At Kaupthing Bank ,a loanbook from the bank,that one of the newspapers here in has ICeland has,shows ,that 22 of the senior employees,got loans to buy stock in the bank,in the amount of 23 billion kronas.And at a...
The first two of up to 150 fin whales were killed in Iceland on Friday. The whaling station at Hvalfordur, Iceland is active and preparing to receive more of the endangered fin whales as part of a five year...
Today there was the daylight protest against the discussion on parliament about the Icesave savings accounts in Europe. The government is about to put into law, that the government will pay the debt that the Banks...
Things are still getting bad here in Iceland.As always,and i htink that is universal,political people,never stand by the campain promises.They are just helping the banks and big companys.But the public,is going down,debts increasing,value of home going down,and on average,one...
More earthquakes have been today in the south west part of Iceland. One about 4,5 on the richter scale at 14:30 local time ( gmt ) .And another just past five aclock today ,at 3,9 on the richter scale.They where...
A earthquake was in Iceland this evening.( may 29 )it was located just southwest of the capital ,Reykjavik.The earthquake was 4,5 on the Richter scale.It occured at 21:33 ,local time ( gmt )According to the local news ,there are many aftershocks.The earthquake was felt in the...
An average ,one family per day,is now moving to other countries .Icelanders are moving mostly to Norway.And the goverment celebrates ,that Icelanders are moving from Iceland.In a tv show this week,the Icelands...
A man from Algiers, Mr. Mansri Hichem, is seeking a political asylum in Iceland .He has been in Iceland for two years ,and has been denied asylum.Mr. Mansri Hichem ,has appieled that decision of the department that covers foreigners in Iceland ,to the justice minister.Mr....
Group of people protested yesterday in Reykjavik.They where protesting the goverment slow decision making.They walked to the goverment house,and there ,Prime Minister ,Johanna ,invited them in for a informal discussion.Very peacful protest,and protesters got answers
Now they are moving out of Iceland.One of the bankers,who owned a shipping company and controlled a bank ,has moved to Russia .He thought that when his legal address was in Russia,that the Icelandic courts could...
According to a Gallup poll in Iceland ,80% of the population thinks that corruption in the Icelandic buisness life.And 70 % thinks that corruption is in the political arena.50 % think that the Icelandic media is corrupt also.About 50 % belive that buisness men use often or...
The public in Iceland is now organizing a group effort to stop paying their loans to the Banks in Iceland.About 20.000 thousand individuals have signed up to a group - that is called - Hagsmunasamtok heimilanna (...
Soon - the Ambassador of the USA in Iceland , Carol van Voorst ,will be leaving Iceland.And as tradition says - she requested a meeting with the Icelandic President ,mr Olaf Ragnar Grimsson.Later ,the ambassador...
After considerable delays and an unusually long election night, all ballots have finally been counted.The coalition parties, the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement have a majority in...
Svandís Svavarsdóttir , member of the political party - Left Green Movement ,and in Reykjavik city council,says that the donations to the Independence party from FL Group and Landsbanki ,then you need to aske the question about ,if it is Bribes.Vice chairman of the...