Sentences with phrase «citizens after last year»

The aging plane had rescued and resupplied American citizens after last year's hurricanes as part of the U.S. territory's fleet, which often struggles to remain mission - ready amid long waits for spare parts, said Adjutant Gen. Isabelo Rivera, commander of the Puerto Rico National Guard.

An aging C - 130 Hercules that rescued and resupplied U.S. citizens after last year's hurricanes crashed during what was supposed to be its final flight, killing all nine Puerto Rican airmen on board.

Not exact matches

Together, they had nearly 170 years of service, including recent missions evacuating U.S. citizens left stranded in the Caribbean by major storms and ferrying food, water and generators to their own people after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last year.

The aircraft was over 60 years old and «had been used in the past to rescue U.S. citizens stranded in the British Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma and ferry supplies to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria last year.»

Sister Lolita Houssein of the Good Shepherds Sisters, who are overseeing the project, said: «Today Syrian citizens are struggling to survive after their livelihoods were destroyed during the last six years of conflict.»

Last week, the parents of two young men who died earlier this year after ingesting caffeine powder met with Food and Drug Administration officials to deliver a citizen petition urging the agency to ban the sale of powdered caffeine.

Has continued where he left off last season after making his move to Goodison Park from the Citizens permanent and against Arsenal the 33 - year - old looked like exactly what Arsene Wenger needs in his own team.

Fury over being treated like second - class citizens after spending so many years doing just that to the Democrats was in part what spurred the GOP to mount last summer's Senate coup with the help of two turncoats: Now - Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and ex-Sen.

Last night, one day shy of the first anniversary of the Brexit poll taking place, May told EU leaders in Brussels that European citizens could stay in the UK after Brexit and she was willing to guarantee the rights with regard to things like education and pensions of those that have lived here for five years.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's «teacher in space» project was announced last year after President Reagan said that a teacher would be the first private citizen to fly on a space - shuttle mission.

Angry citizens kept the phones ringing Thursday at the Leesburg Police Department in protest of Chief Jim Brown's decision not to fire a part - time animal control officer who shot an unleashed poodle.Brown suspended Doug Berwick, 33, for five days without pay after Nancy Vickery complained that Berwick shot the pet of her 11 - year - old disabled son last month.All of Thursday's calls echoed the sentiments of Florida Humane Federation president Jack Conlon, who said Berwick should have been fired for the «unconscionable» shooting.

As someone that went on a group trip early last year, after the Obama easement but before commercial airlines were allowed to fly, I had the great honor of visiting a Cuba that was on the cusp of its citizens finally being able to work their way to a better life.

Earth Defense Force 2025 is the latest in the simple, exciting action game series, picking up seven years after the last game and doing the exact same thing as all the other ones, story-wise — giant insects arthropods (because spiders aren't insects) are attacking, and it's up to the brave men and women of the Earth Defense Force to protect the citizens and defeat the invaders.

Glorified paintings of cultural and racial superiority over the Dakota people created at the turn of the last century still adorn the state capitol's Senate chambers, even after Governor Mark Dayton set up a special committee last year to survey citizens about relocating the offensive artwork.

After years of amazing community activism from local parents, business owners, residents, citizen groups, and community leaders, last week the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve plans to not only phase out the use of coal at its North Omaha coal - fired power plant, but also to ramp up energy efficiency.