Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. A U.S. team is on-the-ground in Haiti evaluating the status of the country’s communications infrastructure and services following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12th. The team was deployed in response to a request from Director General Montàigne Marcelin of Conseil National des Télécommunications[Read More…]
Month: January 2010
UN Secretary-General Praises ‘Extraordinary Courage and Dedication’ of Staff, in Message to Memorial Service for Haiti Mission’s Earthquake Dead
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—28 January 2010. The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the memorial service for staff of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), delivered by Edmond Mulet, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, in Port-au-Prince today, 28 January: Dear colleagues, friends, I know there is little[Read More…]
Survey Shows Ways to Enhance Teens’ Interest in STEM Education
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. The nation is hoping for a bright future. Many believe the key to strengthening the U.S. economy and competing globally lies in fostering an innovative culture and educating America’s youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). According to this year’s Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, an annual[Read More…]
Department of Homeland Security Continues To Assist Recovery Efforts in Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to support U.S. government efforts—led by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department—by deploying more than 1,000 personnel to provide operational and humanitarian assistance in Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake. On Jan. 25, DHS[Read More…]
AARP CEO Reacts to State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. AARP CEO A. Barry Rand released the statement below following to last night’s State of the Union Address by President Obama: “AARP is encouraged by the President’s commitment to help older Americans get through the challenges of a rocky economy and a health care system that costs[Read More…]
RWJF Will Provide $2,000,000 for Haiti Relief Efforts
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. The devastation following the earthquake in Haiti on January 12 has moved us all, and our hearts go out to the people of this country who have been so profoundly affected. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has made an immediate contribution of $500,000 to support the[Read More…]
Chairman Kerry Opening Statement At Hearing On Haiti
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) today delivered the following opening statement at the hearing on Haiti: Today, Haiti is reeling in the aftermath of what may well be the worst humanitarian catastrophe the Americas have ever seen. Well over 100,000 dead, and more[Read More…]
CBO Analysis of the Roadmap for America’s Future Act of 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. CBO released a letter to Congressman Paul Ryan, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, analyzing the Roadmap for America’s Future Act of 2010. This legislation, which Congressman Ryan introduced today, would make comprehensive changes to the Social Security program; to federal involvement in health care,[Read More…]
Starbucks Recalls Glass Water Bottles Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Glass Water Bottles Units: About 11,000 in the[Read More…]
USW Lauds Obama’s Jobs Plan, Calls for Focus on Manufacturing
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2010. United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard today lauded President Obama’s State of the Union address for its focus on creating and protecting jobs. “We agree that getting people back to work should be our nation’s top priority. With unemployment in double digits, there is no[Read More…]
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