30 MarKristófer Daði Davíðsson, Maren Eir Halldórsdóttir, and Eva María Jónsdóttir are first-year police science students with a shared background in Western Iceland. Davíðsson is from Borgarfjörður, Halldórsdóttir from Hvanneyri, and Jónsdóttir from Akranes. Aged 21, 22, and 24, respectively, they are on the path to realizing their long-held dreams of becoming police officers.
21 MarThe Norwegian midfielder and former Liverpool player, John Arne Riise, will be attending Jói Útherji in Ármúli next Saturday and will be there to meet guests and passersby and sign autographs.
11 MarIcelandic game designer Steingerður Lóa Gunnarsdóttir has canceled her planned trip to the United States following new visa regulations that bar trans individuals from entry.
2 MarIn the Innovation House at Eiðistorg, Kenyan Grace Achieng has a small office where her fashion company Gracelandic is based. Grace welcomes a journalist who admires the rows of dresses, shirts and jumpsuits hanging there, all made of the finest raw silk or linen. The clothes are all designed by Grace, made in Turkey and Romania.
24 FebPrime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir says it was a very emotional moment as candles were laid at a memorial to fallen soldiers on Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, this morning. Today there are three year since Russia invaded Ukraine.
18 Feb“I think we will be looking at fateful weeks ahead. Of course, I cannot say anything about how they will turn out, but I am worried about it,” says Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, an MP for the Independence Party, in an interview with mbl.is from the Belgian capital Brussels, where she will attend a three-day meeting with the NATO parliamentary group.
11 FebAlfreð Erling Þórðarson, a 45-year-old man accused of killing a couple in Neskaupstaður on August 21, was reportedly on his way down to Hallgrímskirkja church to light a cross when he was arrested.
11 FebChildren in one middle school year at Breiðholtsskóli have been subjected to bullying and violence by a group of their fellow students for several years. The violence has been mental, physical and sexual, according to information from Morgunblaðið. There has been little peace in the year group and the group's behavior has had a major impact on the children's studies.
6 FebA great deal of damage has been caused in Stöðvarfjörður in the storm last night, night and this morning. Roof panels have blown off houses and, among other things, the entire roof of a garage has disappeared.
5 FebThere have been a number of calls to rescue teams in the country due to damage to the weather. Several rescue teams in the capital area have been called out, and it is mainly roof panels, railings, and other loose items that are blowing away.
1 FebBoth the Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister said that the government is in close contact with other Nordic countries on security and defense issues, although ministers do not have the opportunity to attend all meetings. There is no need to fear that this issue is being neglected; on the contrary, the current government is not afraid to discuss openly the issues that were not the case with the previous government.
31 JanMembers of the Skagafjörður Preschool Teachers' Association and the Skagafjörður Preschool Administrators' Association believe that the chairman of the Skagafjörður Education Committee has violated the code of conduct for elected representatives by participating in a class action lawsuit by parents against the Icelandic Teachers' Union, due to the implementation of strike action in a few selected schools. In doing so, he has chosen personal interests over public interest. Members also believe that he has violated the trust that has been built up over the past few years.
31 Jan"I think we have to start preparing for another eruption," says Benedikt Ófeigsson, head of deformation measurements at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
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