Author: Haukur Már Helgason
Twelve Horses Found Dead In Ice-Covered Pond
On Sunday, twelve horses were found dead, beneath the ice in the pond Bessastaðatjörn, close to the President’s residence at…
Red Cross, UNHCR —And Prison Director— Agree: Stop Arresting Irregular Migrants
At least one man from Ghana, arrested for false ID, was enslaved in prison, says lawyer“I don’t understand how a…
Nativity
The festival of strangers and troublemakers —Debates on Monday #15 Now we approach the time of year when countries within…
Jon Hamm Claims To Have A List Of Reasons To Like Iceland
http://youtu.be/E-9MbAa7jbU?t=26m53s As reported by RÚV, Mad Men’s Jon Hamm appeared on Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show, last Monday. While admitting…
Artificial Christmas Trees More Popular Than Actual Pine
Hangikjöt stays strong—Top-earners and Leftists eat most rock ptarmigan, says new Christmas pollIf you spend your holidays at an Icelandic…
MFÍK Urges Investigation Of Iceland’s Role In CIA Torture
“Being an accomplice to torture is a war crime,” says MFÍK Chair Þórhildur Sunna ÆvarsdóttirÞórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Chair of the…
Björk Reads Nativity Story —In 1976
Throughout December, as count-down to Christmas, RÚV has re-broadcast various season-related music acts from earlier decades. This Saturday’s broadcast sported…
Until Friday, Icelandair’s Hotel Marina Served “Apartheid” Cocktail
Staff Member Allegedly Not Familiar With The Words MeaningHotel Reykjavík Marina, owned by Icelandair, has apologised for the name of…
Hospital Office Container Fell Off Truck
Negotiations between doctors, on strike, and State continueA container intended to accommodate doctors at Landspítalinn fell off a truck by…
Coast Guard Will Return Guns —As Soon As They Can For Free
The 250 disputed —and costly— machine guns need free ride back to NorwayThe 250 machine guns acquired from Norway, by…
Central Bank Prepays Portion Of IMF Loan
The Central Bank of Iceland has decided to prepay 50 billion ISK (ca. €320 mi) to the International Monetary Fund…
The Poor Donate Second Hand Domestic Appliances To The Rich
A monument to be constructed by Alþingi on Dec 23“The Poor Give The Rich Second Hand Domestic Appliances” is the…
The Reykjavík—Versailles Enigma
What Did Iceland’s Foreign Minister Really Say To His French Colleague?On Wednesday, the Progressive Party’s Foreign Minister Gunnar Bragi “Barbershop”…
Björn Ingi Hrafnsson Becomes Chair Of DV’s Board
DV stockholders’ meeting, held this Wednesday, voted for Björn Ingi Hrafnsson as the Chair of DV’s board. This was reported…
UN Expert Suggests Debt Relief For Renters
Urges founding Independent National Human Rights Institution — Highlights Renters, Foreigners And Children As Vulnerable GroupsCorrection: This story’s headline was…
Two Minutes Of Silence To Commemorate First Rate Health Care
For two minutes on Tuesday, Jón Þór Ólafsson, member of Alþingi on behalf of the Pirate Party, stood silent by…
Laugasel: 2,000 Football Fields Under A New Ecovillage
Last January, Þórarinn Einarsson announced on Facebook that he had acquired a 1368 hectare (3380 acres) uninhabited plot of land…
Good Ol’ Traditions
Debates on Monday #14 One of last week’s loudest debates has to do with next year’s State Treasury budget, which…
Opposition Proposes Condemnation Of CIA’s Torture
Foreign Ministry investigates whether CIA “abused” Icelandic airportsOn Friday, members of all the parties currently in opposition proposed a resolution…
Court Confirms Deportation Of Tony Omos
On Friday, the Reykjavík District Court acquitted the Directorate of Immigration (UTL) from charges pressed on behalf of Tony Omos,…
Gov’t Press Secretary Urges Grapevine To “Reconsider” PM Holiday Story
Also objects to journalist’s personal tweets – Story remains uncontestedThis morning, we ran a story headlined “PM Ditches Parliament To Go…
Filmmaker Not Involved With IS, Says Family
After Grapevine reported on the claim, which appeared in the New York Review of Books (NYRB), that an Icelandic filmmaker…
High Court Increases Sentence For Police Officer’s Physical Assault
On Thursday, the High Court confirmed the Reykjavík District Court’s guilty sentence over a police officer, for physically assaulting a…
Farmer Out Of Reach For Two Weeks, During Avalanche Risk
Indriði Aðalsteinsson, farmer at Skjaldfönn, a remote farm by Ísafjarðardjúp, in the West Fjords, has been out of telecommunication reach…
Coastal Patrol Vessel Týr Rescues 406 Migrants Drifting On “Deadliest Route”
This Wednesday, the Coast Guard published the attached photographs, taken aboard its coastal patrol vessel Týr, during a search and…