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Local / News

World Explorers Awarded at Húsavík Explorers Festival

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

HÚSAVÍK, Iceland – The sixth annual Leif Erikson Exploration Awards, hosted by the Exploration Museum, recognized Canadian explorer George Kourounis, and Americans Ulyana Horodyskyj and Jeff Blumenfeld this weekend. Also …

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National / News

New rules on entry into Iceland come into effect on midnight tonight

August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

New rules on entry into Iceland come into effecto on midnight. The Directorate of Health published new quarantine instructions for visitors coming to Iceland last week. Starting on August 19, …

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Local / News

Gunnar Gíslason new managing director of GPG Seafood

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Gunnar Gíslason has been appointed managing director of the fisheries company GPG Seafood in Húsavík, from September 1, taking over the job from Páll Kristjánsson. Gunnar previously worked in the …

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Local / News

Sigurður Erlingsson new general manager of Northeast Iceland Savings Bank

August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Sigurður Erlingsson has been appointed director of Sparisjóður Suður-Þingeyinga, the Northeast Iceland Savings Bank. Sigurður holds a degree in Business Administration from Andrews University in the United States, a degree …

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Local / News / Space

Skyrora successfully launches Skylark rocket from Iceland

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Scotish space company Skyrora has successfully launched its two-stage, four-metre tall sub-orbital rocket, Skylark Micro from the company’s mobile launch complex set up at Langanes Peninsula, Iceland. The rocket climbed …

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Explorers Festival starts in Húsavík today

August 13, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

The Explorers Festival starts in Húsavík today. This is the 6th time that the Exploration Museum hosts the festival in town. Due to covid-19, a lot of the events will …

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Local / Tourism

A record number of Icelanders have visited Húsavík this summer

August 2, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

While Iceland has seen an enormous decrease in number of foreign travelers this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the people of Iceland have taken to the roads to explore …

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National / News

President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson inaugurated to second term

August 2, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was today inaugurated for his second term as president of Iceland. The presidential elections were held on 27 June 2020 and president Jóhannesson was re-elected with …

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National / News

Ragn­heiður Ásta Pét­urs­dótt­ir, The Voice of Iceland, Dies at 79

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Ragn­heiður Ásta Pét­urs­dótt­ir, who was the voice of Iceland’s public Radio RUV, has died at the age of 79. She was the announcer for the national radio from 1962 to …

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Local / Space

Amelia Earhart hosts live screening of ‘Cosmic Birth’ on 50th anniversary of Apollo 13

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 - by Húsavík Observer

Denver news reporter and aviatrix Amelia Rose Earhart will host a live online screening of the documentary Cosmic Birth this Saturday at 8.30 PM Mountain Time. Earhart, who is a …

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