NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauded the faith and resilience of the Haitian people in the wake of last week’s catastrophic earthquake, saying he was confident that, with the support of the international community, they will overcome this tragedy. “Haitians have proven their resilience many times. They[Read More…]
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More Aid Loaded at Oxfam Warehouse for Haiti Earthquake, Jan. 21, 2010
ENGLAND–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. Fifty tons of aid equipment, which will help thousands of people in Haiti devastated by last week’s earthquake, will be packed up at Oxfam’s warehouse today, ready to be flown out tomorrow (Friday). The aid – including tools, wheelbarrows, latrine slabs and water tanks – will be[Read More…]
Indiana Firm Recalls Frozen Chicken Pot Pies That May Contain Foreign Materials
Kokomo, Ind.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010 – Park 100 Foods, Inc., a Kokomo, Ind., establishment, is recalling approximately 19,200 pounds of frozen chicken pot pie products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following product is subject to recall: 2.5-pound[Read More…]
Reader Blogs are Back at eNews Park Forest!
Dear Readers of eNews Park Forest: Our reader blogs are back! You are welcome once again to write blog entries. eNews Park Forest is not responsible for the content of any blog entries. Registration on site is required to write blog entries. In addition, you may now login to eNews[Read More…]
UNICEF Delivering Supplies and Protecting Children in the Haiti Earthquake Zone
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – A powerful aftershock struck Haiti early this morning, adding to the stress of children and families affected by the 12 January earthquake there but apparently causing little further damage. Relief operations are ongoing. The disaster, now in its second week, has had a two-fold impact beyond[Read More…]
UN Environmental Agency Aids Recovery Effort in Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 January 2010 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is assessing the structure of buildings and working to avoid potential environmental emergencies in Haiti where the immediate focus is on medical assistance, clear water and sanitation, emergency shelter, and food for the nearly 3 million people affected. “OCHA[Read More…]
Haiti: Treatment Continues By Doctors Without Borders Through Powerful Aftershock
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. On Wednesday morning, as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Haiti continued to work through long queues of patients waiting for treatment and surgery, the country was shaken anew by a powerful aftershock. In Choscal hospital, where MSF has been running two operating theaters, patients[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing on the U.S. Government Response to the Haiti Earthquake, January 20, 2010
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010 – 2:14 P.M. EST Press Briefing Via Conference MR. STONEKING: Thank you. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, or good afternoon. Thanks for your patience again. As you can see, communications continues to be a little bit of a challenge. It’s just part of what we’re working with[Read More…]
State Department Update on Developments in Hati, January 20, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Participants: Secretary of State Clinton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizens Services Michele Bond, Counselor for Human Services Policy Sharon Parrott, Acting Deputy Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Service Lauren Kielsmeier SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon, everyone, and Michele and Sharon, Lauren. I’m joined[Read More…]
Why Didn’t the Democrats Embrace Marijuana Reform in Massachusetts?
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2010. Last night, Scott Brown (R-Mass.) beat Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy, becoming the first Republican to hold a Senate seat in Massachusetts since the 1970s. So what happened up there? To state it simply, the Democrats chose[Read More…]
