Iceland Review,   22 December 2024 5:22 PM
Tourism Sector Raises Concerns Over New Policies

The Icelandic tourism sector welcomes the new government’s decision not to raise VAT but expresses concern over the potential impact of proposed facility and resource fees. The Director of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association has urged clarity and careful planning to avoid negative effects on profitability and investment. Concerns within the tourism sector In an […] more

mbl.is,   22 December 2024 2:39 PM
"The marital bed becomes a battlefield"

Director Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson and visual artist Erna Mist Yamagata are creating their world in a new home. They met over a year ago and are now working together for the first time on Tennessee Williams’s play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which will premiere at the City Theatre on December 28. The couple is expecting a child in January, but Arnarson has a 13-year-old son from a previous marriage. more

mbl.is,   21 December 2024 3:39 PM
These are the ministers of the government

The policy statement of the Coalition of The Social Democratic Alliance, the Liberal Reform Party, and the People's Party was presented in Hafnarfjörður today. A new ministerial structure was presented, with 11 new ministers being introduced. Four come from the the Social Democrats, four from the Liberal Reform Party, and three from the People's Party. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       21 December 2024 2:40 PM
We have a new government: summary of the press conference

Presentation of the coalition agreement

Kristrún Frostadóttir, leader of the Social Democratic Alliance, Inga Sæland, leader of the People's Party, and Þorgerður Katrín Gunnlaugsdóttir, leader of the Liberal Reform Party, participated in a press conference to present the coalition agreement and the new government.

Introduction to the Policy Declaration

Kristrún […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 December 2024 4:30 PM
RÚV English Radio - THE OSLO TREE

Helga Maureen Gylfadóttir from the Reykjavík City Museum explains all to Darren.

RÚV English Radio covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more - in English.

Find this and previous shows & podcasts here, more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 December 2024 2:18 PM
Strætó starts issuing fines

The fines are aimed at reducing fraud on board buses. Strætó plans to fine passengers in the new year who cannot show a valid fare during inspections. The fine will be 15,000 kr, while it will be 7,500 kr for young people and seniors, and 4,500 kr for people with disabilities.

This was announced in a statement from Strætó. The fine is referred to as a "fare surcharge," and it is intended, among other things, to reduce fraud on […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 December 2024 1:52 PM
Half a century since the deadly avalanches in Neskaupstaður

Tragic events of 1974

On December 20, 1974, following a series of multiple snow avalanches, an 800-meter-wide avalanche descended on the farthest part of Neskaupstaður around noon.

The first avalanche, known as the "Bræðsla avalanche," destroyed large tanks containing cod liver oil and other oils, which then collided with a herring processing factory, damaging the freezing plant, residential […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 December 2024 10:38 AM
Next eruption could happen in February

Based on the rate of ground uplift under Svartsengi, scientists estimate that the next eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula could occur in February.

Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the first eruption on the Sundhnúksgígar crater row. In that period, seven eruptions have occurred in the area. They have lasted for a total of 114 days.

Benedikt Ófeigsson, a geophysicist and the coordinator of […] more