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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

Tip of the hat to the Miami Herald for this video.

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…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2010 – Search-and-rescue teams from around the world continue to work around the clock to pull survivors out of the rubble in the wake of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, the United Nations reported today, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to arrive in the Caribbean nation[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2010. This is the STATE OF THE UNION report for Sunday, January 17th. JOHN KING: Under normal circumstances this would be a Sunday spent reflecting on the first year of this historic presidency, and on the very different political climate now compared to when we launched this[Read More…]

Portland, OR–(ENESPF)–January 17, 2010.  Mercy Corps emergency response team members arrived in Port-au-Prince to start mounting Mercy Corps’ comprehensive response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on Tuesday. The team represents Mercy Corps’ A-team of humanitarian first responders. The group is comprised of eight experts from around the[Read More…]