Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Summer Solstice Tea Ceremony At Peace Tower
An “avant-garde Japanese tea ceremony” will be performed at Yoko Ono’s Peace Tower next Friday, to coincide with the summer…
Whale Hunting Kicks Off
Whale hunting season has begun, and will continue for the next three months. RÚV reports that the whaling ships Hvalur…
Dolphins Play With Boat – VIDEO
Six or seven dolphins took turns playing with the bow of a small boat yesterday morning, while the captain recorded…
Air Hooligan Flies Again
An Icelander who gained brief internet fame due to his drunken antics on an airplane will be allowed back on…
65 Icelandair Flights Cancelled For Monday
Nearly all Icelandair flights scheduled this coming Monday will be cancelled, due to a 24-hour work stoppage to be held…
Meet Reykjavík’s New Ruling Coalition
Reykjavík City Council’s new ruling coalition was officially announced yesterday. As predicted, the ruling coalition of Reykjavík City Council consists…
One Dead, One Missing As Rescue Search Continues
The search for two women who disappeared last Saturday has led to finding the body of one of them, but…
Pig Farmers Cast Doubts On Chief Vet
A number of Icelandic pig farmers question whether or not the country’s top veterinarian is qualified to judge whether or…
Iceland Snubbed Over Whaling
Iceland was not amongst the countries invited to take part in a conference on the world’s oceans, due to the…
President Will Not Run Again
President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson will not run for office in 2016, leaving the presidency after two decades in…
“Siggi Hacker” Charged With Multiple Fraud And Theft Counts
Sigurður Ingi Þórðarson, also known as “Siggi Hacker”, will tomorrow arrive in Reykjanes District Court to face charges of embezzlement,…
No Damages Awarded For Icelandic Pub Owner
The owner of two Icelandic pubs, Monte Carlo and Mónakó, will not be awarded damages for what he called “bullying…
Icelanders Show Interest In Muslim Society As Show Of Support
Many have been in contact with the Muslim Society of Iceland to express an interest in joining, even though they…
Ministry Will Not Appeal Court Decision
The Ministry of the Interior will not appeal a Reykjavík District Court ruling to award damages to an asylum seeker…
General Public Cautioned To Watch Out For Rats
Vermin in Reykjavík give the public a scareIn the wake of recent sightings and attacks, residents of downtown Reykjavík are…
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Brings Gains To Progressives
The Progressive Party went from zero seats to two on Reykjavík city council last night, and a great deal of…
Coalition Loses Majority, Progressives Gain Two Seats – UPDATED
The Social Democrats won the most seats in last night’s Reykjavík city council elections, but a new ruling coalition will…
Interior Minister: City Elections “Great Blow” To Outgoing Mayor, Best Party
Minister of the Interior and former Reykjavík mayor Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir said that the results of last Saturday’s city elections…
Facebook Profile Pic Prompts Police Visit
Two police officers confronted a young woman and told her that her home was going to be searched, based on…
400 Million Going To Iceland’s More Popular Tourist Spots
About 400 million ISK will be put into repairing and renovating some of the most popular tourist locations in Iceland….
Lazy Town Bids Iceland Adieu
Lazy Town creator Magnús Scheving has decided to hand the reins of the 20-year project over to the Turner Broadcasting…
Progressive Mayoral Candidate Allegedly “Tricked” Immigrants
The Progressive Party’s candidate for mayor may have kept her opinions of a mosque in Iceland to herself when she…
Ministry Sets Regulations For Treatment Of Asylum Seekers
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing has established guidelines for Icelandic municipalities on how to welcome asylum seekers and…
Nothing Progressive About It
Let’s just be honest here: the Progressive Party has, for at least the past several years, been Iceland’s xenophobic nationalist party. And…
Progressives Could Get Seat On City Council
In the wake of recent remarks made by the Progressive mayoral candidate that she would revoke a plot of land…