small archipelago in the middle of the big ocean in the periphery of western society makes us quite unique and special. Many consider islands in the ocean to be exotic and romantic by default. And being [...] start thinking of the Internet as an integral part of their marketing strategy and show the world what they have to offer. At the moment, a wealth of information is out there in the middle of nowhere, but [...] a boat trip into one of the deep caves under the islands. Once inside, the music starts, and the natural sounds and unique acoustics of the caves are used as integral parts of the music. But new offers

transcends borders and benefits all. The Arctic Policy of the Faroe Islands will be instrumental as the Faroe Islands, Denmark and Greenland, in concert, assume the chairship of the Arctic Council next year. Ladies [...] over the last decades of the international law of the sea and well-regulated international trade for setting the stage for economic prosperity and international stability. Not least in much of the Arctic [...] prosperity. But in reflecting on the state of our world today, it is impossible to ignore the growing sense of uncertainty that shapes the international landscape. Geopolitical tensions, economic volatility

is visible in the amount of new houses being built, in the size and the age of cars cruising the highway-like road network, and is expressed in the general upbeat and enterprising attitude of a successful [...] the desolate state of the economy of the UK and the central government?s hunger for oil revenues that put Shetland in a comparatively strong negotiating position with the oil industry. After all, the oil [...] techniques and the development of oil fields to the West of Shetland, the presence of the terminal in Shetland has been secured for at least another 20 years. Simplifying the complex structure of payments -

because of the oil industry and the challenge for the Faroes, if oil is discovered in its waters, will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen and the North-east [...] dependent on the daily fluctuation of the oil price and the Faroes Islands must carefully balance the huge opportunity which the industry can bring with the retention of the islanders? core values and the very [...] very special atmosphere of the islands. The first gas was discovered in the North Sea by BP in their West Sole Field in 1965 and two years later Amoco found the first oil in the Arbroath field. It was 10 years

It has to be hoped this is not the fate of the Dooish well drilled by Enterprise (now part of Shell) in the Irish portion of the Rockall Basin this year. While Enterprise/Shell has disclosed the bare minimum [...] 170m in Palaeocene sediments. Located in 950m of water, close to the UK/Faroe boundary in the White Zone, the well was drilled to a total depth of 4275m in a deepening operation, after reaching the commitment [...] they be there? Will there be a sealing mechanism to contain the hoped for prize? The Marjun success represents a one in three hit rate for the Faroes. This is good for the European sector of the Atlantic

draw the merciless and powerful light of the whole world’s projectors to the combatants in the Laugardals hall, Fischer and Spassky, as well as to the rest of the Icelandic society. This battle of wits [...] bound together by communication, after this visit by the former US president. Clinton is likely to be relaxing in Kennedy’s rocking chair in about a year. This time, though, as the spouse of the political [...] Faroese president will be visiting the White House in just a few years, when the republic has been founded, and then this visit will probably be considered one of the main stepping stones over the river

shall receive the tax revenue? The country where the pension receiving person lives or the country in where the pension fund is located? This is just one of the many questions which must be settled before [...] situation between the Faroes and the UK. A dual tax agreement has now finally been agreed between the two countries, and this will probably increase the interest to work and operate in the Faroes The issue is very [...] systems, and when considerations have to be taken regarding the tax systems in two countries, the chain has simply come off the bike. This is the situation the international oil companies have been facing

side of the Faroe-Shetland Channel in 1977. While that event went unnoticed by the average Faroese, it registered in the corridors of power, both in Thorshavn and Denmark, which still rules the islands [...] inconclusive traces of oil mixed with water in the Lopra-1 experimental well drilled in the early 1980s. Geological mapping of the islands started in 1938 and, among the very earliest surveys known to have [...] from the Clair find through to the ?90s is almost non-existent. There are not even references to the period in the 1993 Report of the Faroese Hydrocarbon Planning Commission to the Faroese Government. However

(Greenpeace has been given leave by the High Court in London to challenge the British Government on west of Shetland). No-one should be in any doubt about the fact that the UK Atlantic Frontier has lost its [...] is close to the new boundary and started the 214/4-1 well on April 26. Wood Mackenzie says of the quest: »The operator is believed to be targetting a sizeable gas structure to the north of the block, close [...] grounds. The fact that only one dissenting voice was heard when the Faroese parliament debated the terms of the agreement means the deal must have been fair to the fishing industry. It it was not, the fishery

sometimes appeared to be idolization. By gushing all over this famous evangelist, the media neglected to do their job of presenting the other side of the story. For the health of the community, they should [...] people must be able to love themselves before they can be capable of loving others. Graham advocates that persons turn to the Lord for the solutions to their problems. In fact, one of the children's programs [...] Ohio, he has served on its board and in the offices of president, vice president and secretary. He is also a longtime member of the American Humanist Association, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (currently