meeting people from around the world in the supermarket, on the streets, etc. It gives me a feeling that even though I live in the Faroe Islands we are a part of the globalized world. In conclusion, I would like [...] is no offer of a membership in any of your unions. I think this is highly inappropriate and embarrassing to witness - as a Faroese citizen. I feel that with this campaign you are creating a division between [...] received a job offer in the Faroe Islands, and who are coming here in good faith. In my opinion the ad is repulsive. In the text, you try to make it sound like you are doing the foreigners a favor by providing

are just a click away. But to make people in the outside world aware of our websites we, of course, have to have effective strategies. This is a very small country and our budgets are equally small – so we [...] Unspoiled Territory to Explore What advantages do the Faroe 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 [...] Mustn’t Throw the 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

and it so happened that Hillary Clinton was the prosecutor in a case of a quarrel between two neighbours. - She gave the impression of a very professional and tough attorney, says Naina Jacobsen. Little [...] Governor’s Office. The 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 [...] choices he was made later in life. - Spending a year in the US 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

purple rain clouds to drape the rugged island of Eysturoy in a golden shimmer. A perfect rainbow arches over the Slaettaratindur mountain. Offshore, a wild ocean launches ferocious swells against the Giant and [...] visited the islands 10 years ago when a Faroese orchestra was playing some of his violin sonatas. Back then he had never heard of the place, the Faroe Islands were a totally unknown entity in the United [...] newspaper, Sosialurin, brought the 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

settled a bit of land in the new world that would later be known as The Bronx. Jónas was, however, not as ill-prepared as his Trojan predecessors. He is reputed to have brought along with him a small library [...] sea, they have managed to produce a most remarkable society and at the very heart of that society is a streak of practicality that the world would do well to adopt. A case in point involves that remarkable [...] and wave, at once a refuge and a stepping-stone for intrepid explorers, often ignored and more often plundered, it has endured, even flourished, and the people of the Faroes evince a most remarkable spirit

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 [...] 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 [...] Graema Smith Glasgow Once Aberdeen had a small, almost quaint airport, like Vagar, but that has long since gone. The discovery of oil led to the development of the modern international airport and bustling

After a week of marriage, we left my home in rural America, a place of big highways, big sky and a big family, to travel across the Balkans, a land of young coun­tries, local cheese and small cars. Our [...] 24-hours after a bomb went off in a coffee shop late at night on the centrally located Bill Clinton Boulevard. Two people were killed and twelve more were wounded in what locals accredit as a mob hit. As [...] Union queue. Lacking a purple passport, I realized quickly that being American is not as valuable on this side of the Atlantic. The next phase of our trip was to visit several of the world-famous Greek Isles

Germany in a game of open football and coming within a few millimeters of a draw. This enhanced the growing respect for the Faroe Islands in the Football World. They are no longer seen as a pushover or a novelty [...] years a dominant power in International football and runners-up in the recent World Cup finals. Moreover Germany were playing in there own backyard with 35,000 supporters expecting them to provide a goal [...] Oompah Band while the Faroese fans gave voice to their feelings with a rendition of ?Tú Alfagra Land Mítt? that resounded through a now otherwise silent stadium. This was the climax of an unforgettable

on earth are made for each other. The ecosystem is a food chain, which order is where the different organisms eat each order. We, the human beings are a part of this chain, though some will take us out of [...] tried to say my opinion on one of Sea shephards homepage yesterday. But, God, the opponents. Here is a small portion of it: • "...you barbarian you have already lost some brain cells and have no soul." • "You [...] will not copy it. Ironically against-whale-hunting-people ignore the big problems animals around the world are in, and put all their focus on the sort which gives blood-pictures. The argument seems to be that

can confidently expect that he will be received with the ceremony appropriate to a national leader. This would certainly be a contrast to the experiences of his predecessors. I don?t think there was much [...] Hákun Djurhuus stepped off a trawler to pursue fishery negotiations with the British in the 1960?s. Neither was there much recognition of Atli Dam?s status when he was in Britain on a similar errand in the [...] South. A new relationship with Britain offers an opportunity to lessen dependence on Denmark and further erode the »tunnel vision« which sees Copenhagen as the sole gateway to the outside world. This must