be appropriate that we serve as a model for the rest of the country, when it comes to how we help newcomers to be integrated in a good way in our country. Of course it is a matter for the Council to give [...] help or advice. Arriving at a foreign country as a newcomer and trying to integrate is not always easy. Everything is different and on top of that, the language and the culture is different. We know from other [...] It is very important that the next elected Town Council in Tórshavn has a lot more focus on integration than we have today. Integration must be on our political agenda. As Tórshavn is the capital, it would

the occupation, a number equal to around a third of the entire Faroese population at the time, it goes without saying that many close bonds were forged, some a lot closer than others. It is estimated that [...] exactly how many of these fortunate young men were Scottish, or how many of these couples made their lives in Scotland, but there were certainly quite a few. They have laid the foundations for many close [...] around the world today. Where a flag at half-mast marking the mourning of lost loved ones and unthinkable suffering can be countered by another flag in a different place that is raised to celebrate victory

wisdom, warmth and humanity that is a truly a blessing for the world. And we are further inspired by your continuing commitment to improving the lot of deprived children and HIV/Aids victims. Wishing you [...] was a cause for reaffirming our belief that right will prevail. The milestone of your 90th Birthday gives us an opportunity to express just how much we value your presence amongst us. You radiate a wisdom [...] you the happiest of Birthdays and Many, Many Happy Returns of the Day. Jóannes Eidesgaard Prime Minister Faroe Islands

country in where the pension fund is located? This is just one of the many questions which must be settled before an agreement is signed. Over these past few years there are many examples of Nordic senior citizens [...] have been transferred to southern European countries, where tax is substantially lower. Another issue is, how do you tax people and how do you tax investments?”, says the minister. While all these questions [...] Oil companies have for a long time being looking for a clear-cut taxation situation between the Faroes and the UK. A dual tax agreement has now finally been agreed between the two countries, and this will

which is worth reciting once again. It has been confirmed, that an active hydrocarbon producing system is present in the Faroe subsoil. Although this is an important confirmation, oil exploration is a far [...] d. For many it may seem that there is not much activity, but we must not forget that a drilling is just the end result of an exhaustive preliminary work project. The license holders are doing a huge amount [...] Knowledge on the area is of course much better today compared to when we begun. A considerably larger part of the region has been mapped. The basalt, which was estimated as a massive problem, is little by little

That is at any rate the view held by the Danish company DONG, which, as a member of The Faroes Partnership, is participating in the drilling of the third exploratory well on Faroese territory. »It is easier [...] savings is that the drilling team has been able to optimise the drilling work as the programme has proceeded »When one drills so many wells, one acquires a thorough knowledge of the subsoil in a specific [...] By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture

That is at any rate the view held by the Danish company DONG, which, as a member of The Faroes Partnership, is participating in the drilling of the third exploratory well on Faroese territory. »It is easier [...] savings is that the drilling team has been able to optimise the drilling work as the programme has proceeded »When one drills so many wells, one acquires a thorough knowledge of the subsoil in a specific [...] By Lise Kirkegaard It takes more than a successful exploratory well for a drilling operation on foreign territory to be a success. It also takes integration into and understanding of the local culture

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 society makes us quite unique and special. Many consider islands [...] 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 do our best to meet [...] Islands as a tourist destination is one of our goals, because the tourist industry can lead to so much more and create grounds for other industries as well. A New Course for the Tourism Industry It is very important

quarantine challenge was to sing a song in a language we don't speak (then again less than 50k people speak it, which is a good thing: it means not many people will know how much we screwed up). Léa and myself [...] people. Only saw them 1.5 days more than two years ago and yet I miss them on a regular basis. Good old genius Josué made a beautiful arrangement of an amazing song for us <3 Marius Ziska - Ongin er Orsøk [...] myself were talking about doing a cover of this song for months already, and now was the perfect time. It was the first song I recorded during Recording Europe in the Faroe Islands, and my instant favourite

n, just a highway, a couple of fast-food restaurants, and miles upon miles of fields: I had landed in Hicks­ville, I just wasn’t aware of it. On the way to school, we stopped at a Wal-Mart, a gigantic [...] anywhere else. The school is excellent and the knowledge I have gained there is monumental. But my schooling has not only happened in the classroom. Before I left for America, a girl asked me if I didn’t [...] was to far away to go. I had told her with great confidence that it was only a plane ticket away. That is not true. America is much further away than that. To come here was like going to another planet where