Sentences with phrase «authority spokesman said»

A Port Authority spokesman said the colony of cats will be rounded up in the next few days and will be turned over to Animal Care and Control.

There was no mention of any merger plan in a speech about state transportation priorities that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's gave Tuesday or in his State of the State address on Wednesday, and a Thruway Authority spokesman said a merger is not currently on the table.

A Port Authority spokesman said the spire was initially lit at 10 percent white, which was supposed to darken the spire enough to appear black.

Not exact matches

Three players from Georgia Tech were questioned by the authorities in China on Tuesday at their hotel in Hangzhou but were later released by police, Georgia Tech athletics spokesman Mike Flynn said in a statement.

CONAKRY, April 24 - Bollore Group's concession to build a container port in Guinea's capital Conakry was in strict compliance with the law, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, reacting to news of a probe by French authorities into the group's Africa operations.

An NHS England spokesman said: «All health bodies and local authorities with responsibility for adult social care are required under the Equality Act to ensure that no patient is discriminated against.

But the police spokesman said authorities don't believe he was planning any kind of attack that night.

«This practice is not right and our president Gormez has expressed his disapproval of it to the relevant authorities,» the spokesman for the Religious Affairs Directorate said.

Even though Turkey's religious authority has said it will not provide Islamic funeral services for coup soldiers, a spokesman told Reuters that top cleric Mehmet Gormez did not support the establishment of a burial ground for traitors, saying it was hurtful to the families of the dead.

Referring to the decision, a spokesman for Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority said that «every institution must decide on the details of their internal regulations specifying the rules for their employees» investments and trading,» suggesting that the regulatory agency does not intend to interfere in Nordea's decision, nor act against similar moves that may be taken by other companies.

British financial authorities have concluded their investigation and notified Mr. Ford that they plan to take enforcement action, a spokesman for the British Financial Conduct Authority said in an email to The Times.

Gary Norman, a spokesman for the Houston emergency operations center, said late Saturday that the person was a woman appeared to have gotten out of her vehicle in high water, though authorities had not confirmed a cause of death.

A spokesman for the Georgia Air National Guard says authorities don't yet know what caused a military cargo plane to crash after taking off from a Savannah, Georgia, airport, killing at least five.

No one was hurt, said a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is responsible for the airport's operations.

An «Islamic State» spokesman issued a statement saying, «It is incumbent upon all Muslims to pledge allegiance to (him) and support him... The legality of all emirates, groups, states, and organizations, becomes null by the expansion of the khalifah's authority and arrival of its troops to their areas.»

«We condemn Iran's continued violation of the universal right of freedom of religion and we call on the Iranian authorities to respect Mr. Abedini's human rights and release him,» U.S. State Department spokesman Darby Holladay said in written statement.

A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Spain said that the extension of priestly authority around abortion applies only to priests who are in the Madrid archdiocese for World Youth Day festivities.

But only on the condition that you join God's private club, say the magic words, follow the guidance of your «spiritual leaders,» who will never, of course, misuse their authority as spokesmen for the Creator of the Universe.

Authorities are still searching for 17 more people - all of whom have been indicted - in connection with the prostitution enterprise, said Sgt. Steve Martos, a Phoenix police spokesman.

The Department for Education didn't comment on the case in particular, but a spokesman said: «When placing a child in a foster home, the local authority must ensure that the placement is the most appropriate way to safeguard the child and support their welfare.

After Pell was order to stand trial, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke issued a statement saying: «The Holy See has taken note of the decision issued by judicial authorities in Australia regarding His Eminence Cardinal George Pell.

A spokesman for Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said he department was working with Chinese authorities to investigate reports of non-compliance for nine Australian pasteurised milk batches in the last 12 months.

A spokesman for the Met said the operation followed «close liaison between the MPS, security service, Health Protection Agency and the local authority».

