Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
Iceland Not A Party To Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went into force today. While 122 countries in the world are…
COVID Roundup: Zero New Domestic Cases, 4,546 People Vaccinated
No new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 19 people are currently…
Controversial US Ambassador Bids “Tremendous” Farewell To Iceland In Deleted Posts
In posts that have since seem to have been deleted from Facebook, now-former US Ambassador to Iceland Jeffrey Ross Gunter…
Five University Buildings Flooded, No Insurance Policy In Place
Five buildings at the University of Iceland were flooded with water last night when a major water main in West…
MP Proposes Ban On Holocaust Denialism
An MP for the Social Democrats submitted a bill to Parliament last Tuesday that proposes an addition to the Icelandic…
COVID Roundup: Four New Domestic Cases, Half In Quarantine, 480 Vaccinated
Covid.is, the official site of daily coronavirus data in Iceland, has added a new category: the number of vaccinations thus…
Westfjords Shook By Tragic Accident
Tragedy struck last weekend when a family driving home to Flateyri on Saturday, returning from a visit to Poland over…
MP Calls For An End To The “Trans Tax”
Member of Parliament Andrés Ingi Jónsson raised the issue of the 9,000 ISK fee being levied on people who seek…
COVID Roundup: Two New Domestic Cases Yesterday, One In Quarantine
Two new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with one of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time…
Nurse And Mother Criticises School Meal Policy In Akureyri
Eyrún Gísladóttir, a nurse and mother in the north Iceland town of Akureyri, was very displeased to discover what preschool…
COVID Round-up: Two New Domestic Cases Yesterday, Both In Quarantine
Two new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with both of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time…
Icelander Making Remarkable Recovery With New Arms
Guðmundur Felix Grétarsson, who received a first-of-its-kind transplant of both arms last week, is reportedly recovering well. Vísir reports that…
Prime Minister Optimistic That Most Of Iceland Will Be Vaccinated By Mid 2021
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, appearing as a guest on Viglínan on Stöð 2 yesterday, expressed hope for the coming year,…
COVID Round-up: Four New Domestic Cases Yesterday, Two In Quarantine
Four new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with two of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time…
The High Cost Of Living: Renting And Being Foreign In Reykjavik
Upon first moving to Iceland, the primary factor that must be arranged is a place to live; if one is…
What Are Icelanders Talking About? – The Buzz In The Beehive
Good news and bad news: the good news is, for a few days we had a respite from the endless…
Together For Seyðisfjörður: Artists Lend A Hand In Rebuilding The Village
The devastating landslides that struck Seyðisfjörður in December are still wreaking havoc in their own way. While no one was…
Yellow Warning In Effect For East Iceland
A yellow alert is in effect for the East Fjords, effective for the entirety of Saturday. As this warning forecasts…
New Border Policy: Double Screening For All, No Quarantine Option, Starting Today
New regulations, which go into effect today, tighten controls at the border further with the aim of stopping the spread…
Naming Committee Approves New Batch Of Names, No Gender Restrictions Applied
Iceland’s Naming Committee—which judges, and then accepts or rejects new names in the Icelandic lexicon—has approved and denied another round…
COVID Round-up: Five New Domestic Cases, Four In Quarantine
Five new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with four of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time…
Lost In Google Translation: Rise Of The Machines
In a news story reporting on various Icelandic conservatives comparing the failed insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th…
Changes To Border Policy On The Horizon
Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason has submitted a number of recommendations to the Ministry of Health for changing the rules and…
Attack At Reykjavík School Leaves Six Injured, One Arrested So Far
Six were sent to the emergency room and one person thus far is in police custody after three people attacked…
COVID-19 Roundup: Four Domestic Cases Yesterday, Two In Quarantine
Four new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday, with two of the diagnosed already in quarantine at the time…