Author: Iona Rangeley-Wilson
Covid-19 Roundup: 29 New Cases
29 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 21 of them–or 72%–were quarantined at the time of…
President Of Iceland Quarantined
The President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson has had to quarantine following the infection of an employee at Bessastaðir, according…
Dermatologists Hate Him! Shark Lives To 245 With This One Weird Trick
The Marine Research Institute found no signs of ageing in the brain of a 245-year-old shark, which was caught in…
RAF To Name Aircraft After Reykjavík
The Royal Air Force is naming its fourth Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft ‘Spirit of Reykjavík’, in honour of Iceland’s…
Covid-19 Roundup: 27 New Cases, 17th Death
27 new coronavirus cases were diagnosed domestically yesterday. 16 of them–or 59%–were already quarantined at the time of diagnosis. New…
Admiral Discusses Locating Submarine Search Squadron In Iceland
According to Vísir, Robert Burke, Admiral and Commander of the US Navy in Europe and Africa, discussed in an interview…
26 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
26 people were diagnosed with coronavirus domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, 16 of the 26–or 61.5%–were already quarantined at the…
Three Coronavirus Deaths Over Weekend
Landspítali announced on its website yesterday that two more patients had died from Covid-19. A third death was then announced…
75 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
75 people were diagnosed with coronavirus domestically yesterday. 60–or 80%–of them were already in quarantine at the time of diagnosis,…
Eliza Reid Writing Book About Icelandic Women
Eliza Reid, First Lady of Iceland, is currently working on a book about Icelandic women’s struggle for equality, MBL reported…
Six Dogs Die In Kópavogur Fire
A devastating fire in Kópavogur the day before yesterday killed six dogs, Vísir reports. Erna Christiansen, a young dog breeder,…
The Minister Reviewed: The Grapevine Interns Take On Icelandic Politics
by Iona Rangeley-Wilson and Jess Distill
‘Ráðherrann’ (‘The Minister’) tells the story of Benedikt Ríkharðsson, a populist MP who is elected Prime Minister following a radical…
Well, You Asked: Gotta Spend Money To Make Money!
Got a burning question? In desperate need of advice? We at the Grapevine are here to help. What does a…
Audiobooks Inaccessible To Immigrants
Immigrants taking courses in Icelandic studies who wish to use audiobooks are unable to use the Audio Library, Fréttablaðið reported…
Twelfth Coronavirus Death
A man in his 80s has died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. This was reported by RÚV this…
86 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
86 coronavirus cases were diagnosed domestically yesterday. According to Vísir, a total of 72–or 73%–of the 86 who tested positive…
Icelander Arrested In Alicante
An Icelandic man was arrested in Spain yesterday and faces up to 12 years in prison in Denmark, having been…
Abortion Law Protests Outside Polish Embassy
Several hundred people gathered at the Polish embassy in Þórunnartún last night to protest against the new abortion law in…
Falcon Gang Roasts The Grapevine
In some of the most exciting news to come out of Iceland this week, it turns out that reporters at…
59 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
59 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. This is 9 more than on Sunday, when 50 were diagnosed….
Iceland Copes With A Cancelled Halloween
Due to the pandemic, many of the usual Halloween festivals have been cancelled, although the civil defence has not issued…
11-Year-Old Boy Cheered Up By Anti-Bullying Supporters
Many people have contacted eleven-year-old Ólíver after his mother told the story of the bullying he had faced at school,…
50 Diagnosed With Coronavirus Yesterday
50 new coronavirus infections were diagnosed domestically yesterday. Of these, Vísir reports that 22 were in quarantine at the time…
Landspítali Moved To Emergency Level
Landspítali has been moved to emergency level for the first time in the history of its response plan, the hospital…
Abandoned Iceland #18: Nesjavellir
Iona visits Nesjavellir and its geothermal power station – a perfect spot for hiking and retracing Game of Thrones. Located…