Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 February 2025 3:59 PM
Bus stuck on Höfði lawn

The police were called to assist after a bus was driven onto the lawn in front of Höfði on Borgartún around 1 p.m. today. The bus became stuck, and the damage to the grass is significant.

Vísir was the first to report on the incident, stating that the driver was inexperienced and believed they could turn the bus around on the lawn. The bus was carrying […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 February 2025 2:34 PM
Serious accident on Þingvallavegur earlier today

A serious traffic accident took place on Þingvallavegur near Álftavatn shortly after half past nine this morning. The driver was alone in the car.

According to Þorsteinn M. Kristinsson, chief superintendent at lögreglan á Suðurlandi (the Police in South Iceland), both the fire brigade and paramedics were dispatched to the scene along with the police.

He stated that work at the scene was still ongoing and […] more

mbl.is,   20 February 2025 1:00 PM
Not quite on track

“The problem goes back to the economic collapse when road maintenance was drastically cut and has not been recovered. These are 15-16 years where maintenance funds have been ISK 10 billion a year when it should have been ISK 20 billion,” says Sigþór Sigurðsson, CEO of Colas. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 February 2025 12:21 PM
Söngvakeppnin 2025 final offered with English commentary

On Saturday, 22 February, the final of Söngvakeppnin 2025 will take place, and the winning song and act will represent Iceland in this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland.

You can of course watch the final next Saturday, in Icelandic, on RÚV. The show starts at 7.45pm, Iceland time […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 February 2025 12:02 PM
Father of waste management director’s child hired as consultant

Guðríður Erla Friðriksdóttir, head of the environment and infrastructure division at Akureyrarbær, acknowledges that it was a mistake not to pay more attention to potential conflicts of interest when hiring a waste management consultant for the town’s waste collection system reform.

The contractor hired for the consultancy is the father of the child of the town’s head of waste management, making the connection quite close.

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mbl.is,   20 February 2025 11:53 AM
The majority of waste recycled

Significant progress has been made in reducing landfilling of waste since 2019, especially when it comes to mixed household waste, according to Statistics Iceland data. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       20 February 2025 11:33 AM
Treatment of cleaning company workers condemned

ASÍ, SGS, and Efling, all assert that the wage reductions affecting cleaning staff, which have been the subject of controversy, are not merely reductions below minimum wage scales but reductions in collectively agreed wages.

This is stated in a declaration by ASÍ, which condemns the conduct of cleaning companies towards their employees.

During the wage negotiations last year, there was broad agreement among […] more

Iceland Review,   20 February 2025 9:14 AM
Americans Replace Brits as Top Winter Tourists in Iceland

A slump in British tourists last winter was made up for by the presence of American tourists, a new report from Landsbanki states. Furthermore, tourist debit card use increased in January despite slightly declining numbers of tourists overall, indicating greater per capita spending. Brits in the winter As the report, details, tourists from Britain are […] more