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Attempted murder case postponed

The trial against two men accused of attempted murder was scheduled for next week but has now been postponed until June.
By Local.foApril 15, 20180
Society

Farmer’s gone full-blown “Art Galt” as he nearly plows into Danish female tourists

News broke today that two female tourists from Denmark were allegedly threatened by Saksun's notorious big farmer Jóhan Jógvansson on a visit to ...
By Jens Hákun LeoApril 14, 20180
Society

Wireless point-of-sale terminal stolen from Tórshavn-based bar

It was a quiet night for a Friday, say Tórshavn Police in its overnight report this morning. Party goers packed downtown Tórshavn last ...
By Jens Hákun LeoApril 14, 20180
Society

#[email protected]: Big Farmer demanded “exhibition monkey fee” in 2016

Jóhan Jógvansson, Saksun‘s big farmer, grabbed the headlines of the Faroese media for all the wrong reasons yesterday after he sent a xenophobic ...
By Jens Hákun LeoApril 13, 20180
Society

Over 50% of Faroe Islanders believe in creationism, survey finds

52% of Faroe Islanders hold the creationist belief that God created humanity as it currently exists a mere 10.000 years ago. According to ...
By Jens Hákun LeoApril 13, 20180
Society

Southeast Asians help reduce deficit of women

There were 845 more women in the Faroe Islands in 2017 than in 2010, with most of them being born either in the ...
By Local.foApril 12, 20180
Society

Notorious farmer admits he was the one who wrote “xenophobic message”…

..."But the message was not directed at the joyous travelers who visited the village of Saksun yesterday", claims Jóhan Jógvansson, Saksun's big farmer. ...
By Jens Hákun LeoApril 12, 20180
Society

”This is not Disneyland. Tourists, go home”, say xenophobic thugs in a message to joyous travelers

Foreign tourists, who visited the stunningly beautiful village of Saksun today, received a less than warm welcome from some unknown thug(s).
By Jens Hákun LeoApril 11, 20180
Society

Deficit of women reduced

The deficit of women in the Faroe Islands has been reduced in recent years. In 2010, there were 1,922 more men than women, but ...
By Local.foApril 11, 20180
Society

Onlookers less than impressed as ”ambulances arrive very late” for huge car crash

According to one eye-witness, the car-crash was very dramatic as one car was sent flying through the air. Another eye-witness argued that it ...
By Jens Hákun LeoApril 11, 20180

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