Author: Owen Tyrie - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Former Police Officer Is Suspected Of Shooting The Mayor’s Car

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A former police officer has now become the prime suspect of shooting a firearm at the Mayor of Reykjavik’s car….

Pressure On Disney To Add Icelandic Voiceover To Disney+

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Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, the Minister of Education and Culture, has sent a letter to Robert Chapek, the CEO of Walt Disney,…

Geysir Stores Shut Their Doors And Lays Off Their Staff

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Geysir shut their stores in Reykjavík on the first day of February due to both operational difficulties and the lack…

More COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive In Iceland

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Over 14,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived in Iceland today alongside a batch of 1,200 Moderna vaccines. Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason appeared…

Large Fire Sets Korpúlfsstaðavegur Ablaze

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Firefighters in Reykjavik were sent to Korpúlfsstaðavegur to extinguish an out of control brushfire earlier this morning. It remains to…

Swimming Pool In Akureyri Closed Due To Overcrowded Hot Tubs

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The police in the Akureyri were forced to close the Sundlaug Akureyrar swimming pool on Saturday 30th January as it…

This Week In Weather: Rising Temperatures With Some Mild Snow Showers

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After a cold but bright weekend, the Meteorological Office predicts a right southerly change of wind direction that will potentially…

Iceland Is Named Europe’s Only Country With A Green COVID Rating.

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Iceland has been named Europe’s only country to have a green COVID rating from the European Centre for Disease Prevention…