for studying. It has its benefits as people see other societies, but also needs to get them back home. Small societies The Faroes has a lot to give the world in how to manage remote and small societies [...] effectivity. The aim is to develop the Faroes to a knowledge society and in this environment where the country is, at may well be a process that makes the Faroes bring solutions to the world in these areas [...] integrated part of nature to go fishing and having sheeps in the mountains. All though most youngsters live a life similar to other young people in the western world, it still comes with a touch and respect of
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
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
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
undertake and a time schedule when these undertakings have to be concluded. The objective is always to ensure that the companies have enough time to complete the work that has to be done. A suitable time [...] harboured some fear, regarding how these multinational companies, which now were to invade our country, would conduct themselves. As time has passed, and the companies to a greater or lesser degree have [...] today compared to when we begun. A considerably larger part of the region has been mapped. The basalt, which was estimated as a massive problem, is little by little becoming more “manageable”, as the technology
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
it so full of opportunities for a person to shape life as he or she pleases. And coming in as an outsider is no barrier to fitting in and utilizing what the country has to offer. It is made easy by the [...] heritage as ’the great melting pot’ (or salad bowl, as I think is more fitting). However much I like the U.S., it does have its less positive sides. Some stereotypes about its citizens are true to a great [...] majority of whom have been college students) all seem to have a great ability to actually get something of worth out of their existence. In short, they use the opportunities they have, they realize that living
acquires a thorough knowledge of the subsoil in a specific area, so we have been able to use our existing knowledge of the Danish sector and the experience we have gained from well to well to optimise [...] By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture [...] Edvardsen says, »To operate optimally on Faroese territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding of each other's needs. We therefore started a training programme a couple of years
acquires a thorough knowledge of the subsoil in a specific area, so we have been able to use our existing knowledge of the Danish sector and the experience we have gained from well to well to optimise [...] By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture [...] Edvardsen says, »To operate optimally on Faroese territory, we must overcome cultural barriers and achieve a common understanding of each other's needs. We therefore started a training programme a couple of years
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
