Author: Catharine Fulton
Icesave protest largely attended
A protest in front of parliament, orchestrated by Indefence, was attended by an estimated 3,000 people yesterday afternoon. The demonstration…
Whaling season a great success so far
The whaling season in Iceland has been a great success thus far, with 110 whales being killed to date –…
Saving Iceland protests Helguvik smelter
Vehicle access to the site of the Helguvik smelter construction was successfully blocked at 7:00 this morning when three Saving…
Já to babies, nei to weddings
If you’ve been noticing an unusually large number of swelled abdomens and designer baby carriages on the streets of this…
Feel the Pride!
Reykjavík’s 11th annual Gay Pride Festival got underway yesterday evening with an opening ceremony at Háskólabíó, featuring performances by Bubbi…
Opposition to Icesave deal foreshadows large-scale emigration
A Capacent-Gallup poll conducted in the latter half of July indicated that a large majority of the Icelandic people oppose…
That’s a huge boat!
The Kruzenstern, a tall-ship in the fleet of the Russian Federation, is in town for the weekend and is open…
Eva Joly, uncensored
By now, all interested parties have likely read the letter penned by Ms. Eva Joly, the French-Norwegian judge hired on…
Central Bank to lift capital controls
The capital controls that have been sustaining the value of the krona since the economic collapse last October will begin…
>13,500 do Þjóðhátíð 2009
A record number of festival goers made their way to the Westman Islands this past weekend to cut loose, drink…
Top-secret Kaupþing document uncovered, bank scrambles to re-cover it
A top-secret document neatly outlining the identities of 205 international entities in receipt of individual loans exceeding €45 million (the…
Extra Extra: Iceland is in debt
It may not be breaking news, but here it goes: Iceland is in debt! The floundering financial situation of the…
Money money money money… MO-NEY
It makes the world go ‘round. It’s the root of all evil. It’s a gas. Money. You take it…
It’s official, the application has been submitted
There has been much talk about Iceland’s decision to court the EU, after the Althingi voted in favour of submitting…
Puffin Wars
British ornithologists (those specializing in the study of birds) claim to have found Europe’s oldest living puffin on Rough Island…
Fun Times In And Around Egilsstaðir – West Is Best But East Is… Pretty Great Too!
Welcome to Egilsstaðir, the sunny town in the east of Iceland that just happened to be cloudy and rainy when…
…And On His Farm He Had Some Lettuce. E-I-E-I-O – Surviving A Weekend WWOOFing In Egilsstaðir
Working the land. Hoeing the weeds from deceptively long rows of lettuce and parsley. I’m in Egilsstaðir, in the far…
Recent activity hints at Katla eruption
Seismic tremors ten kilometres beneath Eyjafjallajökull, west of Mýrdalsjökull, indicate that an eruption of the volcano Katla may be in…
United Airlines makes emergency landing in Keflavík
United Airlines flight 949 made an emergency landing at Keflavík International Airport today at 14:44 after the pilots and flight-crew…
New cases of Swine Flu confirmed in Iceland
Swine Flu (H1N1) is making its mark on Iceland, with eleven cases now diagnosed since May 2009. This is more…
Scouts Invade Reykjavík
Unless you have been in hibernation the past few days you most likely noticed a great number of people in…
Vote: Iceland will apply for EU membership
Iceland will officially submit an application to join the European Union, as decided by a vote held among members of…
Kling & Bang: Intriguing
What happens when ten artists come together with a common goal of bringing contemporary Icelandic and international artists to Reykjavík?…
Brynja, We Love You!
If you need screws you have to go to Brynja, that big red storefront on Laugavegur that has occupied that…
Davíð Oddsson denies government’s responsibility for Icesave
In an interview with Skjar Einn yesterday evening former Prime Minister and chief of Iceland’s Central Bank Davíð Oddsson denied…