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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000Coast Guard transports fish skin for fire victims
A helicopter from the Icelandic Coast Guard is currently transporting 14 shipping crates of fish skin from the company Kerecis to the United Kingdom. The fish skin is intended for use in treating patients who were injured in the fire in Crans-Mont...
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +0000We are going to teach our children to read
Inga Sæland, leader of the People’s Party, states that the education system has failed the nation’s children, particularly in terms of reading comprehension. She intends to look to Finland for solutions to the problem.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:30:00 +0000Minister resigns from office
Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson, Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, has decided to step down from his post for health reasons.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:31:00 +0000Nearly a kilo of cocaine hidden in outerwear
The Reykjanes District Court has sentenced a foreign man to seven months in prison for a serious drug offense after he smuggled nearly one kilogram of cocaine into the country.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000Pretending to be tourists
In recent months, there has been an increase in foreign nationals coming to Iceland, posing as tourists but then being caught selling drugs.
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:41:15 +0000It’s Almost Time For The 2026 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards!
Get ready for a celebration of the best in music With 2025 formally wrapped up, it’s a good time to...
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:54:24 +0000Grapevine Events: Emma, Nýló Party, Steina Closing Weekend
Our first issue of 2026 is being distributed around the country as we type this! Yay! We’re looking out our...
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:34:33 +0000Even Here, Donald Trump Controls The Narrative
We planned to discuss Iceland in 2025 with three experts and got slapped in the face by current events The...
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:26:24 +0000Breathing Room: Iceland Begins The New Year With A Commercial Break
In the first few days of January, we’ve seen headline after headline of bad news from around the world: a...
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:25:51 +0000Iceland, We Have A Lifestyle Problem: The Bad News Keeps Coming
Despite large amounts of clear-eyed data, no systemic solutions In December 2025, we published a news piece with the headline...
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