The Icelandic pavilion which was designed for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai was presented to the representatives of the Foreign Ministry and the committee preparing Iceland’s participation at the Reykjavík Art Museum – Hafnarhús on Friday.
Jónsi “Go Do” I ♥ Icelandic Music
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Iceland’s Shanghai World Expo Pavilion Presented Iceland Review
Leak at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History Iceland Review
A water leak at the storage facilities of the Icelandic Institute of Natural History (NÍ) on Saturday night didn’t cause significant damage, thanks to an employee’s decision to come to work early on Sunday morning.
Icelandic State Wants to Acquire Savings Bank Iceland Review
The Ministry of Finance proposed in December that the Icelandic state acquire Byr savings bank and that claimants be compensated by 40 percent, paid out with bonds issued by the state.
Is a New Political Crisis Impending in Iceland? Iceland Review
There are speculations that some members of the Social Democrats are interested in forging a new coalition government with the Progressive Party in addition to the Left-Greens. The current Social Democrat-Left-Green coalition is described as fatigued.
Who lied? The Iceland Weather Report
Icelanders Choose 2010 Eurovision Entry Iceland Review
The song “Je Ne Sais Quoi” by Örygur Smári and Hera Björk Thórhallsdóttir received the most votes in the Icelandic Eurovision song contest final on Saturday and will be Iceland’s entry in the main contest in Norway in May.
Icelandic public sector weathering unemployment storm IceNews - Daily News
At least nine out of every ten people to have lost their jobs in Iceland worked in the private sector. At the same time as the number of private sector jobs has decreased, the number of public sector jobs has actually gone up.
The figures were released by the Iceland Chamber of Commerce and show a [...]
Actavis expands manufacturing site in Iceland, creating 50 new jobs IceNews - Daily News
(Press release): Actavis Group, the international generic pharmaceuticals company, today announced plans to expand its manufacturing site in Iceland, increasing capacity at the site by 50%. Fifty new jobs will be created as a result.
The Hafnarfjordur, Iceland manufacturing site exports 95% of its products. After expansion the SOD-site’s capacity will be about 1.5 billion tablets [...]
Paris Hilton Wears Icelandic Shoes Iceland Review
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was photographed in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, where she was attending the Sundance film festival this week, wearing shoes from Icelandic fashion designer Gydja Collection.
LSE professor wants Icesave mediator IceNews - Daily News
The London School of Economics professor, Robert Wade believes it is important for Iceland to have an independent mediator in the Icesave issue.
Wade was a guest on the Silfur Egils television show yesterday. His comments on the show were echoed by another guest: the lawyer and former assistant to Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, Kristrun Heimisdottir.
Robert Wade [...]