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In reviewing the past year in news, you will see certain patterns emerge: certain public figures, events and topics that seem to ignite social media and office break room conversations for days, weeks or even months. Arguments are had, alliances are formed,…
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Prime Minister Wrong On Imported Meat
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson made claims about meat from the US that were not actually true, an official from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) told reporters. Addressing attendees of a Progressive Party leadership meeting last Friday, the Prime Minister…
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Giving Iceland
Back in April, Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson apparently made a blunder, when he proclaimed the opportunities ahead for Iceland, in the light of global warming and its expected catastrophes. The minister was, of course, highly criticised for the cynicism of his…
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Icelandic Bar Life
Sigríður “Sigga” Guðlaugsdóttir’s induction into the world of running bars began by chance. She was working part-time at a bar in Boston while she was studying film in the ‘80s when the owners suddenly fired the managers and asked her to take…
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Progressives Could Get Seat On City Council
In the wake of recent remarks made by the Progressive mayoral candidate that she would revoke a plot of land Reykjavík granted for the building of a mosque, the party now has enough support to possibly win a seat on city council.According…
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Bishop Of Iceland, Progressive Minister Disagree With Progressive Mayoral Candidate
A controversial statement made by a Progressive mayoral candidate about the possibility of a mosque in Iceland has prompted a slew of responses of disagreement, amongst them from the Bishop of Iceland and the Foreign Minister themselves.“It is a given that people…
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PM Inaccurate On Coalition’s First Year
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson penned a special article in celebration of the ruling coalition’s first year in office, but some of his claims have proven to be not entirely true.In the article, printed in Morgunblaðið and entitled “In Just One Year”, the…
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PM Stands By Climate Change Comments
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson says his view on climate change is nothing new, reports Vísir. During a session of parliament yesterday, Left-Green MP, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, asked the premier to explain his controversial statements on the benefits of climate change. The PM answered by…
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President And Iceland’s Government Differ On Russia And Ukraine Conflict
Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has found himself having to defend recent remarks made by Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson on the subject of Russia and the Ukraine, which seem to contradict Iceland’s actual position on the conflict. Norwegian news service Nordlys,…