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...
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, ...
Activists target Icelandic consulate in Edinburgh
On the morning of July 20th, environmental protesters vandalised the Icelandic consulate in Edinburgh. The steps of the consulate were covered in red ...
Iceland gets Harry Potter first
Because of the time difference between Europe and Iceland, bookstores in Reykjavik? have been? selling the newest Harry Potter book one hour before th...
New fund encourages further education in nursing and midwifery
On June 29th the Ingibjörg R. Magnúsdóttir Research Fund became Iceland’s first fund available for students wishing to persue advanced university stud...
Two injured in fight in downtown Reykjavik
Two men were attacked last week by a group of four men in downtown Reykjavik and sustained serious injuries. One of the men is receiving ongoing treat...
Two burns victims taken by helicopter to hospital
Two men were taken by a Coast Guard helicopter to Neskaupstadur hospital in the Eastfjords last week. Although both men were in their early twenties a...
Iceland stubs out smoking
Soon only the volcanoes in Iceland will be smoking. Or, at least, that’s the idea behind the country’s new total ban on smoking in public places. The ...