interested in our stories about the Faroe Islands as a Tolkien-like country and about the boy who found a watch that had travelled all the way from the North Pole. But in order to sell the Faroes to his editors [...] Faroese professor, Bogi Hansen, who was awarded the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize in 2006 for his research into climate and oceanography of the Nordic Seas, Tórun Ellingsgaard explains. Islands [...] unlocked and only seven of the roughly 48,000 residents are in jail. And while fish products account for an estimated 97 percent of export volumes, the journalist has noticed that fresh seafood does not dominate

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 [...] 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 [...] centre off, and created the framework for one of the most important meetings ever held regarding the dismantling of the nuclear weapons race. Photos of the two men and the environment in Reykjavik were

again WHAT HAVE WE DONE WRONG? AND HOW CAN WE MAKE UP FOR IT? You yourself have stressed that you will fight for a DEMOCRATIC system in the open society for JUSTICE and PEACE in the world With that in mind: [...] different lines that we are used to see What I mean is, we are used to the old saying: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. On the other hand I don't agree that if you have been hit on one chin then to [...] are always ready to open up for POSSIBILITIES in order to improve mistakes that may have created dissatisfaction IF YOU COULD MAKE SUCH A PROMISE it would be difficult for them to evade, and you would

fell under the harsh dominion of the Scots, the Faroes eventually passed from Norway to be governed for centuries, at an agreeable distance, by the more easy-going Danes. Thanks chiefly to this single fact [...] . But first, we shall all hold our breath. On Monday the first of October our invisibility shall, for a couple of hours, be suspended. Swedish generosity Sweden to us in the Faroes is a cousin. And Swedish [...] a few months ago) are soul-brothers. And, to turn to the cinema, who can ever forget the yearning for freedom depicted in The Shawshank Redemption or the beauty and melancholy of Far From Heaven, that

written in 1803 to James Monroe that some men were born to serve the human race on a "broad scale". It is an immense pleasure to welcome to our distant shores these two men of distinction who have indeed served [...] striving to become one of the most progressive countries in the world – to be a catalyst for new thinking, for new solutions to difficult problems, which flows out of the knowledge we are able to glean [...] ordinary citizens. We are a country at 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

had the ultimate responsibility for the world’s most important and most difficult decisions, has to say to the people of the Faroe Islands. He will be paid a few dollars for it, well then, but considering [...] tell. And a man who has been sparring with Al Gore for eight years should be able to convey a message to us about what the future holds in store for mankind. This Danish dependency at 62 degrees in the [...] than it gives. Even though we lag politically behind those nations, which have assumed responsibility for themselves, Clinton’s visit proves that mentally we are taking giant strides out into the international

Governor was, of course, busy, and they sat wating in the hall for a while. Suddenly a door opens, and Bill Clinton steps out followed by two men. - We went to greet him, and he was really friendly and took [...] presence of yet another possible future American president. The year in Arkansas was very important for Jens Olsen, he says, and it has influenced the choices he was made later in life. - Spending a year [...] taught me to respect people of different cultures and backgrounds. And even though I was only there for a year, the country is still dear to my heart. When Jens Olsen thinks of the US, he thinks of his American

Saman við Nobelheiðurslønsvinnarin Gabriel Garcia Marques hevur hon stovnað ALAS (?Latin America For Solidarity). Herfrá hevur hon valt at donera 40 milliónir til vanlukkustøð í Peru og Nikaragua. Hon [...] ynskir at hjálpa, sum hon kann. ?Ein einkultur persónur kann ikki gera nakað serligt við støðuna, men arbeiða vit saman um at berjast mótvegis trupulleikunum, kunnu vit gera okkurt við støðuna,? úttalar

Alberg Weihe skal nedsætte sig her i Thorshavn som Sagfører, men det kan vist ikke nytte ham noget, thi det er meget sjældent, at en Sag er for Retten, saa han faar vel ikke meget at gøre.” Tað skal tó sigast [...] hvussu er var skeiv! Halgir hevur verið ein fínur advokatur, og hann hevur altíð verið góður í ráðum. Men hann hevur eisini gjørt seg galdandi á fleiri týðandi økjum. Nú øll eru so spent uppá oljuna skal ikki [...] hann eisini við í samráðingunum um undirgrundarmarkið við Bretland. Her stóð eisini leingi nógv á, men so loysnaði, og tað fekst ein semja, sum øll eru fegin um. Halgir hevur eina stuttliga søgu frá tíðini

Men men men – træerne vokser ikke ind i himmelen. Når man skal fra Danmark til Suderø er alt gudskelov mere eller mindre ved det gamle. Opturen er ikke for slem – man kan tage af sted ved 8.30-tiden om [...] stå af og vente i 2 timer i et lille skur i udkanten af Tórshavn). Men når man skal hjem – suk! Færgen fra Suderø kl 06.00 om morgen for at nå en flyver kl 14.45? Dette mente jeg simpelthen ikke kunne være