dependencies or tax lands of the Kingdom of Norway. However, while Shetland and the Orkneys fell under the harsh dominion of the Scots, the Faroes eventually passed from Norway to be governed for centuries

extremely tiny economy in a population of just under 50,000, and a total workforce of 26,000, of which 66% are employed in the service sectors, while under 20 % are employed in the fisheries sector. This

population. But it has also been a struggle to do so. The Faroes have not been independent since it came under first Norwegen than Danish rule. However the Faroes have also acted very independently and it seems

I began to fathom the culture of Arkansas, to empathize with their values, and more important, to under­stand my own Faroese culture; who I was. Today, I love Arkansas, and I wouldn’t want to go to school

sea. The question whether it is because of global warming or something else remains to be answered. Under any circumstances we really need to stimulate growth in other fields and develop other kinds of industries [...] the »concerto grotto«, where musicians and visitors go on a boat trip into one of the deep caves under the islands. Once inside, the music starts, and the natural sounds and unique acoustics of the caves

absolute top international level is created here. Actually, I was invited to the island Antigua to sit under a palm tree, but I preferred to visit the Faroe Islands – maybe because it seems to suit my temperament [...] walking up and down steep mountains. Today the country is pierced with tunnels through mountains and under the sea, leaving 85 % of the people less than an hour away from each other. It is also worth mentioning

s vegne har jeg den ære og glæde at udtrykke en tak for den dygtige og opofrende indsats, som de under yderst vanskelige forhold ydede for at hjælpe besætningen på m/k Havfrúgvin natten til den 16. oktober

Orð hansara koma bara nakrar fáar dagar eftir, at sýrisku myndugleikarnir løgdu ísraelsk flogfør und­ir at hava bumbað mál í Sýrialandi. Ehud Olmert sigur, at er Sýrisland sinn­að at virka fyri friði

tann seka. Kölbel endurgevur í hesum sambandi Elias Canetti, sum tekur soleiðis til í bókini Masse und Macht: Eisini í dag taka fólk, gjøgnum avísina, lut í almennum avrættingum. Tú situr í friði heima

afvise det, som er i strid med den evangelisk-lutherske kirke står for og som præsterne har skrevet under på. I øvrigt bliver det omtalte bispevalg ganske spændende. Der ser ud til at være 5 færøske kandidater [...] med, at kirkens præster forkynder den rette evangeliske lutherske lære, som præsterne har skrevet under på, og biskoppen ordinerer præster til den færøske folkekirke. Stiftet er en stor administration med