Sentences with phrase «falkland islands government»

The entire power grid is outdated and infrastructure upgrades long abandoned, the result of an island government deeply in debt which was enabled by zealous Wall Street investment houses.

So some island governments simply set up satellite dishes to receive U.S. - based programs designed to feed U.S. and Canadian cable systems, and then they rebroadcast these pirated programs over a local TV channel.

It is a source of great regret within the Falkland Islands Government that relations with Argentina have deteriorated since the 1990s, when significant progress on cooperation was made.

The debt crisis can be traced to the island's commonwealth (ie, colonial) status which leaves the island government unable to negotiate trade deals or open its ports to foreign imports and dependent on Congressional goodwill and tax policies benefiting US corporation rather than island residents.

«This has been their home for almost 180 years,» Mr Cameron pledged in a speech at the annual Falkland Islands government reception in central London.

Hours after the parade, Cuomo and several other elected officials were planning to fly to Puerto Rico to offer advice to the island government grappling with a debt crisis.

Some island governments have even begun thinking about whether they may have to relocate their entire populations, should sea levels rise high enough to render their idyllic homelands uninhabitable.

The delegation was organized by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI) and UK Science and Innovation Network at the invitation of the Falkland Islands government.

Dr Sam Weber from Ascension Island Government said: «We first noticed the close colour matching of sand fleas to their environment during research into the turtles that nest on Ascension's shores.

The Turks and Caicos Islands Government have recommended a stop to the export of conch for up to five years to allow populations to recover, but they have been delayed in implementing this.

More accurate records of catches for export, artisanal, and subsistence fisheries were identified from Turks and Caicos Islands Government reports.

Finally we are extremely grateful for the following people who participated in the coastal fieldwork for the Darwin Challenge Award: Sam Weber (Ascension Island Government), Nicola Weber (Ascension Island Government), Martin Collins (SMSG), Stephen Cartwright (SMSG), Wetjens Dimmlich (SMSG), Steve Brown (SMSG), Dion Poncet (SMSG), Juliet Hennequin (SMSG), Vladimir Laptikhovsky (SMSG), Lt Col. Simon Browning (British Forces South Atlantic Islands / SMSG), Sarah Browning (SMSG), Jerry Pierce (SMSG), Simon Morley (British Antarctic Survey), Alexander Arkhikpin (Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department), Zhanna Shcherbich (Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department), Peter Wirtz (Universidade do Algarve), Konstantinos Tsiamis (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research), Pieter van West (University of Aberdeen), Caz Young (Ascension Island Dive Club), and Jimmy Young (George Town, Ascension Island).

This historic building was restored in 1972 and became the island government's main office building.

- All guests are required to cover an additional $ 80 USD tax collected by the Mentawai Islands government in Indonesia.

We wish to thank Carla and Alberto Galimberti for their long - lasting and strenuous support of our researches on seals and sea lions; Roberto Sanvito for his advice on many different technical problems of the research; prof. Luigi Boitani of the University of Rome «La Sapienza» for his assistance during every phase of our research on elephant seals; the Falkland Islands Government for letting us carry out our research in the Falklands; the Environmental Planning Department of FIG for the granting of research permits; the Falkland Islands Development Corporation for letting us do the field work on Sea Lion Island; the staff of Sea Lion Lodge for help friendship.

The U.S. Virgin Islands government has heralded the importance of overseas - based Virgin Islanders, Caribbean nationals and the intra-regional Caribbean market to the development of its tourism product and experience.

The park is owned jointly by the Cayman Islands Government and the National Trust for the Cayman Islands.

Sunset House will give travelers 18 months to complete their travel stay if the Cayman Islands Government declares a Hurricane Watch within the time frame of their immediate trip.

The Kittiwake was purposefully sunk on January 5, 2011 by the Cayman Islands Government as an artificial reef and recreational site.The Chanticleer Class submarine rescue vessel (ASR - 13) is 251 feet long and rests upright in approximately 60 feet of water on the sandy bottom off of Seven Mile Beach.

The Virgin Islands Daily News in St. Thomas recently issued a public records request to Independent Gov. Kenneth Mapp and the U.S. Virgin Islands government, requesting information on government - issued credit cards and government travel documents.

Not exact matches

China's government announced that, starting May 1, citizens from the US, the UK, Canada, and a dozen of other European and Asian countries can visit Hainan Island for up to 30 days without a visa.

