Sentences with phrase «as the island continues»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signaled he will send more resources and state personnel to Puerto Rico as the island continues to recover from widespread damage caused by Hurricane Maria.

Puerto Rico's governor announced on Feb. 5 that he will pursue school privatization policies as the island continues to suffer from the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

New York's governor is heading back to Puerto Rico with more help as the island continues to recover from last year's catastrophic hurricane.

Not exact matches

«As soon as the storm passed, Tesla began sending hundreds of Powerwall battery systems that can be paired with solar panels to the devastated island in an effort to restore electric power there,» reports Fortune, «and the shipments of Powerwall battery systems are continuing.&raquAs soon as the storm passed, Tesla began sending hundreds of Powerwall battery systems that can be paired with solar panels to the devastated island in an effort to restore electric power there,» reports Fortune, «and the shipments of Powerwall battery systems are continuing.&raquas the storm passed, Tesla began sending hundreds of Powerwall battery systems that can be paired with solar panels to the devastated island in an effort to restore electric power there,» reports Fortune, «and the shipments of Powerwall battery systems are continuing.»

As part of its continued commitment to the veteran and military spouse community, Starbucks today announced the locations of its next five Military Family Stores (MFS): Austin and El Paso, Texas (Camp Mabry and Ft. Bliss); Clarksville, Tennessee (Fort Campbell); Newport, Rhode Island (Naval War College); and Bedford, Massachusetts (Joint Base Hanscom).

Leaders in the craft segment may be suffering, but as Bud (down 5.6 % this year) and Bud Light -LRB--3.6 %) both continue a slow death spiral, mass market craft like Goose Island are flying off shelves.

As relations continue to ease, aviation consultant Mann estimates that flight activity to the island might ramp up in five to 10 years once tourism infrastructure is in place to support growing demand.

It continued to trek west through the Cape Verde islands west of Africa, thus classifying it as a «Cape Verde hurricane,» a common type of late - summer hurricane.

Goose Island, a Chicago - based brewer that was purchased by Anheuser - Busch in 2011, continues to think of itself as a craft brewer to this day.

In the U.S. Virgin Islands Americares team has completed an assessment of health needs as aid deliveries continue.

Since then, he continued, I have «worked to find a clarity of prose that might serve as an equivalent to the clear light of those Aegean islands.»

Except in a few small islands in the Pacific, until 1914 the Christian communities which arose from missions from the West were small minorities, Christian enclaves in overwhelming non-Christian populations, dependent on continued infusions from Europe and America and regarded by the non-Christian neighbors as aliens, the religious phase of Western imperialism and colonialism.

In 2009, the decision was made to start streamlining the production of beverages on island as the cost of maintaining a full bottling and canning operation continued to escalate while sales were softening.

As the largest food distribution company in the Caribbean islands, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles - based Prime Distributors is not just celebrating its 30th anniversary — it's celebrating 30 years of continued success, Managing Director Danny Ramchandani says.

Avery Island is a mysteriously beautiful place where the pepper fields grow, the factory hums, and the McIlhenny family and their employees continue to live and work - as they have for over 5 generations.

As the resort's Executive Chef, Anthony will continue to create signature cuisine featuring the island's indigenous produce.

«The game as we know it today in America originated on Long Island,» Zanuck continued.

Serge Gnabry has struggled for game time this season and that trend continued as the winger was an un-used substitute as the Germany U21s beat the Faroe Islands 4 - 1 and then overcame Russia with a 2 - 0 victory.

«Tonight, I believe that come November, the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn will choose to allow me to continue the work I've started as their independent voice in Washington fighting for better transportation and more jobs, strengthening national security and ensuring a thriving New York City economy and always doing what's right for the people of my district.»

That wretched tradition has continued down through the foundation of Irish Republicanism by those who regarded their own Protestant and «Saxon» nation as the only true one on the Irish island, through anti-monarchist attitudes to Australian Aborigines from the Victorian Period to the present day, through Hendrik Verwoerd and Ian Smith, through attempts to abrogate the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand, and through the patriation of the Canadian Constitution against the wishes, both of the Aboriginal peoples to whom the Crown had numerous treaty obligations, and of the government of Quebec.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that Governor Andrew Cuomo should stick to running the state jail system as the city continues to work towards reforming Rikers Island.

Puerto Rico police said Wednesday officers have arrested 36 people so far for looting and stealing as millions of the island's residents continue to struggle with shortages in food, water, and gasoline after Hurricane Maria.

Former Long Island Congressman Steve Israel has traded in a political career for one as an author — but, the politics have not been discarded completely — especially as the issue of guns in America continues with massive demonstrations led by the teens who survived the shooting at their high school in Parkland, FL in February.

As housing prices continue to stretch family budgets thin here in Coney Island, it's crucial that we offer assistance to the most vulnerable members of our community,» said Assembly Member Pamela Harris.

«Today's announcement signals that things are moving in the right direction but City Hall must continue to prioritize the explicit goal of shuttering Rikers Island as soon as possible,» Luongo said in an emailed statement.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said, «Governor Cuomo continues to prove his dedication to putting Long Island at the forefront of the 21st Century by funding transformative projects that will create jobs, drive growth and position Long Island as a leading location for economic development.

