Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Chinese Ambassador To Iceland Disappears
The Chinese Ambassador to Iceland left the country last January, and has not been seen nor heard from since. DV…
Support For European Union Accession Increases
A new poll shows that the number of Icelanders who support joining the European Union has been on the rise….
Councilman Offers Reward If Anonymous Columnist Comes Forward
A Reykjavík city councilperson has offered to pay 100,000 ISK to charity every month for a year, if the author…
Debt Relief Package Might Fall Short
There might not be enough money to finance the household debt relief package the Progressive Party promised voters during election…
Seized LSD Increases Over Tenfold
Nearly 8,000 doses of LSD have been confiscated by Icelandic customs authorities this year, in contrast to just 10 doses…
Airline Dispatchers To Strike
The Icelandic Air Dispatchers Association (FFM) will be holding a temporary work stoppage starting this September 11. Valdimar Pétursson, the…
EU Accession Split Possibly Dead In The Water
A proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to end Iceland’s accession into the European Union might not be submitted…
Foreign Investors Join Icelandic Gold Rush
Foreign investors have joined in the search for gold in Iceland, which has been continuing for at least the past…
Scientists Warned To Vacate Area
Increased instability in the eruption area has prompted scientists to be called upon to evacuate the area for safer ground….
What To Name The New Lava Field
As the Holuhraun eruption has spead lava over a wide swath of the country, Icelanders now ask themselves: what should…
Little Change In Party Support, High Voter Dissatisfaction
Two separate polls show little change in party support, although large numbers of voters are either undecided or dissatisfied with…
Most Icelanders Not Happy With Summer Of 2014
In terms of the weather alone, most Icelanders have been unhappy with this past summer, with one notable exception. According…
Visitors And Locals
by Haukur S. Magnússon and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The rental market in a nutshellWhile tourism has certainly been playing a critical role in bolstering Iceland’s economy, like any…
Union Official Worried About Tourism Industry Workers
The managing director of one of Iceland’s largest trade unions says they are “extremely worried” about workers in the tourism…
Faroese Ship Bids Iceland Adieu
The beleagured Faroese fishing vessel that ordinary Icelanders assisted despite the cold shoulder from government has bid our fair shores…
Stormy Weather Is Hurricane Cristobal Petering Out
The high winds and rain Iceland has been experiencing over the past 36 hours or so are the remains of…
Workers Unite!
by Gabríel Benjamin and Andie Sophia Fontaine
How the service industry exploits workers, and why nothing is changingEarlier this month, a news story broke in the Icelandic…
Fishing Minister Defends Faroese Snub, Other Icelanders Offer Cake
The Faroese fishing vessel Næraberg may have been snubbed by authorities, but other Icelanders are helping the beleagured ship in…
Holuhraun Volcano Erupts Again
An eruption has commenced at Holuhraun again, replete with lava plumes some 60 metres tall. RÚV reports that an eruption…
Poll Decidedly Grim For Interior Minister, Government
A new poll from Fréttablaðið and Stöð 2 shows about two-thirds of respondents want Interior Minister Hanna Banna Kristjánsdóttir to…
Faroese Receive Cold Welcome In Reykjavík Harbour
A damaged Faroese fishing ship was intially refused service in Reykjavík Harbour. That situation changed after protests from Faroese and…
Musician May Face Hate Speech Charges
An Icelandic musician who has been an outspoken opponent of the Reykjavík Pride festival may be looking at hate speech…
Japan Airlines Returns To Iceland
Travelling between Japan and Iceland will, for two months at least, be a whole lot easier. Vísir reports that Japan…
News In Brief Late August
Unless you’ve been literally living in a cave for the past two weeks, chances are that you’ve heard of the…
Humpback Whale Saved From Netting – VIDEO
The Icelandic Coast Guard rescued a whale that had been caught in netting, with the whole event recorded on video….