Boy tear gassed by local police
Reykjvaik’s special police forces used teargas to subdue a teenage boy who was threatening his family with a weapon last week. The 16-year-old male wa...
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Customs tightens surveillance to seize stolen goods
Police and customs officials in Iceland recently acknowledged an increase in organised crime in the country. According to one local newspaper, officia...
Mother develops computer game for her twins
When Gudrún Eiríksdóttir, a student of computer science couldn’t find the learning tools on the market to help her twins with hearing disabilities lea...
International law conference to be held in Reykjavik
Nordic eMarketing, in cooperation with Nomos, the Reykjavik Legal Forum, have announced that an international law conference will be held in Reykjavik...
Happy Health Market opens in Reykjavik
The Happy Health Market opened its doors in downtown Reykjavik last week on Skólastræti 1. The market is the city’s first open air market and will be ...
Strippers, stay home
The country which voted in the world’s first female president has gone even further in the cause of feminism. Iceland recently introduced a package of...
German tourist lands monster halibut
A German visitor put locals to shame when he hauled in a halibut weighing 175 kilograms and measuring 240 centimetres. The tourist, Andre Rosset, caug...
French ‘graveyard of dreams’ claims Icelandic swimmer
Last week, Icelandic swimmer, Benedikt Hjartarson, was forced to abandon his attempt to cross the English Channel without any support. After being in ...