Sentences with phrase «island territory»

Nidec ASI has been selected to construct and maintain four PV plants with co-located energy storage systems on the French island territory of Corsica.

There has been a growing amount of solar - plus - storage deployment in island territories and remote areas, including SMA installing a hybrid solar - diesel and storage system on the island of St Eustatius and Younicos and Recharge A / S jointly commissioning a «grid - forming» Portuguese island project.

North of Dominica, the French island territory of Guadeloupe appeared to have been hit hard.

On Spetember 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, devastating this US island territory of 3.5 million people.

North Korea in August threatened to fire a salvo of intermediate range missiles toward the U.S. Pacific island territory, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers that periodically fly missions over the divided Korean Peninsula.

Previously the US island territory suffered through a financial crisis that prompted it to finally declare bankruptcy in the face of its mounting

WASHINGTON — President Trump ventured on Tuesday to a storm - ravaged American island territory where residents have felt neglected by their government, telling Puerto Rican officials that they should be proud that only 16 people were known to have died in Hurricane Maria.

«Tis the season to be jolly and no more so than on the small British Overseas Island Territory of Anguilla where Christmas may not be white, but it will certainly be bright.

Shoes or no shoes, I'm getting the chance to run wild in a race - prepped Subaru on the Isle of Man, a self - governing British island territory located in the middle of the Irish Sea between Ireland and the U.K., during the annual International Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) motorcycle race.

V: I think it would have to be Christmas Island — it's a remote Australia island territory over 2600 km from Perth and full of incredible landscapes, wonderful wildlife and an amazing local community (there's less than 2000 people that live there!)

Really, as long as you're in the United States or one of its many island territories, you're probably fine.

Abbreviations: DC = District of Columbia; IT = Island Territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands; PR = Puerto Rico.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters)- A dam in Puerto Rico weakened by heavy rains from Hurricane Maria was in danger of failing on Sunday, posing a flood threat to thousands of homes downstream as the storm - battered U.S. island territory struggled through a fifth day with virtually no electricity.

NEW YORK (AP)- Gov. Andrew Cuomo traveled to Puerto Rico on Friday to assess damage from Hurricane Maria and bring supplies and assistance to the storm - tossed island territory.

The Shinnecock seal The Shinnecock Indian tribe could be one step closer to opening a casino near its Long Island territory and reaping other...

It is located in the Dutch Caribbean island territory of Bonaire in the south Caribbean Sea.

Christmas Island is a small island territory of Australia, covering 135 square miles (350 sq. km) in the Indian Ocean.

The solar - plus - storage projects are ideal solutions for France's island territories which harness tremendous potential for renewable energy development, given the long irradiation hours.

France currently has in place a 50MW programme to endow Corsica and its other island territories with solar - plus - storage projects that should provide a degree of energy security and lower reliance on fossil fuels in many of those remote areas.

Tenders for solar - plus - storage projects on French island territories including Corsica, Guadeloupe and Martinique have resulted in winning bids often 40 % lower than the victors of previous reverse auctions.

This year has seen major drought grip Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and much of the U.S. Pacific Island territories.

North Korea backs off Guam threat North Korea regime announced this week that it will not target the area around Guam, a US island territory in the Pacific Ocean, quelling fears that its recent standoff with the US could lead to war.

Previously the US island territory suffered through a financial crisis that prompted it to finally declare bankruptcy in the face of its mounting financial debts.

In the Allentown School District, the number of new enrollees from the American island territory is about 100, Roy told school directors Monday night.

France has announced the winners of the solar and storage tender launched in 2015 on Corsica and others of its overseas island territories.

Kanak, l'Art est une Parole, which has been on view in the museum's Jardin Gallery since October, extends a long - standing dialogue with New Caledonia — a French island territory with a rich Melanesian heritage, where the drama of colonialism is still unfolding.

Nidec ASI will be installing 5MW / 5MWh of battery energy storage at a utility - scale wind farm on the French island territory of Martinique, aimed at stabilising and maximising the flow of energy onto the grid.

Still, in an interview Quilinchini commended the island territory's Department of Corrections for being «very efficient in bringing those generators back.»

Ultimately, Congress will decide how much to spend on the island territory home to 3.4 million American citizens, he said.

With power failures sweeping through the island territory and road closures from infrastructure damage limiting mobility, electronic banking has been altogether suspended, reverting the island to a cash economy.

Nonetheless, the island territory — not a country and not a state — declared bankruptcy in May 2017, prompting a flurry of debate and activity from American lawmakers and global speculators.

U.S. bankruptcy code excludes the island territory, the judges ruled.

The island territory can no longer make debt payments, its economy is in free fall, foreclosures are surging and citizens are fleeing, says Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi.

It has been more than a week since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the American Red Cross is working around the clock with government officials and disaster partners to help the hundreds of thousands of people on both island territories who are suffering right now.

In the U.S. territories other than Puerto Rico, only one to three hospitals exist; because CDC does not share hospital identifiable information publicly, data from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands are presented in aggregate as «island territories.»

In 2007, only one island territory hospital had data on all of the Ten Steps; therefore, the percentage of island territory hospitals implementing more than half of the Ten Steps is not presented for 2007.

Cuomo continued to call on Congress to fund a $ 94.4 billion disaster relief package for Puerto Rico at a rally in the Bronx on Saturday, more than four months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island territory.

Earlier this year, García - Padilla announced Puerto Rico's public debt reached $ 72 billion, leading some advocates to ask that the island territory be given the authority to declare a Chapter 9 bankruptcy, as states and local governments can but territories can not.

The Bronx - born Sotomayor, whose parents were born on the island territory, said her family can only hope and pray their loved ones somehow made it through the destruction led by Hurricane Maria.

At the same time, Cuomo was critical of President Donald Trump for not traveling to the island territory earlier, saying his presence would have brought comfort to the residents recovering from the devastation.

«Gov. Rossello didn't have to ask because in New York, we are family with the Puerto Rican community and with family, you don't have to ask for help,» he said, noting that New York is home to more Puerto Ricans than any other place outside the island territory.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 20 - hour trip to this island territory, meant to show solidarity with its financially struggling government, focused attention on the critical role the federal government will play in resolving the crisis.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he saw «breathtaking» devastation in Puerto Rico Friday during a one - day visit to bring supplies, assess damage and show support for the island territory following Hurricane Maria.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Though New York's two top Democrats were in San Juan on Thursday to show «solidarity» with the island territory as it faces a mounting debt crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio showed little solidarity with each other.

Though New York's two top Democrats were in San Juan yesterday to show «solidarity» with the island territory as it faces a mounting debt crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio showed little solidarity with each other.

The mayor, the governor, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Public Advocate Letitia James, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and many others were / are in San Juan this week to show solidarity with the island territory as it faces a debt crisis, to attend the annual Somos El Futuro conference, and to put pressure on Congress to aid Puerto Rico with its financial crisis.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he saw «breathtaking» devastation in Puerto Rico Friday during a one - day visit to bring supplies, assess damage and show support for the island territory following Hurricane Maria.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he saw «breathtaking» devastation in Puerto Rico Friday during a one - day visit to bring supplies, assess damage and show support for the island territory following Hurricane Maria.

The Trump administration is also trying to hold off congressional trips to Puerto Rico while recovery efforts continue, even as Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, an Illinois Democrat born in the island territory, said he plans to visit on Friday.

The scenarios were also tailored to produce regional projections in areas including the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Pacific coasts, Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Pacific island territories.