This is a popular saying which illustrates our past when wool and knitted garments such as sweaters and socks were our main exports and our only source of income for centeuries. -- In the Faroese language [...] are around 250 names for the colours of sheep.##med4## ##med5## ##med6## This building is a storehouse dating back to the eigtheen-nineties when it served as storage for salt, and for the shipping companies’ [...] regards wool, we have almost countless names for colours. A sheep is not simply brown, black, or withe. Those who know sheep well use several other terms, and it´s always delightful, especcially when up in
satisfactory manner. However I still think that this conference is a good forum for dialog between the parties involved, as they from time to time might seem to have opposite interests. I would like to thank the [...] the organisers for providing this opportunity to discuss the experience of the last 12 months. It is important that we talk together so we can voice our opinions and experience. One thing that we have [...] Ladies and gentlemen, One year ago I had the privilege to open the first Offshore Faroes conference, and I am honoured to be invited back this year. Last year we were on the brink of a new industry in
The reason I am inviting you and your fellow Council members to the Faroe Islands is because of our strong belief that it would be an ideal location for you to conduct your deliberations. Our country offers [...] occasion to extend it to your colleagues on the recently formed Council of Elders. The founding of this body is indeed a momentous development. It can only be an immense new force for good to have the [...] communications tools at your disposal. Our most recent distinguished visitor President Clinton has kindly agreed to forward this letter to you and I am sure that he will be more than happy to give his own
d guests. Our geopolitical 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 [...] more resilient. The very backbone for this undertaking is the international rules-based order, serving as a cornerstone of global stability. It provides a framework for nations to cooperate, resolve disputes [...] and work together towards common goals. The Faroe Islands, despite our size, are resolute in our commitment to upholding this order. It ensures that might does not make right, and that all nations, regardless
? ?It is a honour for us that a former President of the United States of America is visiting the Faroe Islands, to present a lecture on current international affairs.? ?It is a special day for all of us [...] settlement, and sometimes the place for such negotiations can be difficult to find. I will allow myself to offer the potential of the Faroe Islands as a secure place for any such future summit meetings in [...] location for historical agreements to be negotiated.? ?I kindly requst you to convey this greeting and invitation to all relevant international parties.? ?I wish you a successful journey and all our best wishes
whale, I feel it too and I can identify with the horror they experience. I know I cannot easily convince other humans to understand what I feel and what I have experienced but it is real and it is profound [...] Lørdag d. 13 August for at invitere folk ombord for a?ben diskussion med kaptajn og mandskab. I mellemtiden, for alle pa? Færøerne som vil vide hvorfor vi er her, er vores forklaring i brevet nedenfor. Hvorfor [...] we are not welcome because we will not compromise. In other words, we had to understand and accept the slaughter in order to discuss it, and that we will not do. It is our position that culture and tradition
companies in case they scare them off: – I think there is no reason for such an attitude, because as long as the oil price is where it currently is, the Faroes will definitely be interesting. The oil companies [...] Delivery will be next year and in 2009. These are so-called PSV vessels, or Platform Supply Vessels. – Competition is fierce in the oil industry and it takes some doing to gain a foothold. Our operational [...] the CEO for Supply Service. In this connection he adds that the vessels currently being built by Supply Service meet all the latest demands, are in excess in this respect of what is required for our waters
someone I´ve seen before But can´t put my finger on who. He turns around and walks away I remember, it´s my boo. I walk after him, calling his name It´s like i´m on "repeat". He just walks faster and faster [...] when leaving the house I´m sorry for making you feel. As if I didn´t care about you As if you weren´t real." "I was scared of what others would think If you and I would talk. So I turned my back and walked [...] walked away Saying, I´m going for a walk." "My head was spinning, My heartbeat rose For every step I took. I kept wishing this chapter would end So I could close the book." "Ever since the last time we met
It is great honour for me to invite two such prominent and distinguished guests welcome to Tórshavn. For us it is a great honour that these two gentlemen have agreed to visit and I sincerely want to thank [...] with through the international media, and no doubt many will find it quite hard to believe we are actually having this visit in our country. I cannot refrain from thinking back to October in 1986, when [...] who are famed for speaking their mind and for their very highly informed views. We are looking forward to meeting them and listening to what they have to say. It is a great honour for us that they have
capitals in the world, it is a great honor for us to receive a former president of the United States of America, accompanied by one of the most important UN officials in history. Though our country may be small [...] ago. Today this assembly, called Løgtingið, is the Faroese Parliament and it still meets in Tórshavn. I am proud to say that it is considered the world’s oldest parliament. Tórshavn is administered by a [...] democratically elected bodies, is divided into a majority and a minority, reflecting our citizens’ will and the possibilities for political agreements. There are 13 members on the Tórshavn city council, which