It is great honour for me to invite two such prominent and distinguished guests welcome to Tórshavn. For us it is a great honour that these two gentlemen have agreed to visit and I sincerely want to thank [...] We are looking forward to meeting them and listening to what they have to say. It is a great honour for us that they have set the time aside to stop in our country. We wish to receive them as the true [...] Mikhail Gorbatjov held a high level meeting in Reykjavik. This was a visit, which projected Iceland firmly on to the map of the international world. It is still a fact that when people mention the town

with locals is a great opportunity to learn about a culture and find the best restaurants. It also saves money, which is essential for two young unemployed journalists traveling in Europe for a month with [...] 30 minutes for me to clear foreign immigration after he had zipped through the European Union queue. Lacking a purple passport, I realized quickly that being American is not as valuable on this side of the [...] politics. “It is clear to us, based on Iraq, that President Bush is mentally handicapped,” they told us earnestly as we visited and watched the sun set over the city. It is not a bad point, but as the only

back a message to Mrs. Clinton, who is running for President of the United States. A strong message that there is a need for change – a need for universal values and respect for human rights.   Sources: [...] the right to life. It is irrevocable and can be inflicted on the innocent. It has never been shown to deter crime more effectively than other punishments. Amnesty International seeks to play a major role [...] is when this will be achieved and how many people will have to die before then?  Amnesty International Faroe Islands Section would like to take this great opportunity to urge Mr. Bill Clinton to bring back

the Faroes and Shetland, as an area for oil and gas exploration. As a Minister for Research, I find it tremendously intriguing to think about oil exploration in this area, also known as the Atlantic Margin [...] background it is possi­ble to make predictions of 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 [...] now to look for alternatives to fossil fuels, even though we know that we will be quite dependent upon them for still more decades to come. In the Faroes we already get almost half of the power for our

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 the IT field [...] effectivity. The aim is to develop the Faroes to a knowledge society and in this environment where the country is, at may well be a process that makes the Faroes bring solutions to the world in these areas [...] has been a very remote society without much contact with the world. The Danish colonial rule did not much to help that situation. This has resulted in a distinct culture and language. But it also meant

connection to Holland, not surprisingly, a book on how to build a windmill. Apparently for years it was the largest collection of books in America. Now Jónas knew the realities of living in a harsh environment [...] 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 bit [...] wind-swept archipelago to their north known only for its woolly stockings, but the price was right and the trade continued for some thirty years. Why not, it was a very practical solution to a very intractable

girl asked me if I didn’t think it 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 [...] kind of store to pick up a comforter, pillow and other necessities to get by our first night. When I went to pay, the cashier started to talk to me, asking how I was doing. I had never seen this person before [...] 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

Please do us a favour: Whisper into the ears of our politicians and business leaders alike, that a precondition for a country – large or small – to cope being a nation in the world today is that the full potential [...] Choices Plan«, which is intended to diminish the massive gap between those who can afford to pay for health care and those who cannot. This was also a plan she worked hard for over the years her husband, Mr [...] utilised. That a Government of men only and a Parliament consisting almost entirely of men is sending a signal to the rest of the world of a one-eyed parliament instead of an advanced society. Convey to them

grounds for other industries as well. A New Course for the Tourism Industry It is very important to organise and improve the services on offer in this country and try to inspire and develop ideas for more [...] know how to get attention in a way that is not too costly. We have to rely heavily on editorial mentioning, so we work very hard to build up a contact network with journalists all over the world that might [...] 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 this and many

business, and a nation like the Faroes has a distinct strength in this context. I think it’s crucial that we use this as an opportunity. To stay competitive, we have to be inventive and learn how to develop [...] need to embrace change to whatever extent necessary. The ability to cooperate effectively and develop strong networks is becoming more important. And still it is crucial for us to hold on strongly to our [...] islands in March this year, described her experience in a radio programme in this way: »It’s a cosmic experience. The Faroe Islands is a country which is – and is not. It is in constant flux. It keeps disappearing: