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Bjarni Benediktsson, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs has been in the spotlight after the report on the sale of Íslandsbanki was published yesterday.

Unrealistic to push for 122 ISK per share in the Íslandsbanki sale

15 Nov 2022 Bjarni Benediktsson, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, says that it would have been completely unrealistic to try to chase the price in the government’s subsequent offer of shares in Íslandsbanki to 122 ISK per share.

Moviegoers in the small but cozy Bíó Paradís in downtown Reykjavík were pleasantly surprised when they saw the famous actress Jodie Foster in their midst.

Foster went to the movies in Reykjavík

12 Nov 2022 The actress Jodie Foster is staying in Reykjavík these days and weeks. She is in the middle of shooting the HBO TV show True Detective, the fourth season here in Iceland. In the show Foster is the leading lady.

Bjarni Benediktsson continues to be the chairman of the Independence Party.

Benediktsson gets a decicive lead to chair the Independence Party

7 Nov 2022 Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, got 59 percent of the votes for the leading position in the Independence Party whereas his challenger, Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate, got 40% of the votes.

The naturea photographer Daníel Bergmann recently published his book, Fálkinn,but here he documents photographs he has taken of falcons for over 23 years.

Waiting for hours to capture the moment

6 Nov 2022 “I started photographing birds seriously in 1999. I had always been interested in birds, but it had been laying dormant for quite some time. But at that time the interest just resurfaced and there was no turning back. When you spend hours and hours with birds, like photographers have to do, the fascination comes back. I applied for a permit in 2000 to photograph both eagles and a falcons,” says Daniel Bermann. With permits in hand he went out with his gear and set up close but in safe distance from a falcon nest.

Nakamura was a happy camper on Sunday night with the 1st prize in hand.

Nakamura took home the first prize

31 Oct 2022 The American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura won the Fischer Randcom Chess Tournament that ended Sunday night in Reykjavík. The winner of the final was Hikaru Nakamura, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in armageddon after drawing the match 2-2. He is the second FIDE world champion in Fischer random chess.

Sjálfsbjörg has a new campaign highlighting the need for adequate access for people with reduced mobility.

All invited, except the disabled?

26 Oct 2022 All invited, except the disabled? is the title of a new accessibility campaign by Sjálfsbjörg, the national federation of physically disabled people, designed to raise awareness of the fact that without adequate accessibility, disabled people are excluded from taking part in life.

Þyrla Landhelgisgæslunnar við Kirkjufell í dag.

"There is no beauty in this"

22 Oct 2022 Landlords are expected to meet in early November for discussing the issue of Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður, according to landowner Jóhannes Þorvarðarson. The land in Kirkjufell is divided into three holdings, and Jóhannes says it takes time to get people together as there are many landowners.

A terrible accident happened in Kirkjufell yesterday where a man fell and lost his life.

Kirkjufell is the new Reynisfjara

20 Oct 2022 A man died in an accident on Kirkjufell in Grundarfjörður yesterday but in the past few years there have been several fatal accidents and rescue teams have had to rescue people that have either been trapped or had an accident.

Lindsey Vonn var very happy with her skiing experience in Iceland in the midnight sun.

Skiing in Iceland in the midnight sun

16 Oct 2022 Lindsey Vonn, one of the most successful female skier in the world, posted a video from her stay in Iceland this summer on The Kelly Clarkson show recently. The video was taken in Tröllaskagi at 1 AM where she went skiing. Clarkson really liked the video but wasn't sure if she would attempt such a feat.

The quiet village of Ólafsfjörður is shook by the recent events.

The wife had stabbed her husband last March and a history of violence

13 Oct 2022 The wife of the man who was stabbed to death in Ólafsfjörður last week is under the suspicion of having stabbed him with a knife last March. The Northeast Iceland police have a few other instances under scrutiny where the couple had been physically fighting.

The American Richard Burns waited for eight years to go sailing in Scoresby Sund in Eastern Greenland, but the trip was worth waiting for.

Waited eight years for his dream vacation

9 Oct 2022 The American orthodontist Richard Burns and his wife Cindy waited for eight years before they were able to go on a cruise with North Sailing to Scoresby Sund in eastern Greenland. They went on the trip this August with a group of ten people and Burns describes the trip as absolutely out of this world.

Gunni Hilmars and Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir released a new album, Colors, on Friday.

A new album from Sycamore Tree

8 Oct 2022 The duo Sycamore Tree released a new album today called Colors. In the band are Gunni Hilmars and Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, and the album has been in the works for three years.

One person still in custody in murder case

7 Oct 2022 The investigation into the death of a man in Ólafsfjörður last Monday is going well according to an announcement from the Police North East. The investigation at the scene is finished and now the data is being analyzed. Furthermore, both suspects and a few witnesses have been interviewed.

The first storm this winter is forecast for Sunday until Monday and people are advised to keep their transport to the minimum.

Rescue teams are on standby

7 Oct 2022 Rescue teams all over the country are now on standby because the first snowstorm is forecast for Sunday and supposed to last until Monday morning.

The North East District Court in Akureyri.

Remanded to a week long custody

4 Oct 2022 Two women and one man were remanded to a week long custody last night in relation to the murder in Ólafsfjörður. They went in front of a judge in the North East District Court in Akureyri where the police recommendations of custody was confirmed. Of the four initial suspects, one has been let go according to RÚV.