Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
COVID Roundup: Five Domestic Cases Yesterday, One Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis
Five new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but one…
Poll: Ruling Coalition Holds Its Own, People’s Party Losing Support
According to the latest poll from Þjóðarpuls Gallup, the current ruling coalition—led by the Left-Greens with the Independence Party and…
Chief Epidemiologist Urges Caution Despite Promising Coronavirus Numbers
Even though the latest cases over the weekend—wherein only 10 people over the past three days were diagnosed with coronavirus,…
Namibian Journalists Condemn Treatment Of Icelandic Journalists
In response to ongoing attacks by the Icelandic fishing company Samherji against several Icelandic journalists for their coverage of the…
COVID Roundup: Calm Weekend, All Cases In Quarantine
Four new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All of these…
EU Court Allows Lawsuit Against Bank Which Advised Investing In Failed Icelandic Bank
The European Court of Justice has ruled that a woman in Portugal is in fact allowed to sue a bank…
COVID Roundup: Five New Domestic Cases, All In Quarantine At Diagnosis
Five new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesteday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All of these…
Foreigners Being Harassed Due To Coronavirus Fears
Víðir Reynisson, the chief of Civic Protection and part of Iceland’s coronavirus response team leadership, said at a press conference…
Earthquake Strikes East Of Reykjavík
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 struck 11:37 Icelandic time 2.7km from Eiturhól, near Nesjavellir. The quake was reportedly…
Iceland Airwaves 2021: New Acts Just Announced
As Iceland aims to ease all domestic pandemic restrictions by the end of June (pending the success of vaccinations in…
COVID Roundup: 10 Domestic Cases Yesterday, 3 Outside Quarantine
Ten new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesteday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but three…
VIDEO: Kolbeinsey, Iceland’s Northernmost Island, Is Hanging In There
Lonely Kolbeinsey, Iceland’s northernmost point, is fighting a losing battle against erosion from the sea and the weather. The Icelandic…
COVID Roundup: Nine Domestic Cases Yesterday, All But Two In Quarantine At Diagnosis
Nine new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesteday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but two…
COVID Roundup: 36 Domestic Cases Over Past Three Days, 7 Outside Quarantine
36 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected over Friday, Saturday, and Sunday according to the latest data from…
New Border Law Passes Parliament
In the early morning hours of April 22nd, after much debate, Parliament passed into law Iceland’s new pandemic response border…
COVID Roundup: 27 New Cases These Past Two Days, Nine Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis
10 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but one…
Politician Implies TV Host Breaking Journalist Guidelines For Expressing Opinion On Social Media
Þórdís Pálsdóttir, a vice Reykjavík City councilperson for the Independence Party, believes that Gísli Marteinn Baldursson, himself a former Independence…
COVID Roundup: 12 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Two Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis
12 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but two…
Iceland’s New Border Policy: What It Means
Yesterday’s announcement from the Icelandic government that they intend to enact a stricter pandemic response at the border has raised…
BREAKING: Prime Minister Announces Stricter Border Policy
At a press conference held just moments ago, led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister…
Human Trafficking Survivor Facing Deportation Challenges Decision In Court
Uhunoma Osayomore, an asylum seeker who fled human trafficking and violence in Nigeria and is now facing deportation from Iceland,…
Reporters Without Borders: Iceland Slips Down Press Freedom Ranking
Iceland has moved from 15th to 16th place on Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index for 2021, in…
IMF: Iceland’s Economy Is Too Dependent On Tourism
A concluding statement of the International Monetary Fund visit to Iceland states that Iceland’s dependence on tourism to fuel its…
COVID Roundup: 21 Domestic Cases Yesterday, 3 Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis
21 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but three…
Possible Return Of Quarantine Hotel, Poll Shows High Public Support
The possibility of re-instating the quarantine hotel is now very real, in the wake of a new outbreak that has…