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29.
September 2004
UN veterans feel they have
been let down
Norwegian soldiers who are suffering
from mental problems after having
served in the UN peacekeeping
forces, feel they have been let
down by both the Services and
the politicians.
The National Association of UN
Veterans receives new letters
every week with requests for help
from soldiers who are struggling
with major mental problems.
Around six per cent of all UN
servicemen need assistance after
leaving the service.
Around 120,000 persons have served
with Norwegian units in the UN
peacekeeping forces.
The Services have become better
at providing follow-up to UN soldiers
who are suffering from mental
problems, says spokesman for the
Defence Department, Undersecretary
of State, Baard Glad Pedersen.
However, more can be done to help
in the long term, Glad Pedersen
says.
21.
September 2004
Investigation of tanker mishap
Underway
The policewill investigate why
the captain of the LNG tanker
"Marte", which was adrift
off the west coast island of Fedje
on Monday, did not report the
engine failure immediately.
Tugboats managed to get the tanker
under tow, only minutes away from
grounding.
The maritime traffic center at
Fedje had to contact the ship,
when it discovered it had lost
speed, to check if somehing was
wrong, says leader of the traffic
center, Edgar Monge, to NRK.
He confirms that it took 8 minutes
from when they contacted the vessel,
until the captain appealed for
assistance.
By then the traffic center had
already ordered two tugboats to
the asssitance, and they managed
to bring the tanker out to deeper
water and safety.
There was great danger of an explosion,
had the vessel hit the rocks,
and police were preparing to evacuate
the 800 people living on Fedje.
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29.
September 2004)
Latest Poll: Conservative
Party on the Advance
The Norway Post
The Conservative Party is
the winner in the September
political poll made by IMMI
for the newspaper Dagbladet.
Support for the party is now
at 18.3 per cent, an increase
by 2 points from last month.
Support for the Labour Party
remains unchanged, at 27.2
per cent.
IMMI's results for September:
Labour Party 27.2 ( -- )
Socialist Left 19.1 (+1.1)
Progress Party 18.8 (-1.2)
Conservatives 18.3 (+2.0)
Christian People 7.1 (-1.4)
Agrarians 5.7 (+0.6)
Liberal Left 2.4 (-0.1)
The poll also shows that there
is still a majority opposed
to EU membership, with 41
per cent opposed, 38 per cent
in favour and 20 per cent
undecided.
(Aftenposten)
22.
September 2004
Compromise in Theological
Controversy
The Norway Post
The curate of the Hareid Church
in Sunnmoere, Michael Moegster,
has decided to withdraw from
the church service on the
Sunday that Hamar Bishop Rosmarie
Koehn will visit his parish
in October.
This means that the Dean of
the district, Evy Kvamsdal
will share the service with
the Bishop.
The Dean says she will conduct
the first part of the service
and preach the sermon, while
Bishop Koehn will conduct
the last part of the service.
The local curate had refused
Koehn permission to preach,
mainly because he disagreed
with her liberal views on
homosexuality.
He says he has decided to
withdraw from the service
at his own initiative, to
lessen the conflict which
has divided the congregation
and the community.
Earlier on Wednesday, Bishop
Koehn had proposed a change
in the constitution of the
Norwegian State Church, which
would mean that individual
pastors should no longer have
the right to prevent persons
with different views from
preaching in "their"
church.
Public broadcaster NRK has
polled six of Norway's 11
bishops, and none of them
want to support Koehn's proposal.
In the bishops' opinion, it
is important that the local
pastor has the right to decide
who shall preach in his church.
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