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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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It is considered likely that 30 people will lose their jobs in Dalvík (pop. 1,400) due to the imminent bankruptcy of the local fish processing company Norðurströnd. Its request for insolvency will be heard at Northeast Iceland District Court on Thursday.
The company’s financial reorganization has been worked on for three months but the bankruptcy appears unavoidable. The staff was given the news last week. The fish processing plant has not been in operation for several months, ruv.is reports.
Mayor of Dalvík Svanfríður Jónasdóttir said it is serious when such a large company ceases operation, both because of loss of jobs and the atmosphere in town.
Meanwhile, all ten employees of the fish processing company Drangur in Drangsnes (pop. 67) in the West Fjords have been laid off and it looks as if five other of the village’s workers, who are employed by the local fisheries company, will lose their jobs as well.
According to visir.is, a poor situation in salt fish markets in Southern Europe, lack of haddock quota and unsold lumpsucker roes contribute to a rapidly deteriorating outlook on the village’s employment market, jeopardizing one third of local jobs.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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Leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who held the mandate to lead coalition talks, presented the government agreement between the Progressive Party and Independence Party to the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the presidential residence Bessastaðir this morning.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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