achieved and how many people will have to die before then?  Amnesty International Faroe Islands Section would like to take this great opportunity to urge Mr. Bill Clinton to bring back a message to Mrs. Clinton [...] innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments. Amnesty International seeks to play a major role in the globalization of the fight for a death penalty-free world. Progress [...] Amnesty International Faroe Islands Section. It is our pleasure to welcome Mr. Bill Clinton and Mr. Hans Blix to the Faroe Islands to speak about globalization. In an age of globalization, mar­red by

Faroes are covered in basalt, and this acts as a barrier that prevents sounds from penetrating to the deeper formations that hopefully contain valuable oil fields. As a result, seismic studies have had limited [...] surveys use so-called »airguns« which generate sound by releasing high-pressure air into the surrounding seawater, and thereby producing a ?bang? (the effect is similar to that of popping a balloon). As with [...] in configuring a set of airguns to produce ultra-low frequencies, seismic contractor Veritas DGC recently acquired a set of test data over prospective areas in Faroese waters with a view to testing Professor

where all citizens are able to work and participate according to ability, • which gives all citizens the opportunity to use their capacity to lead a satisfactory life. Compared to all parameters of competition [...] frameworks in order to reach a main objective: to ensure an excellent society for all citizens. Dual Strategies for Welfare The vision of welfare originates in a political ambition and it aims for a social system [...] competition, the tendencies to increased social marginalisation as well as changes in ideological positions on welfare. Solidarity is the Foundation We want the Faroe Islands to be equally good for everyone

both cases based on a wish to create competitiveness between Faroese and foreign taxpayers. A. Faroese International Register of Ships (FAS) A.1 Refund to the Shipping Company According to this rule the Faroese [...] liability to the Faroe Islands. B2. Tax liability subject to the Hydrocarbon Act only. B2.a. Wage Earners. If the wage earner is tax liable subject to the Hydrocarbon Tax Act only, he has to pay a definitive [...] entitled to get refunded a part of the wages, presently 28%, paid to crew performing services: 1. on board a vessel registered under the Faroese International Register of Ships (FAS) or 2. on board a vessel

is man made - and serves as a powerful symbol of the impact oil has had on the Orkney Islands. A huge orange flame has blazed above the Flotta Oil terminal for almost a quarter of a century now. It can [...] drawn up to ensure Orkney benefited from becoming a major oil port. Essentially, a range of payments is made to the islands council, which invests the money for the greater good of the community as a whole [...] David Hartley, Orkney Orkney nights have been lit by a dramatic orange glow for the past 25 years - a sight as familiar to residents as the stars that fill the clear skies above the islands. Islanders

Planning Commission in 1993, provides a clue as to how events were being watched at the time. Referring to the decision by Copenhagen in 1992 to cede mineral resources rights to the Faroese Home Rule government [...] established to research and submit a report which would serve as the basis for initial policy decisions and to draft legislation necessary for the first stages of hydrocarbon development. That report and a draft [...] encountered over a gross payzone of 170 metres. However, the well, which was drilled to a total depth of 4246m in 950m of water instead of just 3800m as originally intended, was not tested owing to poor weather

business, and a nation like the Faroes has a distinct strength in this context. I think it’s crucial that we use this as an opportunity. To stay competitive, we have to be inventive and learn how to develop [...] It is a miracle that people and creatures have managed to survive here in this seemingly inhospitable place for more than a thousand years. You’ve got to be creative to do that. But there is more to it than [...] it is crucial for us to hold on strongly to our unique identity if we want to stay competitive. The burning question is: What role can a little nation like the Faroe Islands play in a globalised world? In

allowing others to link in to the infrastructure. The second pipeline into the Frigg system will provide between 20 and 25 per cent more capacity than what Total needs to allow other operators to use it. Business [...] the construction of a subsea gas hub at the Laggan field; two 18 inch pipelines, each 140km long, to Sullom Voe Terminal; construction of a gas processing plant at the terminal and a 234km pipeline from [...] construction period from 2010 to 2013. Managers from the company were in the isles yesterday (Tuesday) to brief councillors ahead of an environmental and engineering consultation, due to start later this month

killing a cow, a sheep, or a pig raised for human consumption. This is akin to killing a mountain gorilla, a chimpanzee, or an orangutan. It is simply ethically and morally wrong. And humanity as a whole [...] we could render from their bodies. Never have we as a species stopped to think, to feel, to comprehend what they think and feel or what they comprehend, as we have inflicted gross cruelty and ruthless violence [...] told we were not welcome to speak. Next, we made a reservation for a conference room at the Torshavn Hotel. With the reservation confirmed, we issued a notice of the event to take place on Saturday, August