From the world of, "You have got to be kidding!" No, they’re not kidding. One hundred people in Black Hawk, Colorado, believe their village would be safer without bicicyles on the streets. This one comes to us from across the pond: A town in the US has banned cyclists on[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Haiti: UN Peacekeepers Help to Arrest 30 Criminals on the Run Since Quake
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 June 2010 – Yesterday, United Nations peacekeepers helped local police in Haiti capture 30 criminals who had escaped from prison in the wake of January’s catastrophic earthquake and subsequently infiltrated a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the capital. Working with the Haitian National Police (HNP), more[Read More…]
UN Asks for $71 Million in Relief Appeal After Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 June 2010 – The United Nations yesterday called for $71 million to assist hundreds of thousands of people affected by ethnic conflict in Kyrgyzstan, as the top UN official in Central Asia said an international security presence may be needed to calm tensions and prevent a fresh eruption[Read More…]
Weekly Address: President Obama Says Republicans in Congress Blocking Important Progress
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2010. At this moment, our nation is facing a host of big and difficult challenges. And more than anything else, what’s required to meet those challenges right now is a sense of cooperation and common purpose among our leaders. What we need is a willingness in Washington[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, June 18, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Admiral Allen Provides Operational Update on the BP Oil Spill Response National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen provided a briefing from the Unified Area Command in New Orleans to inform the American public and answer questions on the progress of the administration-wide response[Read More…]
BP Emphasizes that Disagreement With Other Parties Will Not Diminish Its Promise to Clean Up Spill and Pay Legitimate Claims
GULF COAST –(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2010. Today BP reiterated its pledge to clean up the oil and gas spill in the Gulf of Mexico and to pay all legitimate claims arising from the spill, even though another party already is disputing its responsibility for costs associated with the Deepwater Horizon incident[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Lakers Coach Phil Jackson
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2010. Earlier today, President Obama called Phil Jackson, head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, to congratulate him and his team on winning the NBA Finals for the second year in a row and on Jackson’s 11th championship as a head coach. The President said that it[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation – World Refugee Day, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2010. On World Refugee Day, we honor the contributions and resilience of those forced to flee from their homelands due to violence, persecution, or natural disasters. The hard-earned wisdom, diverse experiences, and unceasing courage of refugees enrich our Nation and strengthen our unique narrative that America stands[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, June 18, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton met with Ambassador Rice/Delivered remarks at World Refugee Day/Met with Foreign Minister Espersen of Denmark/Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the George P. Shultz Center at the Foreign Service Institute USAID Administrator Shah delivered remarks on the Haiti recovery effort at the National Press Club[Read More…]
Florida Peninsula Command Post Develops Plans to Mitigate Impact to Wildlife in Florida Peninsula and Keys Should Need Arise
MIAMI –(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2010. The Florida Peninsula Command Post continues with its planning efforts to mitigate potential wildlife impacts should they be needed in the Florida Peninsula and Florida Keys arising from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. Under federal and state law, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Marine Fisheries Service[Read More…]
