Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010. At the request of the Haitian government, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dispatched a portable, temporary control tower to Haiti today to help assist with aircraft operations at Port-au-Prince International Airport. The tower is being transported aboard a large, chartered cargo aircraft and[Read More…]
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Legislation Enacted to Provide Local Steel Industry With Utility Tax Exemption
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010. Legislation sponsored by State Representative Anthony DeLuca (D-Chicago Heights) providing financial relief to qualifying manufacturers in the form of a utility tax exemption was signed into law Thursday by Governor Quinn. DeLuca sponsored this legislation in an effort to help retain local manufacturing jobs. “As[Read More…]
United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update, January 21, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. On January 12, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has said, “at this moment, we are moving forward with one of the largest relief efforts in our history — to save[Read More…]
Wisconsin Cheeseman® Recalls Cheese Logs/Cheese Balls
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. The Wisconsin Cheeseman® announced today that it is recalling cheese log/cheese ball products in conjunction with the voluntary recall initiated by Parkers Farm, Inc. on January 15, 2010. Parkers Farm, Inc., located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, believes some of its food items have the potential to[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Report from Haiti: Strong Aftershock Was ‘Frightening for Everyone’
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency physician Sebastian Spencer was working at Choscal hospital in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, on January 20 when the area sustained a strong aftershock—one week after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed much of the capital. Dr. Spencer had just finished his second consecutive,[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Report from Haiti: ‘This Overwhleming Force’
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. Isabelle Jeanson has worked in communications with Doctors WIthout Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) since 2003. She has spent time with MSF missions in Colombia, Russia, Nigeria, and Papua New Guinea, and she served as an emergency press officer in Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami. She joined[Read More…]
U.S. Forces in Haiti to Grow to 20,000
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 21, 2010 – Roughly 20,000 U.S. troops will be supporting relief efforts in Haiti by Jan. 24, military officials said, adding to the 13,000-strong American force currently there. Comprising the force will be the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade and thousands of other troops[Read More…]
Corporate America Responds to Needs in Haiti
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. Companies large and small, representing industries across the United States, have taken action to support their neighbors in Haiti by donating millions of dollars to the American Red Cross and by encouraging their customers and employees to follow suit. This support is making it into the hands[Read More…]
World Bank Statement on Haiti Debt
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. The World Bank fully supports debt relief for Haiti. In June 2009, the World Bank, along with the IMF and other donors, granted Haiti $1.2 billion in debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. Since 2005, the World Bank’s[Read More…]
Post-Quake Recovery in Haiti Begins With Farmers, UN Agency Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2010 – As rescue operations continue after last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, simultaneous efforts are needed to support agriculture in the poor Caribbean country as the spring planting season approaches, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency said today. The priority must be to provide[Read More…]
