Nelson Mandela; a man who he greatly admires and counts as a personal friend. The text of the invitation is set out below: Dear Nelson Mandela On two previous occasions I have sent you a written invitation [...] Faroe Islands is because of our strong belief that it would be an ideal location for you to conduct your deliberations. Our country offers a secluded stress-free environment enhanced by a closeness to nature [...] Another invitation was delivered, together with a 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

mind She said: Now it is you Americans who have become the victims of a terrible crime and you must suffer horrors that we are so used to Now you can feel on your own skin how it is to be in our stead (shoes) [...] - declare a clear YES HARDLY and, is it necessary to give examples? HARDLY. Dear George W. Bush. If you as a true President, could announce to the ILL-DOERS: Listen to me all of you I have a PROPOSITION [...] think along quite 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

the Port of Runavik. To many of the companies, Offshore Europe is among the most important events of the year, and a great opportunity for them to showcase their services. Many of them have participated [...] - building an area of expertise, which will be of great importance for a potential future oil industry to flourish. There is a lot of excitement in the air this autumn with the drilling of the William well [...] activity will attract many visitors to the Faroese national pavilion,” is the message from the organisers. About SamVit - Faroe Islands Enterprise SamVit - Faroe Islands Enter­prise is the name of the two

the occupation, a number equal to around a third of the entire Faroese population at the time, it goes without saying that many close bonds were forged, some a lot closer than others. It is estimated that [...] exactly how many of these fortunate young men were Scottish, or how many of these couples made their lives in Scotland, but there were certainly quite a few. They have laid the foundations for many close [...] around the world today. Where a flag at half-mast marking the mourning of lost loved ones and unthinkable suffering can be countered by another flag in a different place that is raised to celebrate victory

be appropriate that we serve as a model for the rest of the country, when it comes to how we help newcomers to be integrated in a good way in our country. Of course it is a matter for the Council to give [...] help or advice. Arriving at a foreign country as a newcomer and trying to integrate is not always easy. Everything is different and on top of that, the language and the culture is different. We know from other [...] It is very important that the next elected Town Council in Tórshavn has a lot more focus on integration than we have today. Integration must be on our political agenda. As Tórshavn is the capital, it would

øllum dollar­­teknunum, sum blað­mað­­urin hevur fest niður á blokkin. »Norwegian Salmon price drop a lot« ljóðar aftursvarið úr Teivan ”if prices are too high, it will be very difficult to compete”. Keyparin [...] Teivan. Klokkan á teldu­skýggj­anum vísir 10:00. Arbeiðs­dagurin har eysturi er um at vera liðugur. »How aboute the price for next tuesday arrivals« spyr annar keyparin, sum kall­ar seg Dolly. Aftur fara [...] morgun. Marknaðurin er undir trýsti. Hon má slaka nógv fyri keyparanum Dolly, sum bønar »Please, it is very tough at this moment, we are fighted by Norwegian salmon badly« gjøgnum chattið á Skype. Møtast

time display is man made - and serves as a powerful symbol of the impact oil has had on the Orkney Islands. A huge orange flame has blazed above the Flotta Oil terminal for almost a quarter of a century now [...] from becoming a major oil port. Essentially, a range of payments is made to the islands council, which invests the money for the greater good of the community as a whole. They have funded many economic and [...] mainland and is generated from waste gases produced as crude oil delivered by seabed pipeline is processed at the terminal. North Sea oil abruptly arrested many decades of decline - and began a remarkable

Islands have as a travel destination? The fact that our country is a small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean in the periphery of western society makes us quite unique and special. Many consider islands [...] Baby Out with the Bath Water So in a way, the Faroes sell themselves as a tourist destination, but since we have not really developed a real tourism industry yet, it is essential that we do our best to meet [...] Islands as a tourist destination is one of our goals, because the tourist industry can lead to so much more and create grounds for other industries as well. A New Course for the Tourism Industry It is very important

extracted from Faroese wells. A simple look at a map of the North East Atlantic reveals how close the infrastructure, which is being developed in the North and West of Shetland, is located to the prospective [...] Oil Terminal much beyond what we have originally envisaged. It is the first piece of fixed infrastructure going out west. There is a lot of exploration going on to the West of Shetland and to the East [...] the Terminal is operated by BP Amoco on behalf of 30 oil company partners, ? An annual rent is paid to Shetland by the oil industry for the land on which the oil terminal is situated, ? A Shetland Islands

Argyll Field and by 1978 production had reached a million barrels a day. Aberdeen was enjoying unprecedented prosperity with hotel rooms at a premium and hardly a seat available in the rapidly increasing number [...] Fields which just a few years ago provided at that time insurmountable obstacles and were uneconomic are now almost routine. The North Sea is a mature province but the message the industry is struggling to [...] ended with a year in which the price was down to under $10 a barrel at the beginning at up to more than $26 by the end but hopes were high that the new Millennium would bring new prosperity. A step towards