Half billion ISK investment by Reykjavik council may go to waste
A costly smart card system to help residents of Reykjavik pay for city services such as bus fares and trips to the swimming pool may now not be used a...
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Whaling protesters cancel Iceland trip
Iceland’s controversial decision to restart commercial whaling has drawn protests from organisations around the world. But one environmental group, th...
Prime Minister visits ancient Icelandic settlement
The Prime Minister of Iceland paid a visit to the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia last weekend and payed a special visit to a former Icelandi...
Hospital will pay ISK 900 million debt ‘at some point’
The total debt of the National Hospital of Iceland, a state-run institution, has risen to ISK 900 million (USD $15.1 million), mostly due to the procu...
Burst pipe kills river eels
Hot water from a pipe owned by the Reykjavik Energy Company (OR) escaped and flooded a 500 meter section of the Fossvogslaekur stream. Approximately 4...
Icelandic foreign minister in Middle East peace talks
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, the Foreign Minister for Iceland, met last week with the Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad,? and the? President, ...
High approval rating recorded for Iceland’s coalition government
A recent poll conducted by the Capacent Gallup group indicates that Iceland’s current government is experiencing a high degree of voter approval. Sour...
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...