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Sunday, 01 April 2012 16:30 |
The overall minke whaling quota in Iceland this year is 216 animals; the season is set to start next month. The extension to apply for minke whaling permits at the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture expires on April 4.
A minke whaler. Archive photo by Páll Stefánsson.
“We have applied for permits and are preparing the boat. Our goal is to start whaling in the latter part of April,” Gunnar Bergmann Jónsson, managing director of Hrefnuveiðimenn ehf. which operates the minke whaling boat Hrafnreyður KÓ-100, told Morgunblaðið.
Gunnar’s company caught 53 minke whales last year. Only three other...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 06:32 |
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Saturday, 31 March 2012 17:00 |
The “bomb squad” will demonstrate chemical tricks for the entire family at Reykjavík Art Museum, Ásmundarsafn building, on Sunday at 2 pm.
First the exhibition by Magnús Árnason will be observed, in which a scientific experiment with references to French chemist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) is featured.
Children younger than 18 receive free admission to the museum; for further information, visit its website.
Meanwhile, an exhibition of paintings by art students in the secondary school Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti will open in Gallerí Tukt on Pósthússtræti 3-5 on today at 4 pm. All are welcome...
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Saturday, 31 March 2012 12:08 |
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 Herdís Þorgeirsdóttir has decided to submit her candidacy for this June’s election for the President of Iceland.
She declared her intention to run at a press conference at Reykjavík Art Museum yesterday. She is the first woman to stand for President so far for this year’s election – and her decision follows a groundswell of public support for the professor to stand; not least on Facebook.
Herdís is 58 years-old, is a doctor of law, and is a certified lawyer and a political scientist. She was made a professor at Bifröst University in 2004. She is also one of the owners...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 06:19 |
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Saturday, 31 March 2012 14:45 |
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 Residents complained to the police because they were tired of the noise coming from a flat in their block in Reykjavík one recent weekend night.
Icelandic police made their way to the scene expecting to find a rowdy and busy house party in progress, Vísir.is reported. However, according to police records, that did not turn out to be the case: the only occupants of the apartment were a man and a woman. More specifically, newlyweds and the noise was not down to any trouble going on.
The racket was nothing more than an expression of love – and although the police refused to comment...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 06:21 |
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Saturday, 31 March 2012 13:35 |
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 In a victory for workers, the boss of Finland’s Transport Union (AKT) has been suspended while a police investigation into allegations of bullying and assault is carried out.
The unanimous decision to relieve Timo Räty of his duties until the official investigation is over was made at a meeting last week.
Räty has been heavily criticised in recent weeks for his management of office personnel, some of whom have made allegations of harassment against him. Suspicions have also been raised that the union boss violated workplace safety laws and targeted specific members of staff with psychological
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 April 2012 06:20 |
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Thursday, 29 March 2012 11:00 |
From March 29 to April, people in Reykjavík will have the opportunity to view the Icelandic horse up close during the annual Icelandic Horse Festival 2012.
On Saturday, both horses and jockeys will roam the city streets in downtown Reykjavík, and various activities will take place by the City Hall. City people will get the chance to ride a horse with the assistance of a seasoned jockey, and attend lectures about horses, the history of horses in Iceland and their behavior.
Guests are also invited to learn how to do the Lindy Hop, Vísir reports.
The Icelandic Horse in action. Photo by Páll
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Last Updated on Friday, 30 March 2012 21:43 |
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Friday, 30 March 2012 19:30 |
The temperature reached 19.6°C (67.3°F) at an automatic weather observation post run by the Icelandic Road Administration at Kvísker in Öræfi, southeast Iceland, yesterday, and one degree lower by the Icelandic Meteorological Office’s automatic post in the same location.
Iceland has been graced with mild temperatures lately. Archive photo by Páll Stefánsson.
It thus appears that a new heat record for March has been set in Iceland, Morgunblaðið reports.
The past records were set at Sandur in Aðaldalur, northeast Iceland, on March 27, 1948, when the temperature measured 18.3°C, and when...
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