Faroese PM keynote speaker in hearing on Sustainable Development Goals
Last week PM Aksel V. Johannesen was a Keynote speaker in a hearing on the Sustainable Development Goals, held in…
Invitations for tenders for busses postponed
Heðin Mortensen, transport minister, has decided to put forth a bill to the parliament to change the law in passenger…
Tórshavn City buses will very likely begin Sunday bus service on April 1
Tórshavn City buses (Sp/f Gundur‘s Bussar) will very likely begin Sunday bus service on April 1, reports Kringvarp Føroya. A…
SSL: Building agreement for an additional ship signed
On the 1st of May next year, a new Strandfaraskip Landsins (SSL) ship will come to the Faroes. The CEO…
“We are election-ready,” declares Cannabis Party
The campaign for the right to choose cannabis (”Framtakið fyri rættinum at velja kannabis”) is now eligible to stand for…
Hanna Jensen installed as Minister of School and Education
Last week PM Aksel V. Johannesen installed Hanna Jensen as Minister of School and Education. The new Minister represents the…
Catalonia and the Faroe Islands agree to pursue cooperation and new solutions
The Catalan Minister for Digital Policy and Public Administration, Jordi Puigneró, and the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Aksel…
Faroese government makes U-turn on tunnel plans
The Faroese government has decided to build a new road tunnel between the villages of Dalur and Húsavík on Sandoy.
The Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom sign free trade agreement
The Faroese government has been working steadily to guarantee Faroese interests since the 2016 UK decision to leave the EU.
Remainers not impressed by post-Brexit deal with “trading super power the Faroe Islands”
Britain imports some £200 million worth of fish and crustaceans from the islands, which will remain unchanged following the UK’s divorce with the union.