Author: Catharine Fulton
Kópavogur Considers Ban On Outdoor Smoking
Kópavogur City Council Member Ómar Stefánsson has sought an investigation into the possibility of banning smoking outside of all public…
Snorrabraut To Be Narrowed
Snorrabraut is soon to be narrowed in a bid to increase pedestrian safety along the busy Reykjavík thoroughfare. The Department…
Weather Forces Icelandair To Cancel Flights
Icelandair has cancelled flights to and from Boston and New York today as the two cities experience heavy snowfall. The…
ASÍ Seeks Restructuring of Mortgage System In Iceland
The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) is seeking to restructure the mortgage system in the country, proposing the adoption of…
Project To Support Duck Population in Tjörnin
A new project has been proposed to the City of Reykjavík that will support the duck population in the city…
Icelandic Artists Creating World’s Largest Artwork
Artist Ingvar Björn Þorsteinsson is setting out to create the largest piece of artwork in the world by soliciting the…
Tycoon Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson Guilty Of Tax Evasion
The Supreme Court of Iceland ruled today that ex-Baugur boss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson was guilty of tax evasion for filing…
Asylum Seeker Confesses To Starting Fire At Fit Hostel
An Afghan asylum seeker has confessed to having started the fire that caused significant damage to Fit Hostel in Reykjanesbær…
Snowy Morning Results In Multiple Traffic Accidents
It would seem that living in a country with long, dark winters does not guarantee any proficiency driving in winter…
2,500 New Apartments To Be Built In Reykjavík By 2018
The City of Reykjavík has mapped potential areas within the downtown area for the construction of 2,500 new apartments in…
Icelandic Man Being Sued By Wikileaks
A young Icelandic man who was questioned by the FBI when the agency paid an ill-fated visit to Iceland in…
Tunnel Beneath Vaðlaheiði To Be Built This Summer
Funding has been approved to begin building a tunnel beneath Vaðlaheiði, the slope opposite Eyjafjörður from Akureyri, offering a shorter…
Entire Season Of Herring Lost In Kolgrafafjörður
Iceland’s Marine Research Institute is predicting that an entire season’s worth of herring has been lost following two occurrences of…
Lotto Winner Yet To Come Forward [UPDATED}
The sole winner of a 127 million ISK lottery prize has yet to come forward to claim their prize after…
Icelandic Competition Authority Concerned Over Bank Operation
The Icelandic Competition Authority has expressed concern over the lack of competitive operation policies among the country’s three big banks,…
Free Internet Coming To Keflavík International Airport
Keflavík International Airport will begin offering internet free of charge to passengers beginning this summer. While airports in other Nordic…
Labour Union Seeks To Close Gender Pay Gap
Labour Union VR has announced a new certification that they hope will encourage the elimination of the gender pay gap….
ASÍ Calls For Boycott of Grocery Stores
The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) is calling for a boycott of Hagkaup, Nóatún, Kostur, and Víðir after the four…
Bus Usage Hit Record High In October
Demand for public transport has grown so great in Reykjavík that Strætó has admitted to drivers denying passengers boarding during…
Iceland Could Face Prosecution for CIA Cooperation
Iceland, along with 24 other European nations, may face prosecution from the European Court of Human Rights in light of…
Official Response to Ég Á Líf/I Am Cow Scandal
The interwebs have been abuzz of late with speculation that Iceland’s 2013 Eurovision Song Contest entry, Ég Á Líf, bears…
Hot Water Prices On The Rise
Hot water prices throughout the country have risen for three straight years, according to figures released by Orkuvaktin and reported…
Cost of Painting over Graffiti 3 million ISK Per Month
The monthly cost of painting over graffiti in Reykjavík has been revealed to be 3 million króna, RÚV reports. This…
Icelandair to Fly Year-Round to Toronto
We’ve all been there: it’s the dead of Icelandic winter and you’re hit with a very specific hankering for poutine,…
Controversy over Iceland’s Mackerel Continues Despite Quota Decrease
Minister of Industries and Innovation Steingrímur J. Sigfússon announced on Sunday that Iceland would be decreasing its 2013 mackerel quota…