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 financing fisheries companies both in Iceland and abroad. He has also worked for Samskip in Bremen and the sales …
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 in Securities Brokerage, an M.Sc. degree in Business Administration from the University of Iceland with an emphasis on Finance …
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 to 26.86km in altitude before both stages were parachuted back down to sea. The launch is part of Skyrora’s …
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 be online, but the announcment of the Leif Erikson Awards will take place at Húsavík Cape Hotel on Saturday. …
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 their home country this summer. Húsavík has been one of the hottest destinations this summer, after the release of …
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 board member of the Exploration Museum in Húsavík, made headlines around the world in 2014 when she completed her …
As of today, there are 2 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Húsavík, 30 cases in Akureyri, 1 in Siglufjörður, 1 in Dalvík and 2 at Lake Mývatn. 36 individuals are in isolation in Northeastern Iceland and 176 in quarantine.
No local case of the Covid-19 virus has been reported in Húsavík, as the number of cases nationwide reaches 737. An Australian tourist died from the virus soon after arriving at HNS Hospital in Húsavík last week, but the tourist and his wife had not been staying in Húsavík …
Robert Ormsby, a nurse from the town of Sevenoaks in Kent, proposed to his girlfriend in a branch of Iceland frozen food supermarket, after a romantic trip to the country of Iceland was cancelled due to the covid-19 outbreak. Ormsby popped the question in an empty aisle of the …
Húsavík Whale Watching company North Sailing has decided to cancel all their day tours until April 14, in response to the covid-19 outbreak in the world. The closure is designed to help protect both their visitors and staff, minimizing potential exposure to the virus. All customers that have already …
