Eier, Meeresfrüchte, Entenfett, sonnengetrockneter Kabeljau, Kopfsalat und andere landwirtschaftliche Produkte aus ganz Island werden in dem Laden Frú Lauga angeboten, der am Freitag am Laugalaekur in Reykjavík eröffnet wurde.
Das öffentliche Gesundheitsinstitut von Island hat drei Umfragen über die Auswirkungen des Bankenzusammenbruchs durchgeführt. Danach halten sich die Isländer für fast so zufrieden wie vor der Krise.
There were just as many children born in the north Icelandic town of Húsavík in June and July—nine months after the banking collapse last fall—as during the first five months of this year. Births in Reykjavík are also approaching an all-time high.
Between 700 and 800 kilos of meat were stolen from a container owned by Kjöthúsid on Sunday night, which was located on Smidjuvegur in Kópavogur, a neighboring town of Reykjavík.
Thráinn Bertelsson, former MP for the Civic Movement, formally resigned from his parliamentary party at the Icelandic parliament Althingi yesterday and will henceforth work as an independent MP.
Two men and one woman have been sentenced to custody until Friday due to suspicion of breaking-and-entering and attempted sale of loot. The threesome may be members of a larger crime circle responsible for a wave of break-ins in the capital region.
Kaupthing Bank has rejected the offer by Björgólfur Gudmundsson, former chairman of Landsbanki, and his son Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, often dubbed Iceland’s first billionaire, on writing off half of their ISK 5.9 billion loan to the bank.
Iceland’s Minister of Finance Steingrímur J. Sigfússon said at parliament yesterday that there is no reason to think that Icelandic, British and Dutch authorities will have to renegotiate on the Icesave deposits because of the disclaimers Iceland has introduced.
