr. Taseer as a “prominent leader whose death is a loss for Pakistan,” and[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Phillip J. Crowley, January 4, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. INDEX: COTE D’IVOIRE Communiqué Issued by African Union and ECOWAS on Situation in Cote d’Ivoire / President Gbagbo’s Promise to Life Blockade / U.S. Continues to Support Ongoing Diplomatic Efforts / No Resolution Should Include a Power-sharing Arrangement / Results of Election were Clear / President[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: First Merit Bank Robbery
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Below are photos from a bank robbery that occurred yesterday (1/3/11) at the First Merit Bank, 8480 South Archer Avenue, Willow Springs, Illinois. The individual that is depicted in the photos is believed to be responsible for the robbery of that same bank back on July 16, 2010.[Read More…]
Park Forest Nurses Club to Meet on January 20
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2011. The Park Forest Nurses Club will meet on Thursday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 N. Orchard Drive (corner of Lincoln Highway and Orchard Drive), Park Forest. Pat O’Donnell, RN will present “A Visual Journey Through Your Gastrointestinal System and[Read More…]
Phone Lines Down at Park Forest Village Hall
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Officials have told ENEWSPF that phone lines are down in Park Forest Village Hall, likely for the rest of the day. Officials believe the lines were severed during demolition of the former Marshall Fields building, but were unable to confirm the exact cause.
CDC Study Finds Seat Belt Use Up to 85 Percent Nationally
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. Almost 6 out of 7 U.S. drivers surveyed report that they always wear a seat belt when driving or riding in a motor vehicle, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seat belt use has become the national norm[Read More…]
Darfur: UN-African Mission Protects Thousands Displaced by Recent Clashes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – The joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region (UNAMID) is maintaining “a robust presence on the ground” to ensure the safety of thousands of people displaced by recent clashes. In an update on the fighting that erupted last month between the[Read More…]
Salsa Cycles Recalls Handlebar Stems Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Thriving ‘Middle Light’ Reefs Found in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2011. NOAA-funded scientists have found extensive and biologically diverse coral ecosystems occurring at depths between 100-500 feet within a 12 mile span off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. With the overall health of shallow coral reefs and the abundance of reef fish in Puerto Rico in[Read More…]
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