programmes will be placed in the hands of the practiced professionals from the Foreign Office who will do everything to ensure that the visitor leaves with the best impressions of the host country. They will [...] reshaping of the relationship between nations in the Danish Kingdom (Ríksfelagskap). The British Empire is no more although the Faroese could have been forgiven for thinking otherwise when the UK sought to [...] doorstep in the early 1990?s. Instead Britain is finally carrying out constitutional reform in a conscious attempt to adapt to its modern place in the world. New centres of poser have been created in Scotland

extensive experience within the service sector and trade in general with the oil industry, through operating the oil industry supply base in Rúnavík. The ASB head office on the Runavikar town council’s quayside [...] Base, ASB in short, is superbly positioned when it comes to the offering of services, trade and industrial activities to an offshore industry. They operate the only oil industry supply base in the country [...] Kongshavn no. 6 in Saltangará, and they employ staff according to their workload. Over the past few years, they have mixed all the mud used offshore in the Faroes, and offer a logistical service and the delivery

and retain the skilled workforce in the local economy." Warnings of the decision were made last month when the energy supermajor said it planned to restructure the facility in the face of declining North [...] Enterprise is being put together to help manage the effect of the change on the overall Shetland economy. The struggling Shetland economy, where there is 1.5% unemployment, will suffer. Commenting on the proposed [...] manager, said: ?the (changes are) all about ensuring that the terminal's core business remains competitive. The current size and scale of the organisation and the facilities are mismatched to the volumes of

neighbourhood in the Arctic and North Atlantic has been characterised by security, stability, and prosperity. But in reflecting on the state of our world today, it is impossible to ignore the growing sense [...] that is impacting our region too. Because the Arctic does not, of course, exist in a vacuum. And we cannot be but concerned about the destabilising effects of wars on the European continent and the Middle [...] lity in our Arctic region. Dear friends As the Arctic is undergoing profound changes, presenting both challenges and opportunities, the Faroe Islands are committed to continued development in the region

BUT to the President of the mightiest nation of the world it is unseemly to lose composure and promise retaliation (revenge) On the screen I also saw people dancing in the streets rejoicing at the tragedy [...] system in the open society for JUSTICE and PEACE in the world With that in mind: How can it be right to attack with Persecution Invation Bombs Revenge Then the INN-DOERS have got us in exactly the situation [...] lucky to watch you on the TV screen when you delivered your address to the American nation, but it was also to me and all peoples and to everybody in the whole world, because the deed was not only committed

To taste a flavour of the mood in the islands, look no further than the film Local Hero, a huge hit in Britain when it opened in cinemas across the country in 1983. One scene in particular struck a chord [...] 30,000 in 1901 to just 17,000 in 1971. »One of the most important benefits of the oil era, and one often overlooked, is the way it restored confidence in the people of Orkney,« he said. »Until the 1970s [...] glow for the past 25 years - a sight as familiar to residents as the stars that fill the clear skies above the islands. Islanders treasure the winter spectacle of the aurora borealis. But the source of

The question is being asked 'why is Statoil remaining in the Faroes for hydrocarbon exploration after drilling two dry wells?' Statoil answers this on several fronts. First it is a 30% partner in the exciting [...] hydrocarbons at the rate of 6,000 barrels a day. In addition and importantly, the structure of the Rosebank-Lochnagar field is similar to large structures mapped by Statoil and its partners in the Faroes offshore [...] untested exploration potential in the Faroes. In 2006 Statoil and its partners did drill the Brugdan prospect in the Faroes (well 6104/21-1); an analogous structure to Rosebank. The well was abandoned due to

There is a large fire developing at Varðin Pelagic, the large fish factory at Tvøroyri. The city of Tvøroyri has been evacuated, because there are large supplies of ammonia in the factory. Ammonia is very [...] cause lethal damage if it is breathed in. Citizens are adviced to go to the villages of Hov or Hvalba, where schools and sport-halls have been opened to receive visitors. Smyril is on his way south now with [...] with more fire-trucks. Earlier today the fire department decided to pull out of the building, because there was no possibility to contain the fire. Pictures and videos can be seen here.

--------- During the debate of the PM’s speech, which he held to the nation on the national holiday the 29th of July, the Minister for hydrocarbon affairs, Mr Bjarni Djurholm had the following comments [...] autumn. It is too early yet to say anything about the interest for this third round, but based upon the activity level, which has been agreed for the Faroe area and the drillings on the UK side of the border [...] usage in connection with new-building and repairs of older constructions and housing in general. Investigations to date, in connection with the Nólsoy project, indicate that the island of Nólsoy is very

The first invitation was given by Editor-in-Chief Jan Müller in Copenhagen in 1999. Another invitation was delivered, together with a Present, by the Danish Embassy in Pretoria on the occasion of Nelson [...] Nelson Mandela’s 85th Birthday in 2003. Sosialurin is taking the opportunity of Bill Clinton’s visit to the Faroe Islands to ask him to be the courier for the latest invitation to Nelson Mandela; a man who [...] brought to bear on some of the seemingly intractable problems we face in the world today. The reason I am inviting you and your fellow Council members to the Faroe Islands is because of our strong belief