too visible to the Faroese. Large fleets of British steam-powered trawlers could be seen crowding the fishing grounds right up to a mere three miles away from the shoreline. The effect was to squeeze Faroese [...] Faroese fish landings at British ports. Britain?s apparent disregard for its small neighbour to the North continued right into the 1990?s when they pressed their outrageously unfair claim for sovereignty on [...] opinion formers on official visits to Britain. Their programmes will be placed in the hands of the practiced professionals from the Foreign Office who will do everything to ensure that the visitor leaves with

enn einaferð undirstrika, at tað týdningarmesta er at duga at siga eina góða søgu. Størri uppliving kanst tú ikki geva nøkrum enn at bera tey burtur í ein annan heim so væl, at tey eina løtu gloyma bæði [...] r í Eiffeltorninum, so er gott at vita, at enn eru fólk í Føroyum, sum vísa álit og hava álit. ? At so ein Annika av Trøllanesi eisini kann gera lívið meira spennandi at liva ? eitt kvøld í París ? er [...] staðfest illtankan um, at Fólkaflokkurin politiskt og hugsjónarliga er ímóti at hátíðarhalda einasta dagin, sum arbeiðarafjøldin, einsamøll, eigur í árinum, og eisini, at hann er ímóti at avtaka danska Gru

promises have been kept and great care has been taken this time to try to avoid any more boom to burst scenarios. Companies have expanded their horizons and diversified so their fortunes are far less dependent [...] Brent crude slumped to under $13. Developments were once again put on hold and the century 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 [...] will be to capitalise on the opportunity yet retain the unique charm of the islands. Aberdeen and the North-east of Scotland have reaped huge benefits from the oil and gas industry but there have been downsides

the terminal on Flotta, a small island well away from the main centres of population. That meant that the massive disruption during the construction phase was far less damaging to the Orkney community« The [...] had been forced to leave to find work, to come back to the islands. And that reversed the trend which had seen the Orkney population decline over the first 70 years of the 20th century.« To date, more than [...] it is difficult to envisage the excitement of residents - particularly those living on the tiny island of Flotta - when news broke that Orkney was to benefit from a massive oil boom. To taste a flavour

that people and creatures have managed to survive here in this seemingly inhospitable place for more than a thousand years. You’ve got to be creative to do that. But there is more to it than first meets the [...] might just have a chance merely because of the fact that their inspiration comes from a life far away from trend-setting cosmopolitan lifestyles. It is just real. And you can feel it. Facts Did you know that [...] DKK 3,911,600,000 (2005). •… GDP is DKK 9,699,000,000 (2003). Do you want to know more? If you would like to get to know the Faroe Islands, you can e.g. visit: http://www.faroeislands.com http://www.visi

of course, have to have effective strategies. This is a very small country and our budgets are equally small – so we must know how to get attention in a way that is not too costly. We have to rely heavily [...] Faroese do not have a long tradition for a travel industry as such, so we need to make people in the Faroes more aware of the fact that they can earn a living from tourism. SamVit has set out to improve [...] American one. Until recently, you were unlikely to find any material about the Faroes at your local travel agency. Today the Faroes, like everything else, are just a click away. But to make people in the outside

Faroese that I have found most intriguing. Surrounded by not much of anything except what their wits could claim from the sea, they have managed to produce a most remarkable society and at the very heart [...] wanted to gather in the wool from most of the 70,000 Faroese sheep and turn it into first-class woolen products, not just simple sweaters mind you, but real designer fashions. They began small, and success [...] software system developed by local Faroese software engi­neers knows when you don’t pay and shuts off your access to signal. You pay, you watch. Simple, efficient, and oh so practical. The United States as well

of being at very small population. But it has also been a struggle to do so. The Faroes have not been independent since it came under first Norwegen than Danish rule. However the Faroes have also acted [...] great value for NATO. The Faroes has herself never been to war. From remote to central The Faroes have always paid the price of being “The Far Away Islands”. But this remoteness is no longer an obstacle [...] in other fields to. The two main banks have gone abroad, the IT company Formula has proven to have a good strong concept for the Nordic market and is going for Europe. We see smaller niche solutions in

your own home market, the more active you have to be on other markets. We aim at being an open and competitive economy, and we want a relatively smaller public sector to be efficient and concentrate on delivering [...] what you may find deep down, but one is always taking a risk, and you will not know if you find anything, before you actually hit it with the drill. Let me now, ladies and gentlemen, reassure you that [...] neither do you or me any good. We will in the next few moments hear people, who know far more about these matters. - - - - I will now turn to the Faroese society and political system as such, to give a

was my duty to defend our leader. We may have been wrong as we cast our votes, but we were not that wrong. In these circum­stances Ben only has to explain where the Faroes are located; I have to try and explain [...] side of the Atlantic. The next phase of our trip was to visit several of the world-famous Greek Isles. We have few friends from the United States who have enjoyed the cool white houses and bright blue waters [...] dollar to spend. On the island of Samos, within sight of the Turkish coast, we stayed with a lovely pair of English teachers who treated us to the only bed in the apartment and an eagerness to talk politics