Posted on 12 December 2011.
A fundraising campaign has kicked off in Iceland to collect money for the Faroe Islands’ search & rescue organisation, which worked extremely hard to protect lives and property when the islands were recently ravaged by a hurricane-force storm. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 November 2011.
Police in the Faroese capital of Tórshavn yesterday evening cordoned off parts of the city centre after a man was found dead in a public area. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 November 2011.
Widespread damage to property occurred in the Faroe Islands yesterday evening and night, as a fierce Atlantic storm raged by. Read the full story
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Posted on 18 November 2011.
Greenland and the Faroe Islands have agreed on how much Greenlandic fishermen can catch in Faroese waters in 2012, and how much the Faroese fishing fleet will be able to take from Greenland’s waters. Read the full story
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Posted on 31 October 2011.
This weekend’s election to the Faroese parliament, the Logting, saw significant gains for the centre right. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 July 2011.
The Danish Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, says that the draft of the new Faroe Islands’ constitution is incompatible with Denmark’s constitution and cannot co-exist with it. Read the full story
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Posted on 18 May 2011.
Three Icelandic unions are calling for action against the ferry operator Smyril Line for paying Icelandic employees 30 percent less than their foreign colleagues. Read the full story
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Posted on 18 May 2011.
Two groups from the Akureyri music school in Iceland will travel to the Faroe Islands today to take part in the Faroe Islands International Brass Music Festival. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 May 2011.
The Faroese factory trawler, Athena yesterday fell victim to yet another serious fire at the Faroe Islands port of Runavik. High flames and multiple explosions stopped fire crews from getting close enough to begin work. Local residents were evacuated. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 March 2011.
Political parties in Greenland and the Faroe Islands are calling on the Danish government to investigate whether Greenlandic, Danish and Faroese airspace was used by the CIA for prisoner transports. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
