Iceland may pull adult education funding in Uganda
The Functional Adult Education programme in Uganda’s Kalangala District may have to close next year amid talks that its most significant donor, Icelan...
Iceland’s amphetamine drug bust continues
Icelandic investigators are continuing to follow up information relating to the massive seizure of amphetamines confiscated from a vessel in eastern I...
Glitnir supports breast cancer month
The headquarters of Glitnir Bank in Reykjavik were lit up with a pink light this week to raise awareness for breast cancer. October is a breast cancer...
Reykjavik Cathedral appoints first female priest
Reverend Anna Sigridur Palsdottir steps into her new position today as the first woman of Reykjavik Cathedral. The cathedral committee made the decisi...
Iceland beats Australia in quality of life
A recently completed survey of lifestyles around the world has named the three countries with the highest quality of life as Norway, Iceland and Austr...
Large load of amphetamines seized in Iceland
In one of the most extensive police operations in the history of Iceland, officials from the Icelandic police and Europol seized 56 kilos of amphetami...
Talk show blasts Icelandic whaling
A popular talk show host broadcasting on both radio and television recently spoke out against Iceland’s policy on commercial whaling. Bonnie Erb...
Iceland’s slaughtering season begins
Iceland’s slaughtering season has just began with slaughterhouses this year employing an estimated 460 foreign-born workers. Slaughterhouse owners are...