Vote Of No Confidence Taking Place Today
Þór Saari’s second request for a vote of no confidence in the ruling coalition government will take place today, RÚV reports. The process began at 10:30 this morning with a [&
Icelandic Man Arrested In Turkey
A 28-year-old Icelandic man has been arrested in Turkey and stands accused of attempting to smuggle antiquities out of the country. Davíð Örn Bjarnason and his girlfriend, Þór
Happy International Women’s Day!
Today is International Women’s Day! The UN has themed this year’s holiday as “Time for Action to End Violence Against Women” and the Red Cross has dedicated the day to [&he
Wages Not Keeping Up With Inflation
Inflation in the country is resulting in a constant increase in the cost of all consumer goods, but wage increases of workers in the public sector are not keeping up […]
Increased Investments Leads to 0.5% Economic Growth
The last quarter saw Iceland’s economy grow by 0.5%, as consumers got to spending and investors flocked to support the booming tourism industry, Bloomberg reports. According to n
So What’s This Porn Ban I Keep Hearing About?
Minister of the Interior Ögmundur Jónasson said last month that he is considering proposing legislation that would, among other things, give the Icelandic state the power to bloc
Prime Minister Tired Of Opposition Filibustering
Prime Minster Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir has said this morning that the opposition has been steadfast in preventing progress in constitutional discussions with “violent filibuster
Hundreds Of CV’s Accessible Online
Elko’s got some explaining to do, after it was revealed that hundreds of CV’s submitted by hopeful job applicants were available to read on the company’s website, RÚV report
Canadian Theatre Production Inspired By Iceland
Canadian playwright Nicolas Billon has penned a threatre production currently enjoying a run at the Factory Theatre in Toronto. And it’s titled “Iceland.” While the play is n
MP Worried About Future Of Constitution
Birgitta Jónsdóttir said in this mornings parliamentary session that the Progressive Party and Independence Party are uninterested in creating a new constitution and, now that th
Baby Born In Ambulance During Winter Storm Yesterday
While some of us spent yesterday griping about the cold temperatures, or cancelled/delayed buses or “ugh, I thought spring was supposed to be coming!” a Husavík couple was in
Gender Equality In Brief: Farmers Association Edition
For the first time ever, women sitting on the board of the Farmers Association of Iceland (BÍ) outnumber the men, RÚV reports. BÍ held their elections yesterday, resulting in fo
All In The Family
It doesn’t get much more romantic than in the world of folk, where music is looked upon as a phenomenon of shared experience. To the extent that folk emphasises storytelling [&he
Heat + Dirt + Pressure = Destruction: The Diamond Version Interview
In 1996 musicians Olaf Bender and friend Frank Bretschneider got together to make the German music label Rastermusik as a platform to create a bridge between music and art that [&h
Grocery Stores Won’t Participate In Price Surveys (Again)
One month later, but the story is the same: employees attempting to conduct price surveys on behalf of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) have once again been barred from
Thou Hast Kept The Good Wine Until Now
Two Icelandic political parties held national conventions on the last weekend of February. They were both very exciting, but one sentence in particular stood out from the fray: 
New Vote Of No Confidence Will Be Discussed Friday [UPDATE]
Þór Saari, an MP for The Movement, issued a request for another vote of no-confidence in the coalition government yesterday, stipulating that he wished for it to be addressed in
UNICEF To Establish Child Violence Monitoring System In Iceland
Representatives of UNICEF in Iceland have announced that they are working toward establishing a council tasked with keeping a record of violence against children in Iceland and coo
With The Snow Came The Dirt
Now that the snow has subsided in the capital area you may have noticed that the white stuff isn’t looking so white. According to meteorologists at the Icelandic Meteorological O
Buses Are Temporarily Cancelled [UPDATE]
Stræto, the company responsible for all bus service in Reykjavík and surrounding area, has announced on its website that all bus service is temporarily cancelled on account of th
Iceland Symphony Orchestra Hits And Misses At Nordic Cool Festival
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO) received mixed reviews for its performance at the Kennedy Centre’s Nordic Cool festival in Washington, DC over the weekend. The ISO’s perfo