use this knowlegde as development aid. The Faroes also has experiences of being a non-sovereign political entity. We see a lot of places around the world today with similar problems, and thus this knowledge [...] The interesting question then would be, what has the Faroes to give them? What could they gain from this visit and insight into Faroese history, current society and political situation? First of all, the [...] the Faroese are born with the respect of nature and resources that world is asking for today. But this does not make the Faroes a perfect society, yet. Oldest parliament in the World The social contract
In the early 1970 the Faroese fish industry started to export frozen fish to USA. This export was a co-operation with the Icelandic company Cold Water which had established themselves in USA and very [...] s. We have high hopes for a Faroese oil industry and no doubt we will see more to US companies in this field in the coming years. Of course Faroes is a small market with an annual import value of USD 1
practical way. This being the case, it comes as no surprise that other Americans have picked up on the remarkable potential for tremendous economic and social development possessed by this unique microcosm [...] the Faroes evince a most remarkable spirit of forbearance and determination. I did not know any of this, of course, when I first arrived with my wife some eleven years ago. Friends offered only that the [...] followed success. Their profitable endeavor came as no surprise to me. The Faroese have been pulling off this sort of thing for centuries. Take Jónas Bronck, for example. Born in Copenhagen, the son of a Danish
night. When I went to pay, the cashier started to talk to me, asking how I was doing. I had never seen this person before and stammered something about how I was tired, to which she replied that I should try [...] really worked for her son, who was a truck driver. I was astonished, but Wal-Mart wasn’t the only place this happened. Everywhere I went, random people I had never seen before spoke to me about the weather, [...] aliens looked human, but their behavior and way of thinking was completely disparate from my own. It is this diversity which has been my greatest teacher: By living, working, and laughing with humans that are
often seems impossible is possible, if just the will, ability and effort are present. You will know this better than most, as you have fought your way to the Presidency of the United States. However, behind [...] a great man very often stands a great woman it is said and in your case there can be no doubt that this is a fact. We hereby wish you to convey our greetings to your wife, Hillary and to tell her that we [...] just 9%, 0% in local government and 23% in town councils we believe that it is possible to reverse this trend. It would have been a tremendous experience for us if Hillary could have accompanied you here
the huge attraction, and well chosen words, another person in the audience captivated my attention. This was the then American Foreign Secretary of State Mrs Madeleine Albright. The very first woman to be [...] be elected to such a high office in the history of America – today Ms Condolisa Rice holds this office. Mrs. Albright sat there in Oslo surrounded by an aura of will power and strength. A trait of Mr Clinton: [...] diminish the massive gap between those who can afford to pay for health care and those who cannot. This was also a plan she worked hard for over the years her husband, Mr Clinton was President, and which
musicians are already active on the US market. An example of this is Teitur, who has had over 150 shows in the US in the last few years; and this is something to build on. [...] in Faroese society. The interest in music might be greater here than anywhere else in the world – this may be a result of the times we live in or the nature surrounding us, or it may be the inspiration [...] the Danish Music Awards, and Eivør won Best Vocalist and Best Album at the Danish Folk Music Awards. This is just to name a few. The public institution SamVit - Faroe Islands Enterprise, which is to carry
Tourist Board in the beginning of this year. This was done in the realisation of the fact that development of trade and tourism can depend on each other in many ways. This new organisation was named SamVit [...] obvious to me that the Faroes can benefit from doing this too. We share many of the Irish characteristics in this respect, and we can easily make this an industry where many local people can earn a living [...] corporate taxes were reduced from 33% to 10%. This immediately attracted foreign investment, which in turn acted as a catalyst for Irish tourism. One consequence of this reform was that people started opening
area of business, and a nation like the Faroes has a distinct strength in this context. I think it’s crucial that we use this as an opportunity. To stay competitive, we have to be inventive and learn how [...] journalist Stephen Metcalf on the 25th of March this year. The headline went: “Into the Mystical Unreal Reality of the Faroe Islands”. I’ll quote from this article: Like Reality and Fairy–Tale in One »The [...] ly.« This is – in my view – a beautiful poetic description of The Faroes. And let’s stay in the poetic corner. Danish author and jazz singer Suzanne Brøgger, who visited the islands in March this year
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