The new political party formed by ex-Progressive Party independent MP Guðmundur Steingrímsson and the Best Party will be called Bright Future, and its initials will be BF – the same as the Best Party’s initials in Icelandic. Read the full story
Posted on 07 January 2012.
The new political party formed by ex-Progressive Party independent MP Guðmundur Steingrímsson and the Best Party will be called Bright Future, and its initials will be BF – the same as the Best Party’s initials in Icelandic. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 September 2011.
Around 47 percent of Reykjavik residents are dissatisfied with the work of Mayor Jon Gnarr, a new opinion poll suggests. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 September 2011.
The Mayor of the City of Reykjavik, Jon Gnarr, has announced that today is the second annual ‘Godan Daginn Dagur’, or Good Day Day. The irreverent faux-holiday has a serious intention, however. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 June 2011.
Gudfridur Lilja Gretarsdottir, an Icelandic MP for the Left Green Movement, says she wants Reykjavik mayor Jon Gnarr’s Best Party to run for the national parliament. Read the full story
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Posted on 14 April 2011.
Three German naval ships with some 700 crew members have arrived in Reykjavik on a ceremonial visit; including the Berlin, which is Germany’s biggest naval vessel. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 January 2011.
The mayor of Reykjavik, Jon Gnarr has declared that Iceland should take more care to rehabilitate visitors from overseas than to shoot them. This, even though the visitors in question are the biggest and most dangerous land predators anywhere: hungry and dangerous polar bears stranded many hundreds of kilometres from home. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 October 2010.
Mayor of Reykjavik, Jon Gnarr has been in isolation in hospital due to an infection in his arm. Read the full story
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Posted on 20 October 2010.
Reykjavik City Council yesterday voted to apply for membership of the organisation Mayors for Peace. Read the full story
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Posted on 18 September 2010.
UPDATED The Mayor of Reykjavik, Jon Gnarr, will open the exhibiton Erro – Collage today at 15.00 in attendance of the artist Reykjavik Art Museum. At the same time, an exhibition of works by Mel Ramos will also be opened. Read the full story
Posted on 28 August 2010.
Last Monday Reykjavik Mayor Jon Gnarr took the first swing in Iceland’s first ever Adventure Mini Golf course; The Treasure Hunt. What he didn’t know beforehand was that the pirate ship (originally called Knutur RE) now bears his name. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
