Icelanders snap up cheap US homes
This year has seen a large number of Icelanders buying holiday homes abroad. Icelandic investors are buying up property in international locations, wi...
Fishing industry loses faith in research institute
The once well-respected Marine Research Institute (MRI) in Iceland has lost the support of many local fisherman this year who expressed their lack of ...
Flu jab doctor warns of epidemic
The doctor who invented the flu vaccine agrees that a major flu outbreak is likely but says the flu jab is powerless to stop it. Dr Graeme Laver, who ...
Icelanders on the Internet
As Iceland becomes more prominent on the world stage, people want to find out more about the remote north Atlantic island and its inhabitants. Particu...
Well managed fisheries key to sustainability
According to National Geographic, Iceland is one of only three well-managed fisheries in the world and practices there can serve as a model for fishin...
Satellite car monitoring for Iceland?
A company which specialises in developing systems for vehicle tracking, New Development (ND), has teamed up with the 112 Emergency Service and the Min...
Rising food prices push up UK inflation
Higher food prices in the UK have pushed up inflation to 2.1% in October from a previous 1.8% in September. The new rate exceeds the government’...
Iceland scores highly in gender equality
Statistics from the 2007 Gender Gap Index have placed Iceland as one of the world’s most gender equal countries. The index, which was recently publish...