to the map of the international world. It is still a fact that when people 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 [...] the most important meetings ever held regarding the dismantling of the nuclear weapons race. Photos of the two men and the environment in Reykjavik were broadcast around the world. We of course aspire [...] aspire to the same ambition, which is that when two such dignitaries visit our country this will assist in the promotion of the Faroes on to the world map, There are several indicators, which suggest that many

event that would 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 [...] today the Icelanders feel right at home in all the world’s marble halls. Perhaps the capital of a colony is not as interesting as the capital of a republic. But speaking of the chess effect, a world champion [...] credit to the House of Industry. I recently read the book about Bobby Fischer, the American chess player who defeated the Soviet chess machine in Reykjavík way back when. This was the first time Icelanders

that the Norwegian StatoilHydro is the most active oil company in Faroe territory. StatoilHydro has been the pioneer in several areas in the Faroes and was the first operating company to drill in the Faroes [...] another D.kr. 100 can be added. These are just the amounts used on seismic on both licenses. This means that the amounts involved for the two drilling projects, the Longan in 2001 and Brugdan in 2006, are not [...] in the Faroes? -“The Brugdan drilling was the very first so-called basalt drilling in the Faroes. Approximately 90 % of the Faroe area is covered by basalt, so if we are to continue to work in the Faroes

have realised that the right man for the job is quite often a woman! Dear Mr Clinton, the country you are visiting today will most likely become the next new country on the world map. Without doubt leading [...] testosterone on the power pinnacles of the world will improve the opportunity to strike a better balance in decreasing tensions between the various religious fractions and thereby lower the terror threat. Mrs Angela [...] small group have the opportunity to hear them in the Nordic House. Personally, I »met« Mr Clinton on the 2nd of November 1999, at a Remembrance Day in Oslo – the fourth anniversary for the killing of Mr Yitzhak

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. It shows the surrounding world and ourselves [...] having been the President of the world’s most powerful country for 8 years he nevertheless always felt like a servant. The Presidency was merely a loan and his foremost goal was to achieve the best possible [...] was so fortunate to have the opportunity. This is the attitude that characterizes a great leader. ??The distance between the reddish brown house of Tinganes in Tórshavn and the White House in Washington

, are visible and are present in the industry. This is very good. I have personally had the pleasure of seeing the work Faroese have done to increase the knowledge on Faroe activities, and it has impressed [...] 18 times previously and this time the exhibition is bigger than ever, with upto 35.000 visitors and covering an area of 18.800 sq m2. -“I am particularly proud of the diversification we have at the exhibition [...] and adds that he is always very interested is seeing the Faroe stand, in particular the good food on offer to visiting guests. -“Just the thought of Faroe food makes my mouth water”, says Mr Kjell Ursin

Grind In The Faroe Islands This morning, at approximately 0840 local time, a large pod of pilot whales was slaughtered in the first grindadráp (grind) of the year, on the island of Vágar in the northwest [...] Sleppid Grindini. The ordeal commenced at approximately 0400 local time when the Faroese Fisheries Patrol vessel, Brimil, located the large pod south of the island of Vágar. Over the next four to five [...] hunting boats drove the pod, finally herding them on to the beach of Miðvágur where the grind eventually took place. CEO of Sea Shepherd Global, Alex Cornelissen, said, “The beaches of the Faroe Islands are

dependent on the outside world and being a fishery nation means dependency on a balanced nature, two of the most crucial pillars of the future world society. The Faroes belong to the richer parts of the world [...] the Faroes are proven to be the safe haven on earth, according to statistics, it has the lowest crimerate in the world. If we look at violence, the picture is the same. Natural balance Faroes is one of [...] y. The Faroes not only have the oldest parliament in the world, but the heart of political power is still at the same place. The Faroes has been a very remote society without much contact with the world

magnified when the spectacle was shown on the giant screen in the opposite corner of the stadium. We had the equalizer before half time and then Klose putting Germany ahead again. This seemed to stir the Faroese [...] as man of the match the following morning. So here we had the Landslið taking on the might of Germany in a game of open football and coming within a few millimeters of a draw. This enhanced the growing respect [...] hope that the Landslið can carry on exactly where they left off last October in Hannover. They left the field in triumph as the whole stadium rose as one to applaud their heroic efforts. In the last few

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 [...] 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 [...] arrival of the industry in Aberdeen and Shetland are appearing in the Faroes. At times when the ?vacancies? signs might be expected to be on display Faroese hotels are full of oilmen carried there on the increasingly