Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Hafnarfjörður To Be Adorned With Hafnarfjörður Jokes
The seaside town will soon be festooned with classic jokes, in Icelandic and English, that poke fun at people from…
Connection Between Power Plant Emissions And Death Will Not Be Investigated
Despite research showing a connection between sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from geothermal plants and shortened lifespans of those who live…
Distrust In Coalition Leaders Grows
Public distrust grows and confidence shrinks for Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson and Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, a new poll…
Iceland Ranks 3rd In Per Capita Electronic Waste
There might be a lot of ways that Iceland is green, but handling electronic waste isn’t one of them. The…
How Wiretapping Is Used In Iceland
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, an MP for the Pirate Party, posed a formal question to the Ministry of the Interior on…
Immigrants Work More For Less Pay
New research on immigrants in the workforce shows they tend to work longer hour for less pay than their Icelandic…
Unions Leaders Let Corporate Head Hear It
After awarding himself a huge bonus, the chairman of a major fishing company has found himself at the receiving end…
Iceland’s Passport: Room For Improvement
An Icelandic passport can take you to many countries without a visa, but still fewer than any Scandinavian country. According…
Protesters Sprayed, Pushed To The Ground, Arrested
A small group of protesters were met with a water hose and physical force from parliament security, with one arrest…
Progressive Wants “All Muslims Out” Of Iceland
A municipal representative for the Progressive Party believes Iceland’s Muslims are “rapists and perpetrators of violence”. When reached by the…
Microloan Companies Sell E-Books Instead Of Charging Interest
Two microloan companies have started selling e-books on their sites, the prices of which cover the fees normally charged for…
Icelanders Hope To Produce “Insect-Powered” Protein Bar
A pair of Icelanders hope to produce the first power bar using cricket flour, and make a compelling case for…
Tour Guide Pleas For More Toilets
A tour guide points out that one element is sorely lacking from the Icelandic landscape – more outdoor toilets for…
So Much For Summer, Too
If current projections pan out, this summer in Iceland will be colder than average. MBL spoke with meteorologist Trausti Jónsson…
PM’s Assistant Was In Punk Band
One of the Prime Minister’s assistants, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, was a bass player for punk rock band Vafasöm síðmótun (“Questionable…
General Strike Looking More Likely
With little room for agreement between labour and management on the subject of increasing the minimum wage, a series of…
Domestic Violence Survivor Given 30 Days To Leave Iceland
A survivor of domestic violence who divorced her abuser has been given 30 days to leave the country, or face…
Tony Omos Receives Settlement In Leak Case
Asylum seeker Tony Omos was awarded restitution for damages caused by a memo which was leaked illegally from the Interior…
It’s NATO Exercises Season Again
NATO aircraft will once again return to Icelandic airspace, to conduct military exercises over the course of the next few…
Vast Majority Of Icelanders Like Tourists
Almost 98% of Icelanders polled on the subject have a positive opinion of tourists in their country, including those who…
General Strike Could Begin May 1
A proposed general strike could begin at the start of next month, a labour union coalition leader confirmed. Björn Snæbjörnsson,…
ATMs Emptied Over Easter
Tourism, Easter closings, and confirmation season all converged on a single weekend, emptying most of downtown Reykjavík’s bank machines of…
Slim Majority Against Withdrawing EU Accession Application
A slim majority of Icelanders are opposed to the Foreign Minister’s desire to withdraw Iceland from European Union accession. At…
Crucifixion Likened To Revenge Porn
A pair of ministers devoted their Easter mass to the subject of revenge porn and #freethenipple, likening the crucifixion itself…
Domestic Violence Survivor May Be Deported
An American citizen who divorced her Icelandic ex-husband now faces deportation for “not having enough ties to the country”. “My…