Greenland municipality of Kujalleq hit by temporary ban on alcohol sales

The Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, has decided to introduce a temporary ban on all forms of alcohol sales in the municipality.

The background is that there have been recent alcohol-related fatal incidents, the press release says, without going into detail about exactly which events are behind the decision.

This is not the first time alcohol sales have been banned for Greenlanders. During the pandemic, a similar ban on alcoholic beverages above 2.25 percent was introduced to protect children and young people when families were forced to stay indoors for long periods.