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  • PM Not At Parliament Because Reasons, And Hockey

    PM Not At Parliament Because Reasons, And Hockey

    As parliamentary sessions resumed yesterday after a two week Easter break, many MPs found themselves wondering about the whereabouts of Iceland’s Prime Minister, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, reports Vísir. While the Prime Minister did not show up for yesterday’s session (despite Alþingi Speaker Einar K.…

  • It’s Time To Give A Puck About Women’s Hockey

    It’s Time To Give A Puck About Women’s Hockey

    On the shortest day of the year, the women’s hockey team from the Reykjavík suburb of Grafarvogur are on a long journey north. They go by the name Björninn (“The Bear”) and they’re driving 386 kilometres to play the Akureyri women’s team,…