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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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Last month, the unemployment rate in the West Fjords was 3.8 percent. That means that 129 people were without work, 84 men and 45 women, according to Bæjarins Bestu news web site in the town of Ísafjörður.
Since December, the number of unemployed individuals has risen by 23, or 0,8 percent.
Unemployment has gone down by 0,4 percent compared to the same month last year when 147 people were unemployed on average.
Out of the 147 individuals, 93 were unemployed in Ísafjörður, 13 in Bolungarvík, and 10 in Vesturbyggð. Seven are unemployed in the Strandir region, five in Súðavík, four in Tálknafjörður, three in Kaldraneshreppur, two in Árneshreppur and in Reykhólar.
Presently, seven jobs are advertised in the West Fjords.
In January, the unemployment rate in Iceland was 7.2 percent, a decrease of 0.1 percent from December last year.
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Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference in the old district school at Laugarvatn in South Iceland today.
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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 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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