«As we said previously, the project will be financed by [Empire State Development] and [the New York Power Authority] since it is an economic development and energy efficiency proposal,» said Cuomo spokesman Peter Ajemian on March 26, referring to two quasi-independent agencies that the governor effectively controls.

«The key legal question is whether Congress has authority to mandate health insurance for all,» Miller spokesman Bob Brammer said in a statement.

Since the lights in question would adorn MTA bridges, any such arrangement with the power authority would typically require formal MTA approval, but DeMichele, the NYPA spokesman, in January said the agency had not signed any «contract or MOU» related to the bridge lights project.

The Port Authority has withdrawn the George Washington Bridge from the project, said Port Authority spokesman Ron Marsico.

«We don't understand why Pataki didn't use the Power Authority's plane or another state plane,» said David Neustadt, a Comptroller's Office spokesman.

Responding to the Standards Committee report regarding Maria Miller, an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) spokesman said:

«We are reviewing the letter with our colleagues at the School Construction Authority and will be following up with the offices of the Borough President and Council Member,» said Ryan Birchmeier, spokesman for the EDC in a statement.

State spokesman David Neustadt said the commission issued the subpoenas Wednesday for Consolidated Edison Co. and the Long Island Power Authority.

The New York Power Authority «houses its New York Energy Manager Network Operations Center, the digital brain of NYPA's energy monitoring operation for government buildings across the state, at SUNY Poly,» spokesman Paul DeMichele said in an email.

The State Liquor Authority, meanwhile, charged Hotel Indigo last week with having committed multiple violations, each carrying a penalty of up to $ 10,000, a spokesman said.

«We have no interest in the Port Authority appointments process, but there has been significant corruption and abuse at the Port Authority and it is undeniable that a reform such as an Inspector General would be well advised,» Azzopardi, the Cuomo spokesman, said in his email.

After the Times Union inquired about Gibbon's status, a Cuomo spokesman said he would be moved to the payroll of the quasi-governmental Thruway Authority.

A bridge authority spokesman confirmed discussions have taken place but said no decisions have been made.

«The Port Authority has zero tolerance for ethics violations,» said Port Authority spokesman Ben Branham.

Women say they were branded and traumatized by doctors in a secretive group, and state officials will review why authorities didn't act sooner on the women's reports, a spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.

A spokesman said that «at every stage, David Miliband followed the procedures and rules as laid out by parliamentary authorities».

«Article VII of the New York State Constitution grants the Governor broad authority to include substantive legislation in his proposed executive budget,» Schneiderman spokesman Matt Mittenthal said.

Treasury spokesman said: «As the chancellor said yesterday, local authorities are more of an informed investor in this case.

«Every dollar for these projects is approved through the budget process and has to go through the Public Authorities Control Board — a member of which Kolb appoints,» said Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

«Our conference opposes any proposal that denies the people's representatives their constitutional authority,» said Senate Democratic spokesman Austin Shafran.

Perez spokesman Doug Herman said that the speaker promises not to take any action against delegates who defied their appointing authority in the endorsement vote.

«We see this as part of our ongoing effort to encourage the administration to take action where it has the authority to act,» said David Smith, a Human Rights Campaign spokesman.

It did not end up in the final spending plan, but Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi says the state health department has the authority and the resources to do the review anyway.

An MTA spokesman said the authority is considering a smaller increase, but is concerned that health - care and pension costs are expected to double through 2017.

«We laud the decision from the State Supreme Court today protecting New Yorkers» personal information from authorities who would only use it for harmful purposes,» said Legal Aid spokesman Redmond Haskins.

Actually, said a New Paltz police spokesman, the department sent it that black hole known as the New York State Board of Elections, which, incidentally, has no criminal authority.

In an statement via email, New York State Thruway Authority spokesman Dan Weiller said, «There is no pipeline proposal before the Thruway Authority at this time and any decision to proceed with a project would require a thorough analysis by Thruway, compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and approval by the board of directors.