Iceland Review,   05 April 2025 12:27 PM
US Tariffs May Impact Visitor Numbers, Says Tourism Chairman

Icelandic tourism could face setbacks if US tariffs diminish consumer spending, according to Pétur Óskarsson, chair of the Icelandic Tourism Association. Speaking to RÚV, he warned that reduced purchasing power in the United States might eventually affect higher-income travellers, who make up a key demographic in the tourism industry. “It’s hard to say how much […] more

mbl.is,   05 April 2025 11:38 AM
“Organized crime knows no borders”

Ingvi Steinn Jóhannsson, newly elected chairman of the Icelandic Customs Association and Chief Customs Officer at Keflavík Airport, has praised customs officers for their professionalism and efficiency following the seizure of 20,000 counterfeit OxyContin pills—a drug shipment that, instead of oxycodone, contained nitazene, a dangerously potent synthetic opioid. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       05 April 2025 6:55 AM
Majority believes Ásthildur Lóa’s resignation was right decision

The resignation of Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir, Minister of Education and Children, was the right decision according to 74% of respondents in a new Maskína poll.

This is reported on the Vísir website (Icelandic).

26% of respondents said her decision to resign was the wrong one.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 April 2025 4:31 PM
RÚV English Radio - CHESS IN THE CAPITAL: REYKJAVÍK OPEN 2025

The Reykjavík Open 2025 will bring chess players from fifty countries to Harpa from next Tuesday.

Darren went there to hear more.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 April 2025 3:15 PM
Defence asks that maximum sentence not apply in Culture Night case

The main proceedings in the case of the boy charged with a stabbing attack, which resulted in the death of Bryndís Klara Birgisdóttir, concluded today at Reykjavík District Court.

The boy is also charged with two counts of attempted murder, for having stabbed two other youths in the same attack.

The boy is still under the age of legal majority. The trial was held behind closed doors due to the young age of […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 April 2025 3:11 PM
Signs of land rising again at Svartsengi

GPS measurements show signs that land has started rising again at Svartsengi. This is stated in an announcement from the Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Met Office).

“It is most likely continued magma accumulation beneath Svartsengi that is causing the uplift, though part of it is due to the effects of the formation of the magma intrusion on 1 April. This is because when magma intrusions form, they push the Earth’s crust outward on both […] more

mbl.is,   04 April 2025 2:00 PM
Iceland hit with 10% U.S. import tariffs

Daði Már Kristófersson, Iceland’s Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, has responded to the U.S. government’s decision to impose a 10% import tariff on Icelandic products, calling the move “not good news” — but also noting that Iceland may have fared better than many of its trade partners. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       04 April 2025 1:11 PM
Grateful that the town is open again

Access has been reopened for all traffic to and from Grindavík. The town was evacuated when a fissure opened near the settlement on Tuesday.

The chair of the municipal council says it is important that life in the town returns to normal.

Residents and company employees are staying within the danger zone at their own risk, according to a statement from the lögreglustjóri á Suðurnesjum (Chief of Police of […] more