føroyingar! It is a great pleasure and honor for me to be with you all here this evening to celebrate Faroese Flag Day. Thank you, Lord Provost, for your warm words of welcome to Edinburgh. It only adds to our [...] This is how I like to think about our national flag – as our political “fixed link” to the rest of the world. It is a symbol of our nationhood and national identity. But without the opportunity to raise [...] the values and principles we wish to celebrate on our Flag Day. In my rough translation, it says: “Where the flags fly, let my flag fly equally amongst them”. And that is what the whole story and the long
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 [...] 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 set the time aside to stop in our country. We wish to receive them as the true [...] which it has to be said is a large sorrowful event. As Mr Clinton and Mr Blix have been invited to the Faroes to talk, there can be no doubt that they will have very many interesting aspects to present
Unn Poulsen, Amnesty International Faroe Islands Section. It is our pleasure to welcome Mr. Bill Clinton and Mr. Hans Blix to the Faroe Islands to speak about globalization. In an age of globalization, marred [...] about whether it is legitimate to take the lives of those who have themselves taken life. To Amnesty International, the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It violates the [...] the right to life. It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments. Amnesty International seeks to play a major role
WhiteFingers Today's quarantine challenge was to sing a song in a language we don't speak (then again less than 50k people speak it, which is a good thing: it means not many people will know how much we [...] months already, and now was the perfect time. It was the first song I recorded during Recording Europe in the Faroe Islands, and my instant favourite, written by the loveliest of people. Only saw them 1
Loaf ft. Marion RavenIt's All Coming Back To Me Now 17BabyshamblesJanie Jones (strummerville) 18JamiroquaiRunaway 19KeaneNothing In My Way 20P. Diddy ft. Nicole ScherzingerCome To Me Billboard 1Justin [...] Coming Back To Me Now 11 Jokeren ft. L.O.C & NiarnGravøl 12InfernalSelf Control 13Nelly FurtadoSay It Right 14MariusThe Sky Is Our Home 15 EvanescenceCall Me When You’re Sober Eykaløg Robbie WilliamsLovelight [...] Only Ask Of God 16Panic! At The DiscoI Write Sins Not Tragedies 17Karl BilleDer Var Engang 18BasshunterBoten Anna 19Meat Loaf ft. Marion RavenIt's All Coming Back To Me Now 20Magtens KorridorerSara Har Top
and generosity which may inspire the leaders of the world to “rise to play a greater part”. It is an honour to be able to welcome, as guests to the Faroes, former American President, Mr Bill Clinton and [...] Christian theocratic state. Back to true humanity To face this challenge it doesn´t seem sufficient, or even expedient, to paint the world in colours of black and white. To be sure, the roots of modern terrorism [...] nations to learn from our experience with regard to this crucial area: This is the faith from which we start: Men shall know commonwealth again From bitter searching of the heart. To play a greater part At
foremost goal was to achieve the best possible results for as many people as possible, while he was so fortunate to have the opportunity. This is the attitude that characterizes a great leader. ??The distance [...] Føroya Banki, one of the leading banks in the country, I wish to welcome you to the Faroe Islands. Your visit transcends mental barriers. It shows the surrounding world and ourselves that the Faroe Islands [...] independent parts of globalization. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Hans Blix from our sister nation Sweden. ??Your experience and knowledge is our learning and inspiration. ??
the Future and with the progress being made in implementing it. Clearly Renewable Energy is vital to all the islands groups and it was good to see real, sustainable jobs being created at Arnish. I was [...] a great pleasure to welcome the Prime Minister of the Faroes and my fellow island Convenors to this second annual meeting following the initital meeting last year in Torshavn. I believe the visit marked [...] guidance to those seeking to do the same for Gaelic. We will be following up on these and other issues ahead on the next meeting in Shetland." Alex MacDonald, ráðsformaður í Suðuroyggjum, segði: "It was a
deepwater Nigeria, it is hardly surprising that the North-west European effort is so low key. And, as rigs gradually but inexorably migrate out of the North Sea, the more difficult it is likely to become in terms [...] Dooish discovery. Is it potentially commercial or is it not? That is the question being asked in the wake of conflicting reports. The 12/2-1z Rockall Basin well drilled last year appeared to encounter a s [...] would be obliged to release a great deal more data than has been made available. It would be more difficult to shroud a well in mystery for years on end ? tight hole status ? than is customarily the case
Mandela’s 85th Birthday in 2003. Sosialurin is taking the opportunity of Bill Clinton’s visit to the Faroe Islands to ask him to be the courier for the latest invitation to Nelson Mandela; a man who he greatly [...] you have to be very careful about prioritising your travel destinations and rationing your appearances. However, we would again wish to repeat the invitation and on this occasion to extend it to your colleagues [...] text of the invitation is set out below: Dear Nelson Mandela On two previous occasions I have sent you a written invitation to visit the Faroe Islands. This has been done in my capacity of Editor-in-Chief