RVK Newscast #23: Historic Recession And Border Mess
And you thought your day was hard. Recession, Kapelluhraun, COVID-19 and regular collective redundancies in today’s Reykjavík Grapevine newscast. But don’t worry, Pollý alway
90 Detected Infections At Border Since June 15th, 60% Of Them Icelandic Residents
At a press conference held earlier today, chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason said that while domestic cases have been decreasing, active infections found at border screenin
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir Crowned As European Football Champion
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir, captain of the Icelandic national team in the UWCL, has been newly crowned as the European Football Champion after she scored the third and final goal i
For The First Time In 3 Weeks, No New Cases Of Coronavirus Yesterday
No new cases of the coronavirus were recorded within Iceland yesterday, marking the first time in three weeks that this has happened, RÚV reports. Furthermore, the one hospitalisa
Prisons Director Wants Decriminalisation Of Drugs In Consumption Quantities
Páll Winkel, the director of Iceland’s prison system, does not believe the government is doing enough to confront the issue of those convicted of drug offenses, RÚV reports
Smekkleysa Launches Auction For Old Band Merch
The publishing company Smekkleysa, aka Bad Taste Records, has launched an auction for old band merch including things related to The Sugercubes, the pop band that later launched Bj
Viking Society Moves To Yellow House In Hafnarfjörður
The Viking Society Rimmugýgur is moving to the Yellow House at Lækinn in Hafnarfjörður to hold its operations there for the next four years. According to a report by Fréttabla
Egg Farm To Spread Ten Tonnes Of Chicken Manure Over Field
Following the expansion of the egg farm Vallá á Kjalarnesi, the company will distribute about 10 tonnes of chicken manure per day to the land of local farm Geldingaá in [&hellip
West Reykjavík Fire: Arson Was The Cause, Property Owner May Face Lawsuit
A house fire on Bræðraborgarstígur 1 last June, which claimed three lives, injured several others, and caused untold loss of home and property to a dozen people, was caused by [
Suspected E. Coli Outbreak In Southeast Iceland Town
The water treatment centre in Kirkjubæjarklaustur has issued an announcement advising residents to boil their water, as samples taken from the water are suspected to contain the E
BSÍ Bus Terminal Will Close After The Weekend
If the situation remains unchanged, the BSÍ bus terminal—a major transport terminal in Reykjavík, in particular for buses shuttling tourists to and from the city—will close a
RVK Newscast #22: My Voices Have Tourette’s
In this episode, Sam interviews Dan Zerin about his show “My Voices Have Tourette’s” and the new podcast with the same name. Dan is a standup comedian, so he spen
RVK Newscast #21: A Conversation With The British Ambassador To Iceland
For today’s episode, we met up with the British ambassador to Iceland, Michael Nevin, who showed us his favourite place in Reykjavík. There, we discussed the pandemic, Brexit, a
Iron-Man Like Flight Over Iceland Via Jet Suit
Richard Brownig posted a video on YouTube of himself flying over Iceland in a so called “Gravity Jet Suit”, very reminiscent of Marvel hero Iron Man’s super suit.
WATCH: Gyda Releases Haunting And Beautiful New Video
Legendary Icelandic musician, composer and Nordic Council Music Prize winner Gyða Valtýsdóttir, or simply Gyda, has just released an enchanting new video for the song “Air
Five Times More Residents In Epidemic Houses Than In First Wave
There are five times more residents staying in so called epidemic houses than there were during the first wave of the coronavirus in Iceland. According to a report by RÚV, [&helli
Heated Discussion Over Possibly Raising Unemployment Insurance Benefits
As Parliament convenes again briefly in the hopes of passing time-sensitive legislation, amongst the subjects of most heated discussion is the possibility of raising minimum unempl
Tourists On Their Way To Quarantine May Take Buses
Tourists arriving in Iceland are allowed to take a bus from Keflavík Airport on their way to quarantine again. Previously, arriving tourists were instructed to use a private car,
Will Smith Reportedly Filming In Iceland
Will Smith is filming in Iceland for a TV show he’s working on, according to RÚV. The production company Truenorth is reportedly working with the actor, although it is unkno
Strong Earthquake Near Grindavík
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 shook the area around Grindavík and was even felt in the capital area today. The earthquake struck around 13:43 according to data from [&hell
Ólafur Arnalds Announces New Album
Ólafur Arnalds announced his new album, entitled “some kind of piece”, which is set to be released on November 6th this year. On Facebook, Ólafur posted that this alb