Society
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935Visit Faroe Islands advises LGBT visitors to be modest when displaying physical affection in public
Some might find it slightly bizarre that Visit Faroe Islands, a government-funded organization, feels the need to give advice to LGBT travelers.
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1.1KNew arrivals in the Faroes: “The biggest challenge is the language and not being part of a Faroese family”
According to Irish Times, the Faroe Islands aim to avoid Europe’s mistakes on immigration. The Irish newspaper emphasizes that the Faroese government...
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1.6KPerson violently attacked in downtown Tórshavn, police investigating incident
Around 4.30 a.m. this morning, a person was attacked in the Steinatún area, downtown Tórshavn, reports Faroese news website Portal.fo. The Faroe...
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706Faroese Postal Service helps Greenland shop online
The Faroese Postal Service, Posta, has developed a system that will help Greenlanders order products online and have them sent to their...
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1.5KChinese/Faroese dictionary to be published next year
The first edition of a Chinese/Faroese dictionary will be published in February 2019 by Faroese publishing house, Sprotin.
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733Faroe Islanders urge Iranian government to release four Christians
Amnesty International Føroyar has joined the campaign calling on Iran to immediately release four Iranian Christians, including pastor Victor Bet-Tamraz and his...
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335First day of school for Glasir, Tórshavn College
Glasir, the largest educational institution in the Faroe Islands, joined hundreds of students in celebrating the first day of school in mid-August....
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1.5KMajority of Faroe Islanders oppose practice of dolphin hunting
It appears that a majority of Faroe Islanders are against the practice of dolphin hunting. In an online poll on Faroese news...
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429Local.fo hit with DDoS attack following Hvalvík dolphin slaughter
Local.fo was rendered inaccessible on Thursday owing to a so called Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. In a statement to Local.fo,...
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1.3K“This is very unfortunate branding of our country,” laments former Faroese PM after dolphins hunt
Former Faroese Prime Minister Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen has spoken out in the wake of yesterday's slaughter of 210 white-sided dolphins, which...
