Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Interior Minister: Call To Resign “Unbelievably Inappropriate”
Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir has dismissed a Left-Green proposal that she resign as “unbelievably inappropriate”. Her criticisms…
Management Wrong On Icelanders’ Working Hours
A representative of management who contended that Icelanders do not need to work fewer hours has been corrected by the…
“Idiot” And Other Words Removed From Icelandic Penal Code
The Icelandic Penal Code was recently revamped to remove some of its more out-dated word choices, and replace them with…
MPs Want To Shorten Work Week
A new bill has been submitted to parliament which would, if passed, legally define working full time to 35 hours…
Christmas Goat Back To Tempt Fate
The Christmas Goat has returned to IKEA in Garðarbær, despite facing both potential arson or high winds, which have defeated…
Eruption Likely To Last Until 2015
At the rate the Holuhraun eruption is slowing, one volcanologist believes it will last until early next year. Vísir reports…
Finance Minister Defends Raising Food Tax
Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson says it is “out of the question” that there will be any changes to his…
Anti-Abortion Prayer Group “Harassment”
A sociologist and gender studies expert told the Grapevine that an anti-abortion group which has recently gained attention is engaging…
Netflix Trying To Open In Iceland
Icelanders may soon be able to legally access the popular streaming site Netflix, replete with Icelandic subtitles. Nútíminn reports that…
Unemployment In Iceland Now At 3%
Unemployment in Iceland is now the lowest it has been since the October 2008 economic collapse; lower than in both…
New Batch Of Names Receive Name Committee Ruling
The Name Committee has approved and rejected a new set of submitted names, and has also come up with an…
Deildu.net Moves Overseas
Icelandic file sharing site Deildu.net has moved their website abroad, in response to yesterday’s court ruling ordering some ISPs to…
Court Rules Icelandic Torrent Site Blocked
Reykjavík District Court has today ordered ISPs Vodafone and Hringdu to block their customers from accessing the Pirate Bay and…
No Connection Between Muslims And Violence Against Women
An Icelandic criminologist says she has not been able to find any connection between the percentage of Muslims in a…
Ptarmigan Hunting Unsustainable
An ecologist for The Icelandic Institute of Natural History (IINH) has released a report on ptarmigans, with one conclusion being…
Pirate Party MP Criticises Shutting Down Islamic State Site
Pirate Party MP Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson has called the shutting down of khilafah.is “an irresponsible approach” to dealing with the…
Gálgahraun Case To Go To Human Rights Court
Those opposing road construction through the protected Gálgahraun lava fields will be appealing to the European Court of Human Rights…
Government Concludes Each Meal Costs About 250 ISK
A new bill on the VAT bases its proposals on the conclusion that each Icelander can live on about 750…
News In Brief: October
Anyone with a favourite pet knows how hard it is to be apart when travelling. One man who tried to…
Islamic State Using Icelandic Domain Name
The Islamic State (IS) has a website registered under a .is domain name, and Icelandic government officials are looking for…
More People Leaving Church Than Joining
The number of people de-registering from the National Church has exceeded the number of people joining it, new data reveals….
Likely Shortage Of Whale Meat This Winter
Whale hunters have fallen far under quota, making it very probable that there will be a shortage of whale meat…
Trial Of Interior Minister Assistant Will Go On
The trial of former Interior Minister assistant Gísli Freyr Valdórsson will continue, as the presiding judge has refused the defence’s…
Benefit Concert For Gálgahraun Nine In The Works
Numerous musicians will soon be holding a benefit concert to pay the fines of the Gálgahraun Nine. Vísir reports that…
Interior Minister Assistant Wants Prison For Journalists
An assistant to the Minister of the Interior is seeking to press for prison time for two journalists who briefly…