and honor for me to be with you all here this evening to celebrate Faroese Flag Day. Thank you, Lord Provost, for your warm words of welcome to Edinburgh. It only adds to our pleasure and pride to be here [...] decided to send armed forces to the Faroe Islands to prevent a German invasion. Flying the Danish flag was no longer an option, and certainly not for the many Faroese vessels transporting fish to Scotland [...] been done. So let me thank our Representation in London for taking the initiative to gather us in Scotland this year, and for all their hard work in organizing this event. Dear friends, “Har ið merkini

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 newcomers the best service. [...] want to improve your chances for a smooth and easy integration. I want to prioritize integration on my political agenda. My name is Birita and I am a candidate for the Socialdemocratic Party for the next [...] employees and an office for the matter, so newcomers know where to contact professionals when they need any kind of help or advice. Arriving at a foreign country as a newcomer and trying to integrate is not always

nature, which possibly can be compared to the work done by the oil companies in connection with the Faroe area. Expenditure of that work is not calculated as an income for the Faroe society. It is all a question [...] exploration efforts begun seven years ago It pays to explore for oil. This is absolutely clear if you look at the income made by the Faroe society, linked to oil exploration in one way or another. Or more [...] however, did not stop there, but did fall somewhat if you study the tax incomes for individuals and companies. According to the Jarðfeingi overview, incomes from tax and exploration licenses (acreage payments)

companies not to ?sit on? undeveloped fields but to release them to other players who will want to go ahead with developing them. At Offshore Europe in Aberdeen in September the industry also discussed [...] world for where new opportunities can be found for techniques and practices developed in the North Sea. Three companies stand out as continuing to wage expansionary campaigns and being more likely to conduct [...] prompted the company to formally announce half-yearly accounts for the first time although it did nothing to dampen speculation that Wood Group will seek to float on the stock market to fund the next phase

need to do. We will be drilling in 2004 and are currently struggling to find the right place to drill.? Offshore Faeroes still looks like a good exploration play, with oil companies still prepared to pump [...] high oil prices, companies are reluctant to splash out millions of dollars on risky exploration plays preferring to blame volatile markets and uncertain global political situation for holding back with [...] bit. But, temptation to explore offshore Faeroes is expected to be put in front of oil companies at this year?s Faeroes Oil and Gas show where details of a new round are expected to be released, said local

so long on fishing and farming.« »It was also an opportunity for so many Orcadians, who had been forced to leave to find work, to come back to the islands. And that reversed the trend which had seen the [...] factory is about to open and work will soon begin on a modern new library in the Orkney capital, Kirkwall. Funding for both has come from the council's oil reserves, which currently amount to almost 143 million [...] of the important reasons for creating the oil reserves was to ensure money was available to help the islands cope with the eventual closure of the oil terminal - now projected to happen in 2020. But Councillor

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 to organise and improve the services on [...] are equally small – so we must 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 [...] TV interviewed some American surfers who had come to our islands to try our waves. They were amazed that no-one seemed to have noticed the potential for surfing on the islands. Other extreme sports such

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 only the [...] will not be any more hero-presidents to help this fledgling country as it works for independence and stability in the coming years. In just a few days we will leave for Copenhagen, where we will enjoy the [...] 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

be sent back to his home country regardless of the conditions surrounding his decision to quit. This has been the reality for some of those who decide to come to the Faroe Islands to work. To abuse foreign [...] labourworker must work and live under are : when the work contract is done, then he will be sent back to his home country. However there are terrible shadow stories that are coming to light about how the [...] foreign labourworkers the right to go into ALS to get back on their feet, and time to find themselves a new job with better work conditions. Foreign labourworkers fill a large and important part of our daily

is ready for the Faroese oil industry to take off and is confident that both island groups will benefit hugely once oil is discovered in the Faroese sector. Already speculations are mounting to what extent [...] been made to justify the construction of a similar oil terminal in Faroe. »If the Faroes discoveries are not big enough for a terminal in Faroe, then we are hopeful, that it should be viable to connect into [...] it was their intention to land Faroese oil in Faroe in an attempt to gain the full economic benefits. Mr Goodlad adds that Sullom Voe and a fictive Faroese terminal would have to compete with the cheaper