Author: Catharine Fulton
Progressives Clarify Stance On Indexation
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, chairman of the Progressive Party, has clarified in parliament that it was never the stance of the…
Icelanders Buying More Computers, Less Groceries
Icelanders were upgrading their electronics this winter. The sale of computers in February was 29% higher than in the same…
Merchants Once Again Upset About Laugavegur Being Temporarily Closed to Car Traffic
The annual meeting of merchants and real estate owners of Laugavegur was held yesterday and, for the third year running,…
Ég Á Líf Music Video Premiering Today! [UPDATE]
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for, you guys! The music video for Iceland’s 2013 Eurovision Song Contest submission,…
Polls Point Toward Shift In Political Party Support
Market and Media Research (MMR) has released the results of a poll on government support for the period of 7-12…
Icelander Freed from Turkish Prison
Davið Örn Bjarnason has been released from prison in Turkey according to the representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Design March Happening Now!
Are you ready for some design, Reykjavík!? The annual Design March festival kicks off today with a host of exhibitions,…
Young Men Throw Drugs Out Of Speeding Car
The police pursued two twenty-something men last night as they sped through Öxnadal are on route to Akyreyri. The men…
Prime Minister Would Have Liked To Pass New Constitution
Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir said in parliament that she would have liked to have made much more progress on a…
Icelanders Most Connected In Europe
Iceland can proudly boast the highest saturation of residents with internet access. More than 96% of Icelanders had regular access…
Impact Of Kárahnjákar Was Known, Former Progressive Minister Of Environment Stands By The Project
Ásdís Hlökk Theodórsdóttir, a former employee of the Icelandic National Planning Agency, has said that she is not at all…
Tourism Board Concerned With Proposed Saturation of Hotels
The Icelandic Tourist Board has expressed its concerns about the current large scale plans to construct hotels throughout the country,…
Icelander Won’t Be Seen By Turkish Court This Week
It is unlikely that the case of Davíð Órn Bjarnason, the Icelandic man being held in a Turkish jail after…
General Political Debates At Alþingi Tonight
The general political debates, called “eldhúsdagsumræður” will be taking place at Alþingi tonight beginning at 19:50, RÚV reports. The debates…
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sent Representative To Assist Icelander In Turkish Prison
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a representative to Turkey to assist Davíð Örn Bjarnason, the 28-year-old Icelander who…
Deterioration of Lagarfljót Was Foreseen
Guðni Guðbergsson, director of the institute of Freshwater Fisheries, told Morgunútvarpino this morning that the deterioration of the fish population…
Multicultural Council of Reykjavík Hosting Open Meeting Ahead of April Elections
The Multicultural Council of Reykjavík, an elected group of residents working in collaboration with the Human Rights Office of the…
Calling All Filmmakers: Apply For The RIFF Summer Institute
The Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) is putting on a Summer Film Institute in collaboration with the Skagafjörður Film Academy…
Bus Loses Wheel On Miklabraut
A wheel came loose from a city bus driving down Miklabraut around 9:00 this morning, colliding with two cars, RÚV…
Icelandic Man Still In Police Custody In Turkey
Davíð Örn Bjarnason, a 28-year-old Icelandic man arrested in Antalya, Turkey on Friday after being accused of attempting to smuggle…
Half-Icelandic Twin Brothers To Be Deported Next Month
As has long been known by Iceland-enthusiasts longing to live the good life in the North Atlantic, cavorting with elves…
Lagarfljót Ecosystem Continues To Deteriorate
The ecosystem in and around Lagarfljót, the famous lake in the East Iceland municipality of Fljótsdalshérað, is deteriorating at an…
Parties Unite To Decriminalize Drugs in Certain Quantities
A group of 9 MP’s from The Movement, The Social Democratic Alliance, and the Left-Green Movement have tabled a motion…
Video Surveillance Coming To Public Transportation
Thanks to our collective bad behaviour, Stræto, the company that operates buses throughout the greater Reykjavík area, is working toward…
Þór Saari’s Vote Of No Confidence Fails
Voting has concluded on the proposal of no confidence put forward by The Movement MP Þór Saari last week, and…