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    Opinion

    – We need to tell the whole truth about the COVID-19 situation in the Faroe Islands

    It is important that Faroese authorities give the rest of the world an accurate description of the situation regarding COVID-19 in the Faroe ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foAugust 21, 20200
    Kristin Michelsen, MP for Sjálvstýri
    Society

    Not the same as having an STD: People who test positive should make their diagnosis public, MP says

    People who test positive for COVID-19 ought to make their diagnosis known to the public, according to Kristin Michelsen, MP for Sjálvstýri. If ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foAugust 15, 20200
    Image credits: Sverri Egholm
    Sports

    First Nations League matches likely to be played without spectators

    The Faroese Football Association has yet to receive news from UEFA regarding the matter of spectators at their Nations League matches against Malta ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foAugust 3, 20200
    Image credits: Jens Kr. Vang
    Business

    People have started buying beer and cider again

    During the first six months of 2020, the Faroese liquor store chain, normally called Rúsan, sold a lot more beer and cider than ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foJuly 20, 20200
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    Pictures

    Miss Denmark wearing the Faroese national costume

    As the Faroese national holiday is drawing nearer, people bring forth their Faroese national costume. In these pictures, we have 23 year old ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foJuly 15, 20200
    Okkara brewery in Velbastaður (Image credits: Torleif Joensen)
    Business

    Atli Mikkelsen is the new CEO of Okkara

    Last week, it was announced that Petur Petersen, also known as Petur Øl (Petur Beer), had quit his job as CEO of Okkara. ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foJuly 14, 20200
    Petur Petersen (Image credits: Jens Kr. Vang)
    Business

    CEO of Okkara quits

    Petur Petersen, known by many as Petur Øl (Petur Beer), is no longer the CEO of Okkara, says Einar Waag, CEO of Føroya ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foJuly 9, 20200
    Road Infrastructure

    Prices for driving through the Eysturoy subsea tunnel revealed — and people are not happy

    Last week, the company behind the subsea tunnels to Eysturoy and Sandoy revealed the price for driving through the Eysturoy subsea tunnel when ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foJuly 4, 20200
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    Business

    Faroese sex shop had an increase in sales during the lock-down

    Loyndin, the Faroese web shop selling various items meant to stimulate people’s sex lives, normally gets about 60 orders a month. In May, ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foJune 30, 20200
    Film & TV

    TROM creator: A shame if we have to shoot the series in Iceland

    Torfinnur Jákupsson, the creator of the crime TV series TROM, would prefer that the series be shot in the Faroe Islands, where it ...
    By Jens Hákun Leo / Hvat.foJune 26, 20200

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