Sentences with phrase «island nations with»

And while many of the collaborators may be tiny island nations with modest terrestrial areas, their expansive exclusive economic zones (EEZ) effectively make them massive ocean states.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday offered to illuminate thousands of homes in Pacific island nations with solar power in a bid to help them combat climate change and natural disasters.

Most of the rabies - free countries are island nations with complex rules about pet travel.

As an island nation with a history of colonies almost everything is imported.

«Strákarnir Okkar» (Our Boys) from an island nation with a population of around 330,000 produced smart, well - disciplined and entertaining football to reach the quarter finals.

But the narrative requires an island nation with an archipelago.

When Schools Compete: A Cautionary Tale examines the history of school reform in New Zealand, an island nation with 3.6 million people, roughly the same as South Carolina.

I spent seven nights cruising around the island nation with Celestyal Cruises and their «people to people» Cuban itinerary aboard the Celestyal Crystal.

Food quality is generally good, though remember, virtually everything is imported, as the Maldives are an island nation with limited land and virtually zero farming.

In this sim you are put at the head of an island nation with similarities to Cuba, where you can be as totally totalitarian as you like.

The article described how a computer wizard at Skytruth, based in Shepherdstown, W. Va., was able to help a poaching patrol in Palau, a tiny Pacific island nation with a vast marine economic zone, intercept a rogue Taiwanese fishing vessel fleeing toward Indonesia.

Kiribati, the Pacific island nation with a population of 100,000, faces looming threats due to sea level rise and climate change.

A small island nation with less than 60,000 inhabitants best known internationally as a former test site for nuclear weapons is joining the hottest new trend...

Not exact matches

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added St. Kitts and Nevis — two islands, one nation — to its list of countries and territories with local transmission of the Zika virus in September.

Nigeria's request reiterated its support for Beijing's «One China» policy, which demands that countries break official relations with Taiwan, as Beijing pulls economic levers in Africa and elsewhere to woo nations away from the island it regards as rebel - held territory within Chinese borders.

São Tomé and Príncipe, an island nation off the west coast of Africa, decided last month to cut diplomatic ties with the island - an act Taiwan condemned as an «abrupt and unfriendly decision.»

Australia boasts one of world's highest life - expectancy rates, with the island - nation's inhabitants spending more than $ 8 billion a year on health and wellness.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)-- Eni will proceed with more exploratory drilling south of Cyprus over the next 20 months, affirming a «strong engagement and commitment» in a hydrocarbons search off the east Mediterranean island nation, the Italian company's chief executive said Wednesday.

A high - tax state with some of the steepest utility costs in the country, Rhode Island's fiscal woes are persistent, hindering its ability to improve one of the nation's worst infrastructures.

The California tech giant has partnered with some of Indonesia's top telecom companies for its Project Loon initiative that aims to improve connectivity in the Southeast Asian nation of 250 million, especially for those scattered across its 17,500 mountainous and jungle - filled islands, USA Today reports.

Working with Blue Fountain Media, Long Island Heart Doctors was able to acheive the top organic search result on page one when you type in «heart doctor,» out - ranking everyone from Wikipedia to the nation's top cardiology hospitals.

Luxembourg, a nation smaller than Rhode Island with a long history in mining, has bet 200 million euros — more than $ 225 million — on this industry that does not exist.

Kammas says much has changed in the island nation as it adjusts to post-crisis reality, with banks focusing on domestic business.

On Earth Day, April 22nd, 2017, Elizabeth and Sheila Malcolmson (MP, Nanaimo - Ladysmith) participated in «Protecting Our Islands,» a public meeting and fundraiser to assist with the First Nations court challenge of the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project.

From the U.S. / Turtle Island, I stand in solidarity with the Native American, First Nations, and other indigenous nations, near, far, and wide against ALL fossil fuel pipeline proNations, and other indigenous nations, near, far, and wide against ALL fossil fuel pipeline pronations, near, far, and wide against ALL fossil fuel pipeline projects!!

Starting next week, tour operator Cuba Travel Services will begin offering what it says is the first regularly scheduled direct charter service from New York to Havana since President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island nation in December.

