Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Most read
Latest
-
The Arctic Circle, A Glittering Event For Science And Reason, Shows Up To A Changed World
To enter Harpa during the Arctic Circle is to live in a temporary hallucination. For four remarkable days, brilliant, or at least above average, minds gathered to address the great crisis of our age, climate change. Entering this year’s event, I was…
-
Former First Lady Says Her Cloned Dog Can Detect COVID-19
Dorrit Moussaieff, wife of former president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, has brought her dog Samson to Iceland, who she says can detect COVID-19. The former First Lady made waves in Iceland last year when she cloned her dog, Sámur. The former first pet…
-
Former Icelandic First Family Officially Clones Dog
Former first lady Dorrit Moussaieff’s dog, Samur has been cloned. Samson, the clone, was born in the United States. Former Icelandic president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson posted photos of the adorable puppy on his Twitter account. “For those who followed the sad news…
-
VIDEO: Ex-President Of Iceland Meets Black Hebrew Israelites, Scripture Ensues
Former Icelandic President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, listening to Black Hebrew Israelities speaking in DC, could not resist engaging in a dialogue with them. The results were captured on video, where it can be seen that the exchange left Ólafur uncharacteristically speechless. The…
-
Outgoing President Finishes On Top
Now-former President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson leaves his 20 years in office with very high approval ratings, a new poll shows. As President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson officially took office last Monday, Ólafur made his exit. A new poll from Market and Media Research…
-
Ólafur Ragnar Drops Out
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has just announced he is withdrawing from his re-election campaign. According to a statement released on the official page of the Office of the President, Ólafur Ragnar says that while the Panama Papers protests and opinion polls had…
-
President’s Wife Linked To More Offshore Companies
New revelations have linked Dorrit Moussaieff to more offshore companies than was previously thought. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has denied any knowledge of his wife’s financial activities. The Guardian reports that documents stemming from a leak from HSBC’s private bank in Geneva…
-
Tied With President, And Not Even Running Yet
Despite not even announcing his candidacy, historian Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is tied with incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson in a new poll. Kjarninn reports that, according to a new poll taken by the magazine Frjáls verslun, Guðni and Ólafur have almost equal levels…
-
Mixed Opinions About Ólafur Ragnar Running Again
RUV reports the results of a Gallup poll on where Icelanders stand on President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson continuing to run, in light of recent news showing his connection with Panama Papers. It has now been 10 days since he announced he is…
-
President Refuses To Answer Any Questions About Panama Papers Connection
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has nothing more to say about his connections to offshore accounts. RÚV reports that their news office recently put in an interview request with the President to discuss the family of his wife, Dorrit Moussaieff, and their involvement…
-
President Leading In Polls
The results of a new poll show incumbent President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson with a considerable lead, although author Andri Snær Magnason has gathered considerable support in a short amount of time. The poll, conducted by Market and Media Research from April 22…
-
President’s “New Campaign Song” Revealed!
When President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson visited CNN and was asked whether he or his family have any connections to offshore accounts such as those revealed in the Panama Papers, his reply was a string of No’s. As it has now come to…
-
Presidential Office Denies Knowledge Of Offshore Companies
An official response from President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson’s office denies any knowledge of the companies brought to light yesterday. In response to an inquiry from Kjarninn on the offshore companies owned by the family of the President’s wife, Dorrit Moussaieff, the Office…
-
President Connected To Panama Papers
President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson does in fact have connections to at least one offshore account, despite contentions to the contrary with CNN. While the President told viewers of CNN that neither he nor his wife, Dorrit Moussaieff, have any connection to offshore…
-
Don’t Ask Nanna: About EVE Fanfest
NaNnA! I’m coming to Iceland for EVE Fanfest but my girlfriend says she wants us to Skype like every night while I’m away and keeps making remarks like she doesn’t get why I’m so excited to meet people I only know through…
-
President’s Bid Announcement Gets Mixed Response
Iceland’s President announcing he is running for a sixth term has been not entirely well received. Yesterday, President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced that he will once again run for the office, having already served 20 years as head of state. The President…
-
President Announces He Will Run Again
At a press conference held at Bessastaðir just moments ago, President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced that he will run for the office again, after already serving 20 years in office. The President cited the “thousands who have protested” in front of parliament,…
-
President Praises Pirate Party, Jungle Bars For Icelandic Innovation
At a DesignMarch event held at the Presidential residence of Bessastaðir last weekend, the President addressed a throng of local and international artists and designers to offer his take on Icelandic innovation. From music to film, and from business to politics, his…
-
Is Iceland Feeling The Bern?
The US Presidential primary season is currently a hot topic in international news, including here in the small, remote, but nevertheless internet-connected isle of Iceland. And whilst short-fingered vulgarian Donald Trump has been grabbing many headlines with his hateful racist nonsense and…
-
President Leaves Legacy, Unanswered Questions In His Wake
Outgoing President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson leaves behind uncertainty after two decades in office, both in terms of who will be the next president, and what the purpose of the office is. As the current president unambiguously announced yesterday that he will not…
-
So What’s This Presidential Election I Keep Hearing About
[EDITOR’S NOTE: In his New Year’s address yesterday, January 1, 2016, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced he would not be seeking re-election this year]. The campaign for next year’s presidential election has commenced, and it could not have started in a more bizarre…
-
Progressives Happiest With The President
Support for the president took a dip between polls, but he remains as popular as ever amongst Progressive voters. According to the latest poll from Market and Media Research, conducted on December 18, 47.8% of respondents said they were pleased with the…
-
People Live In The Arctic, And Maybe This Is News
A week ago, during a session at the Arctic Circle conference, debates quickly turn to indigenous participation in media outlets, with almost forty-five minutes of white men from both sides of the pond speaking one after the other on the difficulties of…