Strange sentences in Iceland -

A 38 year old man ,was sentenced yesterday by a county court in the sout part of Iceland.He was sentenced for giving alcohol and sexually abusing two times, a thirteen year old girl.He used her inexpieriance and that she had drunk alcohol ,and his strengh and age ,and...

No American Ambassador in ICeland

No American Ambassador has been in Iceland since the beginnign of this year.One member of parliement has asked the foreign secretary , why is there no Ambassador in Iceland .Gudlaugur Thor ,member of parliement also asked the foreign secretary about the implications it has...

After Maldives, Philippines to go green: Taps geothermal energy

This Monday the Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed inaugurated a 30 turbines wind farm which with an installed capacity of 75 MW of power. Now its Philippines which is looking to tap into another...

Killer whales leave porpoises for dead

Killer whales leave porpoises for deadWildlife experts say they're trying to determine why fish-eating killer whales roughed up harbor porpoises and left them for dead off British Columbia.Two incidents were...

Mcdonald´s leaves iceland economy - video

Due to the bad economy here in Iceland , McDonalds, is closing down next saturday .According to the CEO of McDonalds in Iceland, this is because that the Icelandic currency is low, and they have to import...

McDonald's to close all their stores in Iceland

McDonald's, the massive worldwide fast food chain will close their last three stores in Iceland next week. All the restaurants are in the capital Reykjavik but will pull down it shutters for last time....

Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of Fish

Fisheries, Not Whales, To Blame For Shortage Of FishHarpoon on the bow of a whale hunting ship. The Humane Society International, WWF and the Lenfest Ocean Program have presented three new reports debunking the...

Permanent Secretary investigated in Iceland

Iceland's government says it has reached a deal with Britain and the Netherlands to repay the $5.7 billion ,to compensate savers who lost funds in the collapse of the Icesave Account.This deal is not very popular in Iceland. People say, why should the public pay for private...

Market abuse by Icelands Banks

"Financial control group has sent issues concerning comprehensive market abuse by Kaupthing bank to the Special Prosecutor office.They belive that the bank systematically tried to influence their share price and...

Police raid KPMG and Price Waterhouse Cooper in Iceland

Many think that auditors have some responsabilty in the Banking crash in Iceland .KPMG and Price Waterhouse Cooper Audit companys in Iceland ,where raided by the Special prosecutor in Iceland on the 1. of october...

Prime minister one of fiftie most powerful people

Icelands Parliements Investigative Committee ,which is investigating the Banking Cras last year, had a time limit on bringing to Parliement and the Icelandic public , the report on the crash.But today the committie...

Imagine Peace Light lighted by Yoko Ono

Last night the Imagine Peace light was lighted. It is on between the Birthday of John Lennon and to the date ,of his death. Yoko Ono is in Iceland ,and was going to light it yesterday ,but weather was not good (...

John Lennon's Birthday: Yoko Ono Imagine Peace Tower Lights Up

Yoko Ono, the renowned artist, musician, and peace activist, is in Iceland today to light the Imagine Peace Tower, a work of art that she dedicated to the memory of his late husband, John Lennon. A virtual-world...

Icelands Prime Minister apologizes to the Icelandic people

Johanna Sigurdardottir ,Icelands Prime Minister said in Parliament today, that it was the duty of the Prime Minister, to apologize to the Icelandic people , on behalf of state and public administration at the neglect and complacency which led to the banking crash last year."...

Media war in Iceland ? David Oddssson new editor at MBL

Former Prime minister and Former Central Bank CEO, mr. David Oddson is now one of two editors of the Icelandic newspaper , Morgunbladid.Morgunbladid ( MBL ) sacked the former editor ,becuase he did not share the view of the owners,about being against joining the EU.MBL owners...

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