good to have the accumulated wisdom of the Council being 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 [...] be free from any unwarranted prying attention from the outside world you would at the same time have all the necessary conference facilities and the most modern information and communications tools at [...] objection to us also presenting the invitation for the Council of Elders to meet in the Faroe Islands to him. I should also mention that the Government and Parliament of the Faroe Islands are fully behind

the World The waters around the Faroe Islands are said to be the cleanest in the world. The perfect mix of the warm Gulf Stream from the south and the Arctic waters from the north produce a paradise for [...] setting. The New York Times published an article about The Faroe Islands by the journalist Stephen Metcalf on the 25th of March this year. The headline went: “Into the Mystical Unreal Reality of the Faroe [...] hundreds of meters straight down into the deep blue sea. The ocean climate and the small size of the Faroes may make them one of the wettest countries on earth, so the landscape is traversed by rivers, brooks

great pleasure the mounting interest in our fair isles and the growing collaboration between the Faroese business community and the world at large, especially with the United States. The arrival of such [...] to be known as Vision 2015. The goal is to enable the Faroe Islands to become on of the most progressive countries in the world. There is much to be done, without question. The path before us is indeed a [...] crossroads. Our wealth has flowed from the bounty of the sea for centuries. Ever since our first fishing schooners took to the seas in the 1870s, we have provided the world with nutritious food from our pristine

ty for »one of the most exciting developments in the North Sea for some time.« ASCO is another oil support services company where the accent is very much on growth. Colin Manderson, the chief executive [...] executive, hoped to be at the helm of the first Scottish company to go for an IPO (initial public offering) in 2001 but the plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange were shelved as the OSX oil services index [...] expand around the world and which is also more likely to acquired than be bought over. The record of expansion saw the share price double in a year prior to the post-September 11 volatility in the market. In

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you can achieve by setting your mind to it, and at the same time it is an opportunity to shed light on what we as a small society have to offer the world. ??At Eik Banki, we are in a process of spreding [...] inspirational to any person or company anywhere in the world, bank or otherwise, which is why we did not hesitate to grant our support to the organisers of the visit. At Eik Banki we believe, that this visit [...] to cross borders, exchange ideas and extend boundaries. A visit from a former great president of the United States and a former UN weapons inspector is a rare event and Eik Banki welcomes Bill Clinton

forty percent of the people in the Faroes. Oil industry activities The objective for the participation of the Port of Tórshavn and their former participation at ONS is largely to support the companies par [...] The Port of Tórshavn is once again a participant at ONS this year, as was the case the foregoing years. They will represent both Tórshavn as a town and as the Port of Tórshavn, which is the direct gateway [...] port. The Tórshavn Harbour office is located on the eastern harbour arm in Tórshavn and has thirteen full-time employees, who apart from the whole harbour area in Tórshavn, also are responsible for large

vessels among the most advanced in the world, compared to other PSV vessels”, says Mr Justinussen. Twenty-four people will be attached to each vessel, twelve on each shift. On top of this, the company’s [...] that lie ahead,” says the company CEO. The company has endeavoured to acquire the necessary knowledge required to operate within the offshore industry. In this connection, the company has appointed two [...] administration will have to be increased, so the number of staff could very soon reach the 100 mark. Optimistic Two of the vessels are already on long-term contracts with oil companies operating in Norwegian

Faroese society. The interest in music might be greater here than anywhere else in the world – this may be a result of the times we live in or the nature surrounding us, or it may be the inspiration from [...] from our most successful contemporary musicians. Whatever the reason, the inclination to make music here grows day by day. The music scene in the Faroes is very diverse, offering everything from metal bands [...] Teitur has taken the title of Best Male Singer at the Danish Music Awards, and Eivør won Best Vocalist and Best Album at the Danish Folk Music Awards. This is just to name a few. The public institution

course, to the country’s Vision 2015, the hope and dream that the Faroes will become one of the most progressive nations of the world by 2015. A bit audacious some might say, but I for one am the eternal [...] shut down in the Faroes, a local company launched what is reputedly the world’s first commercially viable DTT system. The company does not boast a staff of hundreds, nor even dozens. On the contrary, it [...] was indeed and the more I went about the country, and the more cups of coffee and sweet cakes I savored, the more I began to notice and appreciate that remarkable indomitable spirit of the Faroese bubbling