Author: Catharine Fulton
Happy Independence Day!
You may not see Will Smith running around downtown Reykjvík thwarting an alien invasion, but it’s still Independence Day in…
Columbia Economics Professor Questions Reduction Of Fishing Fees
Jón Steinsson, an associate professor of economics at New York’s Columbia University, has criticized the Progressive Party-led government’s decision to…
Icelanders Over 55 Working More Than In Other OECD Countries
According to data released by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Iceland’s over-55 population is more active in…
EU Pushes Iceland For A Decision
The European union (EU) is pushing Iceland’s new Progressive Party-led government for a decision on whether they plan on resuming…
Left-Green MP Questions Prime Minister’s Promises
An MP for the Left-Green Movement, Svandis Svavaarsdottir, has questioned whether the Progressive Party had gone too far in its…
Police Make Multiple Traffic Stops On Ring Road
Police have been patrolling the Suðurlandsvegur Highway in Hvolsvollur and stopped 14 vehicles yesterday for speeding. Among those stopped was…
True Blood Actor To Vacation In Iceland
Star of the HBO series True Blood, Alexander Skarsgård will be arriving in Iceland in a couple of weeks to…
Meat Imports On The Rise
The import of meat into Iceland has increased by 59% over the past year according to the National Association of…
Italy Patrols The Skies
Six Italian Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets arrived in Iceland on Monday to begin Italy’s turn patrolling Icelandic airspace as part…
Iceland Named Most Peaceful Country
Iceland has been named the most peaceful country in the world by the Institute for Economics and Peace’s Global Peace…
Bears In Sheep’s Clothing
The police were called out to Svínadal, in northwest Iceland, this morning after locals had spotted two polar bears loitering…
DeCODE Conducting Study Without Permission of Subjects
While the concept of privacy in on everybody’s minds and lips in the wake of the NSA leak, it’s been…
Anti-Whaling Campaign A Success
Dutch authorities have agreed to close the country’s ports to ships transporting whale meat following an online campaign that garnered…
Keflavík Music Festival Organisers Apologize
The organisers of the Keflavík Music Festival have issued an apology to the press following an event rife with mishaps…
No Increased Tax For Tourists
The new government has put forth four new bills to be discussed when parliament meets on Tuesday, with one proposing…
Tourists In Car Accidents Daily
Insurance companies in Iceland receive an average of two reports daily for cars damaged while being operated by tourists in…
Police Bike Auction Today!
Have your heart set on some new used wheels to get around town on this summer? You’re in luck! The…
Íslandsbanki Deems Foreign Currency Loans Legal
Bad news for Íslandsbanki (ISB) customers: the powers that be within the bank have decided that foreign currency loans are…
Run, Óskar, Run!
Icelandic runner Óskar Jakobsson is just 60 kilometers away from his destination after setting out on 31 May to run…
Organised Violence On The Rise
Organised violent groups have been making a bigger mark in Iceland over the past two years according to the police,…
Progressive Party VP Says EU Talks Not On The Agenda
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, vice president of the Progressive Party told Bændablaðið that a referendum on whether membership talks with the…
Stowaways Caught On Cruise Ship Departing Reykjavík
Two men were caught stowing away on a cruise ship departing Reykjavík harbour yesterday morning. The ship, which had been…
Huang Nubo Likely To Approach New Minister Of Industry And Commerce
Chinese businessman Huang Nubo is likely to approach the new Minister of Industry and Commerce regarding his twice failed bid…
Chinese Firm Poised To Explore The Dragon Area
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has partnered with Iceland’s Eykon Energy to bid for exploration rights in the…
Where’s The Fire?
Police armed with radar guns were stationed along Breiðvangi in Hafnarfjörður yesterday and what they saw during their one-hour was…