Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
News In Brief Early August
A whole new angle on the ever-brewing Ministry of the Interior scandal came to light when it was reported that…
Growing Numbers Of Bats In Iceland
New research shows an increasing number of bats in Iceland, most likely arriving via cargo ships. The research, published in…
Car-Sharing Service Opens In Iceland
A new Icelandic car-sharing company is letting people rent their cars out to others, or rent a car from others…
Growing Likelihood Of Eruption At Bárðarbunga
The possibility of a volcanic eruption at Bárðarbunga is increasing, to where the Prime Minister has met with rescue and…
Interior Minister May Have To Answer For Her Assistant’s Actions
By law, the Minister of the Interior may be held responsible for the memo the State Prosecutor says one of…
Elevated Caution Over Seismic Activity At Volcano Site
The Bárðarbunga volcano is now classified as “Code Yellow”, although there are no indications that magma has reached the surface….
Interior Minister Assistant Charged
Minister Also Wants “Courts And Law Enforcement” To Be Managed By Another MinisterGísli Freyr Valdórsson, an assistant to Minister of…
Interior Minister May Have Broken Ministerial Regulations
Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir has responded to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, again, and the facts brought to light…
City Examines “City Bikes” Possibility
Reykjavík may soon join the list of cities with a “city bikes” service, renting out bicycles to residents to reduce…
Says Residents In No Danger From Fluoride Emissions
Despite fluoride levels in the grass around an aluminium smelter being above the safe limit for three years in a…
MP Proposes “Immigrants’ Ombudsman”
An MP says immigrants are “helpless against our system”, and believes they need an ombudsman. Elín Hirst, an MP for…
Russia Focus Of Foreign Affairs Committee
Recent events in the Russian Federation has prompted the Foreign Affairs Committee to examine what new courses of action Iceland…
Airport Security Varies For Different Nationalities
The security measures an arrival at Keflavík International Airport must go through can depend on the departure country of the…
Lamb Getting Ready For Whole Foods
The autumn cull of lambs has already begun in some parts of Iceland, to be sent to Whole Foods stores…
Support For Government Falls Slightly
According to the latest poll, public support for the ruling coalition has decreased over the past month. The poll was…
Off-Road Driving Becoming Major Problem
Greater cooperation between local authorities and tourist companies is needed to stem the damage done to the Icelandic countryside by…
400 Compete In League Of Legends Match
About 400 Icelanders took part in a League of Legends competition at the University of Reykjavík over the weekend. League…
Over One-Fourth Of Iceland Attend Reykjavík Pride
About 90,000 people – over one-quarter the population of Iceland – attended yesterday’s Reykjavík Pride celebrations. Vísir reports that some…
Tourism Having Effects On Rental Market
An increase in tourism has made a negative impact on the local rental market, the head of the Renters’ Association…
Says National Registry Breaking The Law Over Girl’s Name
A lawyer for the family of Harriet Cardew argues that denying the girl an Icelandic passport is in violation of…
Shops And Restaurants Running Out Of Minke Whale
The minke whale cull has fallen far below expectations, prompting a shortage of whale meat in shops and restaurants in…
Mystery of Rumbling Tuya Solved
The mysterious rumbling noises heard emanating from the tuya Herðubreið have a very mundane explanation. Harpa Grímsdóttir of the Icelandic…
Archaeologists Angry With Archeological Office
Eight archaeologists have accused The Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland (CHA) of operating without supervision when it comes to the…
Half Tjörnin’s Duck Species Dying Off
Three of the six duck species at the pond Tjörnin in Reykjavík are dying off, and will disappear if nothing…
Mysterious Noises Coming From Volcano
Strange rumblings coming from the tuya Herðubreið are confounding observers as to their possible source. Vísir reports that visitors to…