29 Mar 2023The mayor of Fjarðabyggð says that the city’s operational authority is concerned about the weather that will soon be moving over the area, but a break in the weather has created a window to get supplies and such items to their destination. However, if things go wrong, the sea route will remain open. The community has banded together and is dealing with this major task with serenity.
21 Mar 2023An avalanche occurred in Brimnesdalur over the weekend and two of the tourists who were caught in the flood were taken to the emergency room. The local police chief does not say whether the flood was caused by human movement or not. More and more people are going to the mountains in the area and there is a need for further services and surveillance.
17 Mar 2023“There are narrow-minded people in this world who say that presidents should not do this. But I say this is just the way presidents do things,” said Iceland’s President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, while donning a differelntly coloured pair of socks and re-enacting the famous image that went viral on the Internet a few years ago.
16 Mar 2023This is what Iceland and its immediate neighbourhood in the northern hemisphere looked like when one of NASA’s satellites, the US space agency, swung over the country earlier this week.
14 Mar 2023The extraordinary quality of the artwork is well illustrated by historian and assistant Program director of RÚV, Margrét Jónasdóttir, who can enchant the most amazing garments with knitting needles and yarn. She learned to knit when she was eight years old and has knitted ever since like there is no tomorrow. Her latest product is a complete suit or a onesie, knitted for the actor and director Gísli Örn Garðarsson.
7 Mar 2023Minister of Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir tells mbl.is that it is not time to establish a military force in Iceland and it has not been seriously discussed within the government. Infinitely, however, the government has talked a lot about defense, especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine over a year ago.
7 Mar 2023Ten days ago, access to Haraldur Þorleifsson’s work computer at Twitter was blocked. The company’s chief of staff cannot confirm whether Þorleifsson is still employed by the social network.
6 Mar 2023The staff of the City of Reykjavík should clock out while they go to the doctor, and, where appropriate, they are deemed to have allocated a reduction in the working week amounting to that absence, as stated in response to a question from the Socialist Party regarding doctor visits during working hours and a reduction in the working week submitted to the city council.
4 Mar 2023Volcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson believes it likely that Askja volcano is at an advanced stage in the process of preparing for an eruption. The events that have taken place in the last few weeks, such as increased seismic activity and the increase in surface water temperature, fit the pattern of the volcano being well advanced in that preparation.
2 Mar 2023Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir strongly criticizes the high salary increases of CEOs of listed companies in the last year, saying that industry leaders need to go ahead with good examples if workers are asked to take responsibility for maintaining stability by putting forth moderate demands in wage increases.
1 Mar 2023The impact of the ongoing strike by hotel staff in Efling Union extends beyond the capital area. Cancellations at entertainment companies are causing losses, according to Elías Bj. Gíslason, the acting tourism manager.
24 Feb 2023Several bomb threats were received by email in several institutions and workplaces in Reykjanesbær this morning, including the Reykjanesbær City Hall and the preschool, Völlur.
22 Feb 2023Yesterday Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg introduced a new subscription channel for Facebook and Instagram users that serves to ensure that users are who they say they are.
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