Schoolchildren get too little swimming training
Only one in ten schools provide fourth graders 30-40 hours swimming lessons, despite new competence standards which were introduced last fall, this according to a…
Articles by Joseph Tatone
HRS: – More realistic figures about immigration
Human Rights Service (HRS) applauds the new forecasts for immigration and population growth from Statistics Norway (SSB). The foundation has previously accused SSB of embellishing…
The petroleum sector expecting brighter times
It is moving towards fewer permanent dismissals and fewer layoffs in the oil and gas industry, according to the NHO economy barometer. The figures indicate…
Ryanair changes airline charges without consent
Ryanair passengers have reacted to the airline who has withdrawn the aircraft seat fee from their account without permission. Ryanair sent an email to customers…
Check duty-free quota on app
Now you can easily check whether you stay within the duty-free quota. A new app helps you keep track. Finance Minister Siv Jensen and the…
You do not need a passport to cross the borders between the Nordic countries
As a Norwegian citizen, you do not need your passport if you are traveling between the Nordic countries. This according to an agreement on passport…
Brexit leads to increased demand for travel to the UK
Sembo, a Norwegian travel site, has seen a marked increase in searches for holidays to the UK after Brexit. The pound has been high over…
Norwegian’s flight investment gets climate criticism
In February airline Norwegian notified that they will double their fleet in five years, a nature reserve called Naturvernforbundet has calculated that CO2 emissions will…
Getting to build the world’s largest fish farming counties
Livestock Company Nekst received a license to build the world’s largest salmon farm for salmon fingerlings on land outside Førde. Company Nekst has received on…
Mosques gather for an extraordinary meeting
Norway’s biggest mosque is working to gather more mosques for an extraordinary meeting of the Islamic Council to elect a new board, after the entire…
Norwegians drop Turkey as holiday destination
Norwegian tour operators report experiencing an almost 75 percent reduction in selling travel to Turkey in the wake of repeated terrorist attacks against the country….