Elia's action reflected the state's continuing concern with low test scores and other problems that leave Hempstead as the most troubled of Long Island's 124 districts.

Some flights to and from Bali were canceled on Saturday and Sunday but most had continued to operate normally as the towering ash clouds were moving east toward the neighboring island of Lombok.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the prescription drug and heroin epidemic continues to worsen on Staten Island and elsewhere, Borough President James Oddo plans on combating that by impressing on kids the importance of staying away from ISLAND, N.Y. — As the prescription drug and heroin epidemic continues to worsen on Staten Island and elsewhere, Borough President James Oddo plans on combating that by impressing on kids the importance of staying away from Island and elsewhere, Borough President James Oddo plans on combating that by impressing on kids the importance of staying away from drugs.

«Continuing that service as Staten Island's surrogate would be a true honor both professionally and personally.

«I am proud to be on the Green Party ballot line and I will work tirelessly as a Senator to protect our environment and make sure Long Island is prepared for any future natural disasters as we continue to recover and rebuild from Hurricane Sandy.»

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Bloomberg allocated $ 250 million to improve storm protections on the eastern shore of Staten Island and in other low - lying neighborhoods, as well as to ensure city agencies can continue their work during a future hurricane.

W.F.P. WOES CONTINUE — Rachel Goodman, City Councilman Brad Lander's chief of staff, has been indicted by a Staten Island grand jury as part of an ongoing investigation by special prosecutor Roger Adler into the 2009 campaign of Councilwoman Deborah Rose of Staten Island.

Suffolk County lawmakers, civic leaders and environmentalists urged Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Tuesday to veto a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to continue dumping as much as 53 million cubic yards of dredge spoils in Long Island Sound over the next three decades.

As the drumbeat to shutter the city's main jail complex on Rikers Island continues, many are imagining what could replace the exclusive gated community...

«I feel that I can continue to strongly represent the interests of Huntington, Smithtown, Brookhaven and all Long Island residents by being in Albany, particularly as the Chair of the Education Committee,» Flanagan said in a statement.

Watching the last barge dump its load, Mayor Giuliani said, «As Staten Island continues to thrive and grow, its residents can take pleasure in knowing that the world's largest landfill has taken on its last shipment.

At the moment, it has been the Senate's Long Island delegation backing Skelos to remain leader as the session continues.

The announcement that Skelos would continue on as speaker came from Long Island Sen. Ken LaValle, a Skelos ally in the chamber.

A Long Island GOP source says there's a «shadow campaign» pushing Denenberg, who continues to serve in his capacity as county legislator, despite calls — most notably, from former US Senator - turned - lobbyist Al D'Amato — for him to step down.

Suffolk County lawmakers, civic leaders and environmentalists urged Cuomo to veto a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to continue dumping as much as 53 million cubic yards of dredge spoils in Long Island Sound over the next three decades.

For the Island, they hope this means more attention to difficult and expensive capital projects and investment in transportation infrastructure, as well as continued progress on Sandy recovery.

Inmate Lugo was sent back to Rikers Island where he can continue his assaultive behavior just as other inmates like John Doe, Malik Ellis and countless others.

«As a result, we can't release water from behind the dam and, as a result, silt is building up and silt has been building up near the area where there's a natural island because that's what nature wants to do - is continue to build the island - and it's caused not just to aesthetically look pooAs a result, we can't release water from behind the dam and, as a result, silt is building up and silt has been building up near the area where there's a natural island because that's what nature wants to do - is continue to build the island - and it's caused not just to aesthetically look pooas a result, silt is building up and silt has been building up near the area where there's a natural island because that's what nature wants to do - is continue to build the island - and it's caused not just to aesthetically look poor.

As Council Member for District 5, Ben Kallos will continue his efforts to expand bike share to El Barrio, Roosevelt Island, and the Upper East Side.

Dowling College has reached agreements with Long Island University and five other colleges to accept its students as the struggling Oakdale institution continues to wind down its operations, officials have announced.

Democratic congressional candidate Anna Throne - Holst continued to attack Rep. Lee Zeldin for his gun control record as the advocacy group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence formally endorsed her at a news conference in Medford, Long Island.

Among the top reasons for this split included the more conservative upstate region holding more clout in the State Senate, as well as Long Island, where voters were increasingly trending towards the Democrats on the state and local levels (Long Island was once overwhelmingly Republican) but continued to re-elect their incumbent Republican state senators (some of whom served for many years, such as 30 + year veteran Caesar Trunzo, and most of whom raised considerable amounts of money to deter challengers).

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As Gov. Andrew Cuomo stays silent on when he'll set a date for a special election to fill Staten Island's congressional vacancy, political players continue to speculate on what's taking the governor soISLAND, N.Y. — As Gov. Andrew Cuomo stays silent on when he'll set a date for a special election to fill Staten Island's congressional vacancy, political players continue to speculate on what's taking the governor soIsland's congressional vacancy, political players continue to speculate on what's taking the governor so long.

«As countless families continue to struggle in Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis, Oscar is a reminder of the hope that has always anchored the Island.