Category: World

Ros-Lehtinen Statement on Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake

Ros-Lehtinen Statement on Anniversary of Haiti Earthquake

From the House Foreign Affairs Committee U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record marking the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12, 2010: “January 12, 2010, Haiti was devastated by the most...

Michelle Obama lands in Haiti for unannounced visit

Michelle Obama lands in Haiti for unannounced visit

This is the first pool report from Haiti regarding the First Lady’s visit today. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Tuesday, landing at 10:40 am, On yesterday Haitians acknowledged the three-month anniversary of the Jan. 12th, 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated the capital. The Obama...

Haiti rocked by 6.1 magnitude aftershock

Haiti rocked by 6.1 magnitude aftershock

So far there have been no reports of damage related to this morning’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. This underscores why most Haitians are sleeping outside rather than take the chance of being caught in buildings that may be affected by aftershocks.

USAID Responds Immediately to Haiti Earthquake

USAID Responds Immediately to Haiti Earthquake

From the Dallas South News Wire (State Department) WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is dispatching a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and has activated its partners, the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team and the Los...

More from Gambia, Part 5 of 6

More from Gambia, Part 5 of 6

By Nazim Ansari Peace and Blessings friends and family, 4/15/09 – Banjul, The Gambia Today was a day of fun, fun, fun.  We had lessons in drumming, dancing, Wolof language, and we visited the fishing market, and shopping market.  Our tour guide, Molong, took us to an area to learn...

Dallas South Family Member makes it to Gambia

Dallas South Family Member makes it to Gambia

BY NAZIM ANSARI April 13 – Riding to Banjul, Gambia This morning we left Banjul and rode a long way to The Gambia, which is a neighboring country to Senegal. We will be here for a few days before we depart back to Senegal. The trip was a good experience...

Nazim visits Goree Island and “The Point of No Return”

Nazim visits Goree Island and “The Point of No Return”

Today, my former roommate Nazim Ansari tells of his visit to Goree Island, the last place that many Africans were housed before being shipped off into slavery. Nazim’s words and pictures are moving as he walks us through the process that was used to transform humans into chattel. BY NAZIM...

Nazim Ansari details his first day in Dakar Senegal

Nazim Ansari details his first day in Dakar Senegal

Continuation of my former college roommate Nazim Ansari’s 10 day trip to Africa. By Nazim Ansari April 11; Dakar, Senegal It was all worth it. The “rudeness” I faced in Casablanca, flight delays, hurdles that I personally had to overcome to make this trip were all worth today’s experience. To...

A Trip to the Motherland, Member of Dallas South Family’s journey to Africa

A Trip to the Motherland, Member of Dallas South Family’s journey to Africa

My former college roommate and line brother is doing something that many of us hope to do one day: he’s touring Africa. Nazim went on the trip to accompany his nephew who is traveling with his school. He volunteered to share his experiences with the Dallas South Family, and for...

Obamas take London by storm, IMF and N. Korean on agenda

Obamas take London by storm, IMF and N. Korean on agenda

The Obama’s are the talk of Great Britain, as the POTUS and FLOTUS met with Queen Elizabeth II and then Meet the Browns at 10 Downing Street. The President gifted an Ipod to the Queen, loaded with footage from her 2007 visit to the United States. This morning on CNN,...