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Saturday, February 13, 2010
AUSTRALIANS WAIT FOR PERMISSION TO JOIN HAITI RECOVERY EFFORT
FIVE air traffic controllers sent by Australia to assist the emergency effort in Haiti have been stranded in Miami for two weeks after failing to get approval to enter the earthquake-ravaged country.
The controllers from the air force's surveillance and response group left Australia on January 27, 15 days after the earthquake, but arrived too late to enter Haiti with the initial influx of disaster-relief workers.
The Defence Force said yesterday that the controllers had been ''training and liaising'' with US counterparts in Miami while they awaited permission to enter Haiti.
''Immediate emergency aid was required in the initial aftermath of the earthquake, which is why some countries were able to enter Haiti quickly,'' a Defence Force spokesman said. ''Since the emergency phase has concluded, regular diplomatic processes have recommenced, with which participating nations are expected to abide.''
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced the deployment of the controllers on January 23, as the United Nations said the emergency phase of the relief effort was ending.
Australia has pledged $15 million in aid to Haiti, including $10 million for immediate humanitarian needs such as food, water and sanitation.
The controllers from the air force's surveillance and response group left Australia on January 27, 15 days after the earthquake, but arrived too late to enter Haiti with the initial influx of disaster-relief workers.
The Defence Force said yesterday that the controllers had been ''training and liaising'' with US counterparts in Miami while they awaited permission to enter Haiti.
''Immediate emergency aid was required in the initial aftermath of the earthquake, which is why some countries were able to enter Haiti quickly,'' a Defence Force spokesman said. ''Since the emergency phase has concluded, regular diplomatic processes have recommenced, with which participating nations are expected to abide.''
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced the deployment of the controllers on January 23, as the United Nations said the emergency phase of the relief effort was ending.
Australia has pledged $15 million in aid to Haiti, including $10 million for immediate humanitarian needs such as food, water and sanitation.
VANUATU ASKS US SAILOR TO LEAVE
AN AMERICAN sailor seeking answers about the mysterious death of his wife in Vanuatu last year has been asked to leave the country by Vanuatu's immigration officials.
Doug Nash has been waiting for the results of an autopsy report on his wife's death but the Australian Federal Police refuse to release the results.
Mr Nash's visa had been extended as he waited six months for the report, but it is understood he received a letter yesterday saying he must leave within 30 days.
Australian Federal Police in Vanuatu have a copy of the autopsy report by an Australian pathologist, but will not release it to Mr Nash until the Vanuatu coroner does so. But the coroner, Rita Bill Naviti, is filling in for a magistrate for two months on the island of Santo and yesterday had not yet received the report.
Federal police withdrew assistance to Mr Nash, a retired NASA geologist, after the Herald revealed his plight last month. A spokeswoman confirmed they had assisted in the case but would not comment further.
Mr Nash's wife, Silvia Fink, died after drinking Miracle Mineral Solution in August, a product responsible for at least three hospital admissions in Australia. He blames the product for her death but its reclusive creator, Jim Humble, denies it is toxic.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration said it was continuing its investigation into the distribution of Miracle Mineral Solution in Australia.
Doug Nash has been waiting for the results of an autopsy report on his wife's death but the Australian Federal Police refuse to release the results.
Mr Nash's visa had been extended as he waited six months for the report, but it is understood he received a letter yesterday saying he must leave within 30 days.
Australian Federal Police in Vanuatu have a copy of the autopsy report by an Australian pathologist, but will not release it to Mr Nash until the Vanuatu coroner does so. But the coroner, Rita Bill Naviti, is filling in for a magistrate for two months on the island of Santo and yesterday had not yet received the report.
Federal police withdrew assistance to Mr Nash, a retired NASA geologist, after the Herald revealed his plight last month. A spokeswoman confirmed they had assisted in the case but would not comment further.
Mr Nash's wife, Silvia Fink, died after drinking Miracle Mineral Solution in August, a product responsible for at least three hospital admissions in Australia. He blames the product for her death but its reclusive creator, Jim Humble, denies it is toxic.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration said it was continuing its investigation into the distribution of Miracle Mineral Solution in Australia.
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