Author: Catharine Fulton
Massive Influx Of Tourists In Akureyri
Akureyri found itself inundated with tourists today when two massive cruise ships docked in the northern town. The MSC Magnifica…
Online Petition Aims To Hinder Transport Of Whale Meat
A petition on Avaaz.org is calling on Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to block ships transporting whale carcasses from docking…
Support For Opposition On The Rise
The new parliamentary session is barely underway and already the Progressive Party and Independence Party are losing support, while the…
Opposing The Ban On Foreign Meat
A lawyer for the Federation of Trade and Services (SVÞ) has stated that he believes the government’s standing ban on…
Surge In Car Rentals, Gallery Visits, And Other Tourist Spending
The car rental industry has experienced a 77% increase in business in the first 4 months of 2013 compared with…
Library Introduces Literary Map Of Iceland
The Reykjavík City Library has launched a new feature on its website, allowing fans of Icelandic literature to explore where…
More Airwaves Acts Announced!
Are you getting excited for Iceland Airwaves 2013? I know I am! Yesterday the Airwaves team announced 20 more bands…
Average Salaries Highest In The Financial Sector
The average monthly salary of Icelanders in 2012 was 402,000 ISK according to new information released by Statistics Iceland. The…
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir And Wife Of Global Interest Ahead Of China Trip
Outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will be traveling to China next week on an official visit to sign a free…
Economist Warns Of Irresponsible Fiscal Policy Of Future Government
Jón Steinsson, an economist at New York’s Columbia University, has warned that the primary risk to the Icelandic economy is…
Icelandic Children Are Sedentary, Don’t Eat Fruit
A UNICEF report on the well-being of children in the 29 most prosperous countries in the world has revealed some…
British Couple Robbed In Reykjavík
A British couple vacationing in Reykjavík left the country with a bad taste in their mouths after being robbed prior…
News In Brief
March sure came in like a lion and went out like a lamb, eh? In fact, it’s almost difficult to…
Newest Political Polls Showing Some Ups And Downs
Market and Media Research (MMR) released the results of the most recent political party polling and it’s pretty well par…
Makers Of Meatless Meatpies Honoured For Environmentalism
Gæðakokkar, the company that made headlines in February when testing carried out by the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST)…
0.7% Population Growth In 2012
If you’ve ever wandered the streets of Reykjavík and thought “there sure are a lot of baby carriages around here!”…
Vote On City Improvements
The City of Reykjavík is inviting residents to vote on improvements they wish to see implemented around town. So if…
More Icelandic Wetlands Added to Ramsar Convention
Three Icelandic wetlands have been added to the Ramsar Convention, bringing the number of Iceland’s protected wetlands to six, RÚV…
Blackwater Plane Landed at Reykjavík Airport
An airplane that was registered as belonging to the fleet of Blackwater was parked at the Reykjavík domestic airport this…
Norwegian Says “Share The Wealth” Of Potential Oil industry
A Norwegian investigative journalist specializing in the energy industry has issued a word of advice to Iceland: make sure the…
Pre-Season Tourism Skyrocketing
According to numbers released by Keflavík International Airport, 122,000 foreign tourists have visited Iceland so far in 2013. That’s 34,000…
Deceased French Tourist Identified
The French tourist who was found dead in Dritvík on the Snæfellsnes peninsula on 28 March has been identified. Yesterday…
Right Green Chairman Doesn’t Pay Taxes in Iceland
Poor Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson just can’t catch a break. Just yesterday it was reported that the Right Green Party Chairman…
Tourist Falls In Glacier Crevasse
A man who was exploring Sólheimajökull as part of an organised tour group this afternoon fell into a crevasse, prompting…
Small Population Increase Inspires City task Force To Investigate
During the time municipalities surrounding Reykjavík have experienced population increases of over 27%, Reykjavík’s population has increased by just 6.4%,…