Editor-in-Chief of Sosialurin the leading newspaper of the Faroe Islands which I am proud to say campaigned vigorously for your release during the dark days of the Apartheid era. We are naturally sorry that [...] and on this occasion to extend it to your colleagues on the recently formed Council of Elders. The founding of this body is indeed a momentous development. It can only be an immense new force for good [...] good to have the accumulated wisdom of the Council being brought to bear on some of the seemingly intractable problems we face in the world today. The reason I am inviting you and your fellow Council members

Wilson As the evening drew to a close with the guests singing the national anthem with pride and passion, one had the feeling that this gathering on 18 February at the Danish Embassy was the occasion when the [...] a social occasion the intention was that the evening should be informative for everyone. The talks and film about the future Oil Industry in the Faroe Islands certainly gave everyone food for thought. [...] charm it had the audience captivated. The talks by Runi Hansen and Heralvur Joensen were of necessity more technical. These together with the film gave everyone an appreciation of the mechanics of Oil exploration

Birthday Greetings to Madiba On behalf of the Government and People of the Faroe Islands, I would like to send our warmest and most heartfelt congratulations to you on the occasion of your 90th Birthday. As [...] places in the world, the people of our small country in the North Atlantic Ocean have been touched and inspired by your unique achievements. At great personal cost, you battled for justice when the odds seemed [...] 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 the happiest of Birthdays and Many

beyond the normal 200 nm limit. The claims are legally justified in article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and will eventually be examined by the Commission on the Limits of the [...] licenses the blocks northwards of the area on offer in the first round still appears to be attractive to the industry. The Hatton-Rockall area In the longer term some deep water areas to the southwest [...] and proximity to the West of Shetland oil fields have dictated the location of the first exploration wells on Faroese territory. In opposition to many other coastal states the future of Faroese petroleum

do us? Of course we are all very excited to hear what a man, who has had the ultimate responsibility for the world’s most important and most difficult decisions, has to say to the people of the Faroe Islands [...] unlike ever before. The organization of this visit is a great credit to the House of Industry. I recently read the book about Bobby Fischer, the American chess player who defeated the Soviet chess machine [...] and Spassky, as well as to the rest of the Icelandic society. This battle of wits turned out to be quite a headache for Iceland. The controversial and egocentric American of course made matters worse,

Cognoscenti VS. Intelligentsia 14 MR. Hankey: MR. Hankey the Christmas poo 15 Macy Gray: I Try 16 R Kelly: IF I Could turn back the hands of time 17 King of my castle: Wamdue Project 18 Progress pts.the boy wunda: [...] Seasons in the sun 2Artful Dodger: Re-Rewind the crowd say Bo Selecta 3S Club 7: Two in a million/ You´re my number one 4Steps: Say you´ll be mine/ Better the Devil 5Vengaboys: Kiss (When the sun don´t [...] Barber´s Adagio for strings 8Pet Shop Boys: You only tell me you love me when....... 9 Len: Steal my sunshine 10 John Lennon: Imagine 11 DJ Luck & MC Neat: A little bit of luck 12 Cliff Richard: The millennium

Abbot completed the acquisition of Deutag of Germany for £134 million, with the combined group becoming one of the largest land drilling operations outside of North America and one of the world leaders in [...] dispose of the interests as a condition of receiving regulatory approval from the European Commission for its global merger with ARCO. The move followed a corporate review by Tullow, listed on both the UK and [...] facing the prospect of being bought particularly by American players. Sir Ian Wood, chairman and chief executive of the John Wood Group, has continued the remarkable programme of growth of the private

Djurholm, Minister for oil and energ ------------------- During the debate of the PM’s speech, which he held to the nation on the national holiday the 29th of July, the Minister for hydrocarbon affairs [...] yet to say anything about the interest for this third round, but based upon the activity level, which has been agreed for the Faroe area and the drillings on the UK side of the border, we estimate there [...] Iceland to determine the feasibility of laying a power cable from Iceland to the Faroes, and then there is the project looking at the possibility of converting wave-power into a source of electricity. Later

taxation on crew?s wages. The objective of the FAS arrangement is that the shipping companies get refunded a part of the wages paid to their employees. The objective of the special rules for taxation on crew [...] to the rules applying to the Faroese International Register of Ships (FAS) that came into force in the beginning of the 90?ies and the rules of taxation on crew?s wages that came into force in the second [...] a) revenue on the first sale of exploited hydrocarbons; b) revenue fixed as a share of the exploited hydrocarbons or the value thereof; c) gains or losses on direct or indirect assignment of a license,

visitors go on a boat trip into one of the deep caves under the islands. Once inside, the music starts, and the natural sounds and unique acoustics of the caves are used as integral parts of the music. But [...] Creates Ground for Other Industries In the Faroe Islands today we are very dependent on our export of fish products, but we cannot go on counting solely on fishery as a main source of income. The fishing industry [...] activities and, on the other hand, increase bed capacity, because demand is surpassing the amount of activities and accommodations on offer for visitors. The Faroese do not have a long tradition for a travel