will start life together in Klaksvik. After a week of marriage, we left my home in rural America, a place of big highways, big sky and a big family, to travel across the Balkans, a land of young coun­tries [...] recite with a harsh American accent that makes him cringe. My biggest accom­plish­­ment so far has been with counting, and I can now tell Ben the price of something in Faroese so long as it is a number below [...] 20. Bush in Greece After a few days of beaches and big meals we grew restless, and have since spent the last two weeks of travel staying with anyone who will take us in. Staying with locals is a great o

mass tourism. So ecotourism will be, and already is, a priority for Faroese tourism in the future. All in all – we can expect a great increase in the number of tourists over the next few years, so we must [...] visitors. The Faroese do not have a long tradition for a travel industry as such, so we need to make people in the Faroes more aware of the fact that they can earn a living from tourism. SamVit has set [...] Plays a Vital Role In order to achieve our goals, Internet marketing should play a vital role. People are no longer so dependent upon travel agencies to plan their trip; this can now be done in your own

benefit from a massive oil boom. 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 [...] many economic and social projects and continue to do so. A new cheese factory is about to open and work will soon begin on a modern new library in the Orkney capital, Kirkwall. Funding for both has come [...] 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 be seen on clear

included in a single round at a later date, said a government oil and gas official. ?We included acreage close to the Faeroes in the 19th licence round. We need to do more environmental work in the area [...] 21st round is likely to be a mopping up exercise mature areas not taken up in the previous 20th round and a batch of assets in the gas prone southern North Sea basin. Acreage in the West of Shetlands and [...] But, ?increased economic activity in the islands resulting from the development of a new industry could provide employment opportunities for younger age groups?. In the UK, an increasing cause of friction

duritak@vs.fo / info@utlendingastovan.fo ... New Integration Service at the Faroese Immigration Office Moving to a new country can be exciting and enriching but can also be challenging. It is not always easy [...] level and work experiences, family situation and interests, and their plans in the Faroes. The consultation is for those who move to the Faroe Islands on a family residence permit or on a work permit with [...] advice or guidance. Now, immigrants can contact the Integration Officer at the Faroese Immigration Office for guidance on practical information such as where and how they can change their driver’s license to

formed in 2000, did its first deal in June of that year buying TotalFinaElf?s 49% interest in the Caister gas field from operator Conoco. A second deal between the same two companies was completed in December [...] buying producing assets in the southern gas basin. In January 2001, Roots acquired a 50% stake in the Audrey gas field from Centrica for an undisclosed sum. The company?s aim is to be a very low cost base player [...] them. At Offshore Europe in Aberdeen in September the industry also discussed new types of ownership contracts to help release blockages in the current contract system and allow new ways of combining to extract

years old, married to Jóannes and we have five children. I am a nurse and I work in an elderly home here in the capital. I want to be your voice in the Town Council. Birita Baldvinsdóttir Iversen, Candidate [...] rest of the country, when it comes to how we help newcomers to be integrated in a good way in our country. Of course it is a matter for the Council to give newcomers the best service. We must have employees [...] from other countries that newcomers often have a difficult start. Eventhough many things are different, we must in good relations find a gentle way of a good integration. And I think, that the Town Council

today. Where a flag at half-mast marking the mourning of lost loved ones and unthinkable suffering can be countered by another flag in a different place that is raised to celebrate victory in the same context [...] But we all know that flags can symbolize something completely different. They can be symbols of quite the opposite. We can use our flags to oppress others. To say that my flag can only fly if yours is crushed [...] recognition. It is a public holiday and celebrations are held today all around the Faroes. In every Flag Day speech, in every village, on almost every island today, the role of Britain in our flag’s official

will be of great importance for a potential future oil industry to flourish. There is a lot of excitement in the air this autumn with the drilling of the William well in October and the third licensing [...] es in this new industry in the Faroes. The aim is to increase the Faroese companies’ com­petences, and to develop and improve their skills. The Faroese Oil Industries Association was established in April [...] with the oil-operators in Faroese territory – has developed a standard contract for minor onshore business. The forerunner of Faroese Oil Industry Associa­tion – an oil work group in Faroese Employers’ A

Newfoundland has a much smaller economy than Norway. In population terms it is one tenth of the size, and in GDP terms even smaller. Accordingly, a relatively small scale of activity has had a large relative [...] (GDP), after decades of activity, recently peaked at about 25%. In Newfoundland, with just a single oilfield in production (a second field will start producing next month), the industry already contributes [...] has seen initial work in Faroese waters, but already such companies are beginning to look for opportunities in the UK sector and beyond. This is certainly the pattern we have seen in Newfoundland; local