From the AP via NPR: There’s new video, courtesy of the Associated Press, showing some looting and the response of police — who fired shots in the air — in Port-au-Prince today. Keep in mind: This is one series of events in one place. Things could be much calmer just[Read More…]
Haiti and Chile Earthquakes
CARE Works with Women in Haiti to Keep Disease at Bay, Jan. 18, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2010. CARE’s disaster-response teams find themselves in a race against time in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, coaching survivors how to purify contaminated water and preparing hygiene kits to help prevent a secondary crisis: the outbreak of disease. The Haitian capital lacks sewer infrastructure. And the massive quake ruptured water lines,[Read More…]
Secretary-General Ban Calls for More UN Peacekeepers to be Sent to Quake-Devastated Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 January 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an additional 3,500 United Nations troops and police officers to be deployed to Haiti, which was devastated last week by a catastrophic earthquake, to ensure that aid reaches the victims of the disaster as quickly as possible. Mr. Ban,[Read More…]
Secretary LaHood Announces U.S. Merchant Marine Mobilizing for Haiti Relief
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2010. Today U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced that the Department’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is sending five ships to assist with relief efforts in Haiti. Gopher State, Petersburg, Huakai, Cornhusker State and Cape May are being prepared to sail to the Caribbean Ocean from different parts of[Read More…]
CN Donates $100,000 To Red Cross To Support Humanitarian Relief Efforts In Haiti
Montreal–(ENEWSPF)– CN announced today it will make an initial donation of C$100,000 to the Red Cross in support of the agency’s relief efforts in Haiti. In addition, CN is launching a program for employee donations to the Red Cross and will match employee contributions dollar-for-dollar. A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake on[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Conference Call on Relief Efforts in Haiti, Jan. 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2010 – 2:00 P.M. EST MR. McDONOUGH: Thank you very much, and thank you, everybody, for joining us. Our apologies again for being late. We’re just kind of running from difficult — different points here. We did want to have the opportunity — we did want you[Read More…]
United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update, Jan. 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2010. On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that “you will not be forsaken; you will not be forgotten.” The United States Government[Read More…]
How And Where To Donate To Haiti
Ross Brazzale with new friends in Pignon, Haiti. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– In the wake of the recent disaster in Haiti, the Village of Park Forest would like to offer the following information on a few organizations currently collecting funds towards relief efforts. The American Red Cross has always[Read More…]
Video: Haitians React To Televangelist Pat Robertson’s ‘Devil Pact’ Remarks
Tip of the hat to the Miami Herald for this video.
UN Secretary-General Touches Down in Quake-Devastated Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Haiti, which was struck by a catastrophic earthquake on Tuesday, to show his solidarity with the people of the impoverished Caribbean nation and assess for himself the scale of the devastation. The 7.0 magnitude tremors on 12 January are[Read More…]
