Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Asylum Seekers Increase, Changes To Law Examined
The number of asylum seeker applications in Iceland has increased over the past few years, and the Ministry of the…
Leoncie To Perform In Iceland Again
Singer Icy Spicy Leoncie will be making a rare appearance in Iceland, as she will perform downtown one week from…
Public Offices Breaking Law By Not Offering Interpreters
Despite Icelandic law guaranteeing the right to the country’s immigrants, not all public offices offer an interpreter, and some go…
Ministry Makes Whale Beer For Sale Again
After being deemed illegal only two weeks previous, Hvalbjór, an Icelandic beer which uses powdered whale bones, is now back…
A Close Race For City Elections?
The top three parties running for Reykjavík city council this year are within a few points of each other, just…
Gálgahraun Protesters Charged
Seven women and two men have been charged with refusing to obey police orders to vacate a protest last October….
Icelandic Sheep Coming Up In Alaska
A small farm in Fairbanks, Alaska has a few new members now. The NewsMiner reports that Tamara Rose and Julie…
Changes To Child Custody Laws On The Horizon?
Minister of Social Affairs and Housing Eygló Harðardóttir believes that child custody laws could soon be taking on some big…
EU Accession Support On The Rise
A new poll shows that nearly a third of Icelanders now favour the country’s accession into the European Union. The…
Committee Stops Short Of Abolishing Index Loans
A group of specialists have published their recommendations for how to reduce indexed loans, but not everyone on the committee…
Park Ranger Working Weeks Cut
Iceland’s park rangers will be working about half the weeks they did the year previous, due to cuts made to…
Dozens Protest Oil Drilling In Icelandic Waters
About 70 people turned out to protest against plans to drill for oil in Drekasvæði, a supposedly oil-rich area within…
Icelandic Handball Team Compared Favourably To Nazis – Updated
Television personality Björn Bragi Arnarson chose possibly the worst simile in sports history tonight. DV reports that Björn was providing…
Icelandic Version Of Polish Newspaper Hits The Streets
Young Polish immigrants in Iceland have begun distributing free copies of an Icelandic version of Metro, a free daily newspaper…
Teachers Vote On Strike Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Iceland’s secondary school teachers will vote on whether or not they will go on strike. Vísir reports that The Icelandic…
Police Confirm Minister’s Brother Will Not Be Part Of Investigation Team
Assistant commissioner for the capital area police Theódór Kristjánsson – who is also the brother of Minister of the Interior…
Pollapönk Going To Eurovision
Icelanders have decided which band should go to Denmark to represent their country in the qualifications round of the 2014…
Health Minister “Very Supportive” Of Decriminalising Drugs
Minister of Health Kristján Þór Júlíusson surprised many attendees at a meeting of young conservatives by expressing his support for…
Teachers Stand Firm On Wage Negotiations
Secondary school teachers have accused the Icelandic government of “apathy”, and demand a significant pay rise. Vísir reports that representatives from…
Protests Held At Russian Embassy
A group of protestors assembled in front of the Russian embassy in Reykjavík today to protest the country’s treatment of…
Reindeer Warning!
Travelers using roads in east Iceland are advised to be on the lookout for wandering herds of reindeer. RÚV reports that…
Iceland Using Canada As Whaling Stop
It has come to light that both Japan and Iceland have been shipping whale meat through Canada. The Vancouver Sun reports that…
Three Bankers Charged With Financial Crimes
Former Glitnir manager Lárus Welding, former managing director of marketing at Glitnir Jóhannes Baldursson and former bank manager of Saga…
Newspaper Editor Defends Leaked Memo
Davíð Oddsson – the current co-editor of Morgunblaðið – defended the leak of a memo on an asylum seeker that…
Lizard In Store Incites Police Action
A small lizard found inside a package delivered from Sweden prompted the store receiving the goods to contact law enforcement….