A third of Greenlandic residents want closer ties with Canada
Greenland’s new premier, Aleqa Hammond, made her first official trip to Denmark on 15 April. However, one in three people who live on this gigan...
Pirates headed for safe web ‘bay’ in Greenland
The notorious file sharing site The Pirate Bay tried changing its virtual domain to Greenland in a bid to thwart efforts to close it down. The overnig...
Greenland’s new government puts the brakes on more offshore drilling
The incoming government lead by Aleqa Hammond in Greenland will put the brakes on further offshore drilling for oil. Licences for 11 new blocks in Nor...
NASA begins 2013 survey of Greenland’s ice sheets
NASA has now started to collect this year’s research of the Earth’s polar ice sheets as part of their six-year survey.
Greenland PM: Europe could miss out on mineral riches
Greenland’s Prime Minister has warned that the EU could miss out on having access to the territory’s newly uncovered mineral wealth.
Greenland walrus spotted in Scotland
Scottish residents discovered the presence of a rare northerly visitor at the weekend. Thirty-two-year-old birdwatcher Mark Warren from Orkney came ac...
First Greenland fishery gets green light from MSC
A major fishery in Greenland has become the territory’s first to receive backing from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). According to a report publ...
Air Greenland increases capacity on Nuuk-Iqaluit route
Greenland’s leading airline has increased flights between the Greenlandic capital and Iqaluit in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.