A fire which started in the Kebabhusid in downtown Reykjavík did significant damage to the historic building at Laekjargata 2. The building is one of two major historic timber houses in the downtown area, the other being the famed Hressingarskálinn.
In a massive fire near Reykholt, four horses dead from Anthrax were cremated. Ten people were treated with antibiotics due to exposure to the animals.
The Icelandic Red Cross celebrated its 80 year anniversary and opened the Konukot, or women’s shelter, yesterday. The shelter has beds and facilities for eight women.
According to Frettabladid, Icelandic Online is launching a new website to teach Icelandic to foreigners. The hang-up: the web-site is in Icelandic.
Transparency International, a non-governmental agency with the reported goal of exposing corruption, has released figures claiming that Iceland rates low in corruption.
Teen and pre-teen idol Birgitta Haukdal has captured the top spot on the national charts with sales of her album Perlur (Pearls), a children’s album.
After a successful run at this summer’s Culture Night, author and playwright Elisabet Jökulsdóttir is coordinating an effort to build a permanent “Emotion Square” in Reykjavík.
KB Bank, the largest bank in Iceland which has reported record growth, has donated 21.5 million ISK to cultural and charity institutions.
Members of the opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson for comments he made on a national talk show Monday night. On the talk show, Ásgrímsson claimed that Parliament had been consulted before Iceland endorsed US action in Iraq.
Yesterday, members of the teachers union accepted the contract proposed by the municipalities with a slim 51% majority. There are scattered reports of resignations by those teachers who feel the new contract is still far too low.
