Trophy pelt: Polar bear skin helps Svalbard pass 1M kr., remain most generous donors during annual charity telethon
A traditional barrage of last-minute generosity by locals ensured Svalbard surpassed the one-million-kroner milestone and once again was the top per-person contributor to an annual...
Taking refugee: Usual month of telethon-related fundraising events to benefit unusually cruel situation for displaced
Yes, it's been a tough year here. But tell that to the residents of Aleppo. Helping them and refugees in many other areas is the...
Riches and refugees: People ask about buying Pyramiden weekly; here’s one guy’s reason – and what he’s eyeing now
(This is a guest column by Jiwoon Hwang) I’m a newcomer from South Korea. I graduated Draper University's international entrepreneurship program in Silicon Valley, attended...
Chillingly clueless: Svalbard’s 10 strangest stories of 2015
Which is stranger: a year where parasitic wasps went on a killing spree or the year that actually happened? Yeah, we're not sure either. All...
Green Party joins political opposites in proposing sending Syrian refugees to Svalbard despite numerous legal and practical issues
Locals seem willing to accept them. Two totally opposite political parties are suggesting sending them here (although the motives of one are questionable). But despite...
Random weirdness for the week of Sept. 8, 2015
A research drone that looks like a torpedo. Yeah, this is going to end well. (more…)
Progress Party leader: Send these refugees to Svalbard
Svalbard is already a haven for Syria's crops that are under threat in the war-torn country. Now it's being suggested thousands of refugees fleeing the...