Now, the practice has become law, and if you live on the island and want to paint your home, you must ask for permission from the government, who will assign your home a color.

It's wonderful,» said Frankel, who has been using her social media to urge companies to join her efforts and says that private companies and citizens are really pulling through for the island where government has fallen short.

New retail trading laws for WA will affect businesses as varied as Bunnings, Masters, stallholders at short - term markets and even shops on Rottnest Island as the state government moves to widen trading hours and remove anomalies in current regulations.

«Note that Puerto Rico has at least 120 government agencies, and 78 municipalities for an island with 3.5 million people.»

That's because while declaring bankruptcy would help the sunny Caribbean island restructure and reduce its $ 72 billion debt load, it wouldn't help Puerto Rico slim down its costly government operations in order to avoid getting in trouble again.

The idea that Puerto Rico's government would be funded differently than the governments of other U.S. territories marked a reversal from what leaders proposed immediately following the annexation of the island in 1898.

Whether it's starting the process to grant the island statehood (which island residents are now if favor of), or granting the island's government the ability to go through the Chapter 9 bankruptcy process, Congress doesn't seem ready to make policy decisions on Puerto Rico's future based on what is best for Puerto Ricans themselves.

While the economy is currently an unsustainable mix of government aid and tourism, the island could easily revert back to the kind of sustainable practices that kept its population alive for 4000 years.

NEW YORK, March 27 - Puerto Ricos Government Development Bank, the islands insolvent former fiscal agent now in wind - down mode, has tweaked its $ 5 billion debt restructuring deal to help keep small towns afloat six months after Hurricane Maria.

But being a do - or - die survival situation, the government and people of Singapore got extremely focused, pragmatic, and competitive to do whatever it takes to make this tiny island thrive against the odds.

Google's Project Loon is entering the testing phase in Sri Lanka, the government of which announced a partnership with Google last July for bringing connectivity to all the island's people.

Additionally, shares of Sprint, which through its subsidiaries, provides various wireless and wireline communications products and services to consumers, businesses, government subscribers, and resellers in the US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 44.43.

By extending Article 50 negotiations, the UK government would, in theory, give itself more time to resolve issues like how to preserve the invisible border on the island of Ireland.

According to data from PayScale, at least 92 major U.S. corporations would be at a disadvantage in receiving government contracts in Rhode Island, including Hewlett - Packard (HPQ), Bank of America (BAC), IBM (IBM), GE (GE), UPS (UPS), Verizon (VZ), Boeing (BA), Ford (F), and AT&T (T).

Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga has led the campaign to get the base off the island, while the central government has proposed moving it to a less populated part of the island called Henoko.

The central government has proposed to move it to a less populated part of the island.

Overseas and Islands students may not be eligible any tuition support from Oxford or the UK government, according to the site.

The food and wine is inexpensive, the bus system is super accessible, and the ferry is government - run so you need not own a yacht to island - hop.

But the government also extended what's known as «exempt surplus» provisions to countries that sign TIEAs, which now include Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man.

Pitching lobster to cooking shows was a joint effort by the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

«The government needs to secure a 40,000 pyeong (132,200 square - metre) site for a transmitting station, but the residents on the island are strongly opposed to having the 122 to 137 meter - high antenna,» Lee told Reuters.

On April 8, business leaders and government officials from around the world will head to the scenic island of Hainan in southern China for the four - day Boao Forum.

If the island, which is part of China but has its own legal system, wants to attract investors, it needs to show that it isn't at the Chinese government's beck and call.

With Prime Minister Stephen Harper hoping to form a majority government, the NDP's Bell will be doing her best to keep Duncan back at the Island.

But the warning by the governor about a broad restructuring raised new questions about the government's willingness to pay the debt owed by Prepa and other government enterprises on the island.

The island nation's government announced its support for the technology last July, stating that it would help to conduct tests which are due to start this month.

Elizabeth May: Mr. Speaker, the second petition is from residents of Montreal, Oshawa, Surrey and Gabriola Island who urge the government to decline to approve the northern gateway project.

Moderator: Dr. Robert Campbell, President, Mount Allison University Panel: Dr. Alaa Abd - El - Aziz, President, University of Prince Edward Island Saeed El - Darahali, President and CEO, SimplyCast and Member, One Nova Scotia coalition Charles Ayles, Assistant Deputy Minister, Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Population Growth Division, Government of New Brunswick

This is leading to poor coordination on GHG reduction plans across government departments, and delayed action by industry,» said Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich - Gulf Islands).