story in connection with a portrait of the composer, but the reason why the Faroe Islands suddenly had become a subject of interest was unknown to the journalist. Of course nothing comes from nothing, and [...] and it is not just a question of luck or coincident that the Faroe Islands suddenly get huge world-media coverage. It turns out that the origin of the recent flood of stories is to be found in the cancelled [...] Environment Prize in 2006 for his research into climate and oceanography of the Nordic Seas, Tórun Ellingsgaard explains. Islands of Magic One of the articles by Karl Ritter, which has been sold to newspapers around

Editor-in-Chief of Sosialurin the leading newspaper of the Faroe Islands which I am proud to say campaigned vigorously for your release during the dark days of the Apartheid era. We are naturally sorry that you [...] 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 accumulated wisdom of the Council being brought [...] Present, by the Danish Embassy in Pretoria on the occasion of Nelson 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

market create outcomes of apt and flexible welfare services of high standards. This is why Føroya Landsstýri - the Faroese Government - has implemented a long-term strategy process of the title ‘Vision 2015’ [...] areas such as diversity of industry, research, innovation and globalisation, the very foundation is the development of the Faroese welfare society. This is why we for the first time with Vision 2015 have [...] structures of excellent standards where the primary and secondary healthcare networks – amongst others with new pioneering IT systems – are integrated coherently into the process of treatment. Welfare of children

mention the town of Reykjavik, people say this was the town, which was at the centre off, and created the framework for one of the most important meetings ever held regarding the dismantling of the nuclear [...] ferocious at times. The aftermath of events however has proved his case. He was fully entitled to his stance and this in itself must be a resurrection after the persecution he experienced. If the advice of Mr Blix [...] Ronald Reagan and the Russian head of state, Mr Mikhail Gorbatjov held a high level meeting in Reykjavik. This was a visit, which projected Iceland firmly on to the map of the international world. It is still

great leader. ??The distance between the reddish brown house of Tinganes in Tórshavn and the White House in Washington is immense. Thousands of kilometers divide the United States from the Faroe Islands [...] long time before Columbus. In this way the Nordic peoples and Americans have quite a few things in common. Our ties are in reality a thousand years old. They broke and remained broken for a long time. But [...] But today they are reestablished. ??Mr. President! ??On behalf of Føroya Banki, one of the leading banks in the country, I wish to welcome you to the Faroe Islands. Your visit transcends mental barriers

and the resurgence of barbarity. Contrary to former predictions of many Enlightenment figures, the world seems to be on the threshold of a new era of modern crusades, with members of two monotheistic creeds [...] instead of ruining it, had chosen to support and defend this beacon of democracy in a Shia Muslim country in the Middle East? So, in addition to honesty, humility and the revival of the principles of true [...] again From bitter searching of the heart. To play a greater part At the time of writing one has to acknowledge that the global prospects look grim indeed. The spectacle of leaders from some countries in

grant our support to the organisers of the visit. At Eik Banki we believe, that this visit is an excellent opportunity for all of us to to be inspired and reminded of how much you can achieve by setting [...] your mind to it, and at the same time it is an opportunity to shed light on what we as a small society have to offer the world. ??At Eik Banki, we are in a process of spreding our activites abroad by making [...] subsidiaries. It is a process of strategic riskspreading, but also an opportunity to cross borders, exchange ideas and extend boundaries. A visit from a former great president of the United States and a former

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and one of the principal drafters of the Declaration of Independence, once reflected in a letter written in 1803 to James Monroe that some men [...] hoped that such a center will extend the world's knowledge of the sea. No doubt there will, in time, be many spin-off ventures that will be of interest to the Faroese, as well as the US and international [...] y entered into a variety of cutting-edge business ventures, some of which extend all the way to China, in collaboration with US businesses. Some involve our mainstay export of fish products; still others

was one of the rather capable ones in that office. Bush senior once said that the reason for his defeat in 1990 was the misfortune of being sandwiched between two of the finest orators of our time: Reagan [...] a gateway into the halls of political power. He was determined to rule what is the only empire of our days and yet he has smoked pot, is an excellent sax player and a sort of right-wing socialist, who [...] Spassky, as well as to the rest of the Icelandic society. This battle of wits turned out to be quite a headache for Iceland. The controversial and egocentric American of course made matters worse, but our

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, that you as a representative [...] disputes very often require time to reach a peaceful 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 [...] 1200 years ago, various forms of “løgting” our equivalvent to a Parliament has exisited in the Islands. The underlying parliamentarian principles were an integrated part of how the Norse settlements organised