Author: Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
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Not Enough Energy For New Aluminium Smelter
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
An Icelandic geologist claims it’s “irresponsible and a huge mistake” to build an aluminium smelter in Helguvík on Reykjanes peninsula,…
Cabbage Criminal Sentenced
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
A man has been sentenced to 30 days on probation and to pay 80.000 ISK compensation, for trying to steal…
A Ten Step Plan To Save Debt Ridden Families
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
New Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, aims to prioritise the debt problems of Icelandic homes and has drawn up a…
Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant Is Unsustainable
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
The Hellisheiði Geothermal Plant has significantly reduced its electricity production, as its current output levels were proving to be financially…
Immigrants Happy In Akureyri
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
It seems that vast majority of foreigners living in Akureyri are content with living there, according to a study carried…
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WikiLeaks Offers Help To NSA Whistleblower
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
WikiLeaks spokeperson Kristinn Hrafnsson says the organization is willing to assist American whistleblower, Edward Snowden, to seek political asylum in Iceland,…
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Bumpy Start For Keflavík Music Festival
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Two days into the Keflavík Music Festival, five acts have cancelled, visir.is reports. Only two of four bands, that were…
Nature Terrorist Found? – UPDATED
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
The perpetrator of mysterious vandalism in a few natural preserves in North Iceland last month, may have been identified. Hlynur…
Extreme Pay Rise At Collapsed Bank
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
The winding-up committee of collapsed bank Kaupþing, a total of four people, received a salary of 269 million ISK last…
Thieving Clubgoers On The Loose
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
A group of thieves has hit the nightlife scene in Reykjavík quite hard lately, RÚV reports. Police says the thieves…
Disruptions For Tourists Caused By Spring Melting
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Travellers in Iceland should be aware of possible landslides and flooding in various places. A few landslides have damaged the…
A Shitty Rescue Job
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
A farmer in the Northeast called for the aid of a rescue squad to save piles of shit to dry…
No Summer In Sight For The Southwest
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
The Icelandic summer doesn‘t seem to be kicking off yet with rain and gale forces sweeping the South and West…
Boiling Blood Over Bloody Whaling
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
A British archaeologist comes down hard on Icelandic whaling in the Morning Star online edition on Sunday, describing whaler Kristján…
I’m Not Stupid!
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
You gotta love us Icelanders. We take everything to the extreme. Two of our girls were voted Miss World in…