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Eruption Site Closed Due To Risk Of Wildfires
The police in Suðurnes have decided to close the eruption site today due to a risk of wildfires and unfavourable wind direction in the area. This was stated on the police’s Facebook page. Góðan dag, Ákvörðun lögreglustjórans á Suðurnesjum er að loka…
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Tragedy Begets Togetherness: ‘Þorpið í bakgarðinum’ Explores The Beauty Of Human Contact
Times are tough. For many, human contact has been lost as people live governed by meeting restrictions for what already feels like an eternity. What does one need to stay hopeful? A reminder of what we are; a reminder that we are…
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Lost in Google Translation – Maximum Crime, Minimum Punishment
Hey! Are you a no good, lousy, stinking criminal? Do you want to nab as much swag as you can with as few consequences as possible? Well, as a journalist, I have news for you! The punishment for stealing everything in Iceland…
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Analysing The Rhythm Of The Eruption By Satellite
The Icelandic Met Office have been closely monitoring the eruption since it began and have now been able to use some satellite images to analyse the rhythm of the volcano. The satellite, Sentinal 2, took this image 13:03 yesterday and in the…
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Daddi Disco DJ’s At Laugardalshöllin Whilst People Receive Vaccinations
In what may come as a surprise, a DJ named Daddi Disco was playing music for everyone receiving vaccinations at Laugardalshöllin in an attempt to lift people’s spirits. According to Frettablaðið, the music played was mostly 80s music which is what Daddi…
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Four Million ISK Grant To Educate And Counsel LGBT Community
Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health, has given a grant of four million ISK to the National Queer Organisation (Samtökin ’78), for an education centre for those who are in the LGBT community. The grant will be used for counselling and education on…
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Government Working Group Preparing For Lots Of Tourists Visiting The Eruption
A government working group believes that the volcano will be the new hot tourist destination in Iceland and therefore proposes that there should be a small parking fee at the new car park near the eruption. It is estimated that 75,000 people…
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Mayor Of Hafnarfjörður Asks Artist Duo Remove Their Artwork In Hafnarborg
Artist duo Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson have been asked to remove their artwork that was hanging on the wall of Hafnarborg, the culture and Hafnarfjörður Art Centers, Kjarninn reports. The duo say: “There was no danger from the project and it…
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Prosecutors Demand Accused Arsonist Be Sentenced For Life
Prosecutors are demanding that Marek Moszczynski, who is alleged to have set fire to a house on Bræðraborgarstígur last summer, be sentenced to life in prison. He has been charged with three murders and ten attempted murders, among other things. If the…
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Disease Control Measures Can Be Relaxed Next Week, Says Minister Of Health
In what will come as good news to many, the Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, has stated that she thinks it will be possible to relax disease control measures considerably by the end of next week, Vísir reports. Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason…
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Proposal Submitted To Make Developments At The Eruption Site
Plans to improve infrastructure in the area surrounding the Geldingadalur eruption have been submitted to the Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office. The proposed plans consist of creating a better car park, a service centre and having information for tourists to…
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Alma D. Möller Vaccinated: Receives Round Of Applause
Alma D. Möller, Director of Health, was vaccinated against COVID-19 today with the Pfizer vaccine, Fréttablaðið reports. More than a year has passed since COVID-19 began to make its mark in Iceland, and Alma has been at the forefront of informing the…
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Iceland Cannot Be Known For Eradicating The Seal Population, Says Landvernd
The boards of both Landvernd and the Icelandic Natural History Society have sent a stern letter to both the Minister of Environment and National Resources, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbjartsson, and Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Kristján Þór Júlíusson expressing their concern about the…
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Shortage Of Icelandic Wool Across The Country And Abroad
There has been a great demand abroad for Icelandic wool in the epidemic, however suppliers have not been able to meet demands, Fréttablaðið reports. This is due to the machines used to help craft the wool into the typical Icelandic sweaters have…
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Mist From Mainland Europe And Canada Covers Capital Area
A grey mist which is believed to have come from Europe and Canada has covered the capital area today, RÚV reports. “This is something of a mixed bag,” says meteorologist Óli Þór Árnason. “This air seems to have come from both Canada and…
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Doctors And National Commissioner Of Police Oppose Decriminalisation Of Drug Consumption
The National Commissioner of Police and the Icelandic Medical Association oppose a bill by the Minister of Health on the decriminalization of drug consumption, RÚV reports. According to the bill, which has majority public support, possession of narcotics and drugs in limited…
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60% Of Icelanders Are In Favour Of Decriminalizing Drug Consumption
Sixty percent of Icelanders support the decriminalization of drug use, according to a new survey by the University of Iceland’s Social Sciences Institute, Fréttablaðið reports. This is a significant change compared to previous surveys, where only a third of Icelanders were in…
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Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason Has Received A Vaccination
The chief epdemiologist, Þórólfur Guðnason, has finally received the first injection of a vaccine. He received the AstraZeneca vaccine and will get his second dose in three months. Those who were at Laugardalshöll at the time all gave Þórólfur a round of applause…
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Many People Having Accidents On New Electric Scooters
Figures are showing that more and more people are having accidents on the new electric scooters that are everywhere across the capital area, Fréttablaðið reports. The Icelandic Transport Authority and Landspítali think that there is a lack of information on the use…
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Biggest Vaccination Day Today: 9000 Expected To Receive A Dose
It is expected that 9,000 people will be vaccinated against the coronavirus today at Laugardalshöll, RÚV reports. This is the biggest vaccination day since vaccinations started in Iceland. Twenty people have been busy with preparing the doses this morning and at 9…
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Discussions Held In Parliament Over 30 Hour Working Week
Talks are currently being held in Parliament over whether the full time working week should be 30 hours or not. The Minister of Finance says that the estimated cost of shortening the working week of public shift workers is around ISK 4.2…
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Þórólfur Guðnason Advises Against Lifting Meeting Restrictions So Soon
Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason does not agree with the new plan to relax meeting restrictions that have just been proposed by the Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir. Sixteen infections were diagnosed domestically yesterday, three of them outside the quarantine. “We have a lot…
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Minister Of Health Reveals Plan To Come Out Of COVID Restrictions
The Minister of Health, Svandís Svavarsdóttir, presented her COVID-19 lifting plan at a government meeting this morning. She announced that there are four milestones that the country will have to reach in order to relax restrictions. These four stages take into account…
