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Diseased Salmon Sold To Consumers
Farmed salmon infected with salmon flu is being sold to consumers both domestically and internationally, reports Fréttablaðið. However, according to…
Icelandic Cancer Society Withdraws Grant For New Unit
The Icelandic Cancer Society withdrew a 450 million ISK grant for the National Hospital to create a new hematology and…
Rural Residents Dissatisfied With Domestic Icelandair Flights
Rural residents are dissatisfied and claim ticket prices have risen and service has worsened since Icelandair took over domestic flights…
Perfect Day: Helga Kristín Torfadóttir
by Alice Poggio
Helga is a young Icelandic geologist, specialising in volcanology. She has been working on the most recent eruption in Reykjanes,…
Lost In Translation: Pigs Might Bark
by Alice Poggio
Mad scientists have done it again! Several litters of a new, genetically modified, genius breed of barking pigs have been…
Complaints Filed Following Incident On Bus To Akureyri
by Alice Poggio
Last week it was reported that two passengers assaulted a driver. Now, two complaints have been filed. Frettablaðið reported on…
Iceland’s Niceair Operates Its First Flight
On May 30, the first–albeit ceremonial–flight of Niceair, a newly established Icelandic airline, landed in Akureyri, RÚV reports. Niceair’s Airbus…
Blue Blues: People Unhappy with New Football Uniforms
People are unhappy with the new national team uniforms unveiled by the Football Association, reports Visir. KSÍ signed a six…
Landsbankinn Says Economy is Back on Track
An 8.6% growth in GDP compared to this time last year and four consecutive quarters of positive economic growth, confirms…
Property Values Take Biggest Jump Since Financial Crash
The National Registry has issued its report on property valuation for 2023, and it does not bode well for those…
Emergency Nurse Plans Resignation As Working Conditions Worsen
by Alice Poggio
Emergency nurse Soffía Steingrímsdóttir is set to resign due to long-term stress and the fact that no solution to the…
Glaciers Are Only Going To Be Around For A Few More Decades
Guðfinna Th. Aðalgeirsdóttir, a glaciologist, believes that if things continue as they are, Snæfellsjökull will disappear completely in the next…
Stories And Connections In The Far West: Skjaldborg Returns
by Alice Poggio
The Skjaldborg festival has nurtured Iceland’s documentary scene since its inception in 2007. Like most other aspects of society, it…
Research Finds Online Harassment Deters Women From Running for Reelection
Research suggests that online harassment is a large reason women are less likely to run for election or reelection, reports…
Eurasian Oystercatcher Nest Alters Road Construction
Construction workers in Vesturlandsvegur have left a gravel patch for a nesting pair of Eurasian oystercatchers, reports RÛV, who managed…
Government Still Preparing To Deport About 200 People, Including Families & Wheelchair User
While the government has reduced its numbers of planned deportations from about 300 to 200, many of them are still…
Earthquake Update: A Shaky Weekend In The Reykjanes Peninsula
A 3.5 earthquake was detected last night at 1:51, almost eight kilometers northwest of Gjögurtá, Vísir reports. The largest aftershock…
7 Out Of 10 Federal Employees Satisfied With Shorter Working Week
A November-December 2021 study of federal employees who participated in work week reductions stated that their satisfaction is high, reports…
Óperudagar Festival Designated As A Reykjavík City Festival
Óperudagar, or Opera Days in English, festival was designated as a Reykjavík city festival for the first time, RÚV reports….
New Website Shows Accessibility Performance At Secondary Schools
The Union of Icelandic Secondary School Students has launched the Support Bank, which ranks school performance on accessibility and services…
RVK Newscast 187: Shaking Like Fokk!
WARNING: CURSE WORDS AHEAD! On this week’s newscast, Valur, the editor-in-chief of the Reykjavík Grapevine, is in Hafnarfjörður to look…