With traditional Western allies having alienated many of these island nations, Canada could move in to forge closer ties.

Other nations with territorial systems have tried to prevent companies from wriggling out of paying taxes, while tax experts have suggested proposals ranging from a minimum global tax to tighter rules to prevent companies from relocating their patents and copyrights to tax havens like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.

«Our project in the Caribbean will show renewables can compete directly with fossil fuels for island nations,» says Cam Lewis, CTO and founder of Hydrostor.

Even Democrat - controlled Rhode Island, with the nation's second - worst funded pension system, moved to a new pension system that is based around a defined contribution component in 2011.

One of the most startling facts about America is the contrast between our great prosperity as a nation and these islands of misery in our cities, Why, with all our resources, initiative and ingenuity, do we do so little to solve these problems?

This slideshow of Haiti's recovery efforts ten months after the January earthquake that killed thousands shows the island nation still living with debris and destruction, along with refugee camps and a cholera outbreak.

This slideshow of Haiti's recovery efforts 10 months after the January earthquake that killed thousands shows the island nation still living with debris and destruction, along with refugee camps and a cholera outbreak.

With the news that the death toll in Haiti has topped 200,000, the U.N. has asked former U.S. President Bill Clinton to oversee aid and reconstruction on the island nation...

(Typically not mentioned is that by not ratifying CEDAW we also stand with the Holy See and scenic, island nations such as Tonga and Palau.)

Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., the nation's largest independent family - owned spirits supplier, has announced a licensing agreement with McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana, creator of Tabasco ® brand Pepper Sauce, to produce Tabasco ™ brand Spicy Tequila and has launched it in select markets.

National concert promoter Live Nation will continue to book concerts at Northerly Island for at least the next decade, maybe longer, according to its recently released contract with the Chicago Park District.

Rep. John Katko says he will support Trump's plan to impose new restrictions on travel between the United States and Cuba, rolling back efforts to normalize relations with the island nation.

«With the complete transformation of the Long Island Railroad, New York is recapturing the bold ambition that made our infrastructure the envy of the nation and building for the future.

PRINCETON, NJ — An analysis of Gallup Poll Daily tracking data from 2008 finds Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Hawaii to be the most Democratic states in the nation, along with the District of Columbia.

New York's roads are some of the most congested in the nation, with commutes from Long Island, White Plains, and Northern and Southern New Jersey averaging upwards of two hours.

Shortly after President Barack Obama announced plans to normalize relations with Cuba and to rescind the island nation's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to lead a New York State Trade Mission there.

The quixotic idea of Long Island as the nation's 51st state, sparked by frustration over high taxes and lack of attention from Albany, has taken a step forward with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's decision to support a new commission to study its feasibility.

«Amtrak, MTA Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit look forward to continuing to work with all parties to develop meaningful improvements to the customer experience at the nation's busiest rail station,» the agencies said.

Bahrain is also still in the grip of a political uprising, with the tiny island nation undergoing a massive campaign of civil disobedience against the ruling Khalifa family.

A year after Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 24 - hour whirlwind trip to Cuba intended to, as the governor put it, rekindle a «friendship» with the Communist island nation, the state is still waiting to see the returns.

Staten Island / Brooklyn Republican Rep. Dan Donovan, whose district has a significant Syrian population, supports Trump's executive order, saying as a nation, we must «balance our compassion with security interests.»

The summit, jointly organised by the United Nations, the World Bank Group, and the French Government in partnership with non-governmental organisations concerned about reversing the negative effects of climate change, like Bloomberg Philanthropies, holds at the eco-friendly La Seine Musicale, situated on the picturesque Seguin Island in western Paris.

Despite being an island nation, with so much of our history tied up in maritime commerce and adventure, it is remarkable how many of us rarely visit the coast.

The Office for New Americans also recently launched another first - in - the - nation program to support parents and families caring for unaccompanied and / or undocumented children through a partnership with the Children's Village and its Office for New Americans Centers at Central American Refugee Center in Long Island and Neighbors Link in Westchester County.