Ministers from the government of Iceland are visiting Húsavík this week. During the weekend, the Ministers of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson, Minister of Justice Áslaug Arnar Sigurbjörnsdóttir and Minister of Foreign Affairs Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson visited Húsavík. Tomorrow the Minister of Environment Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson and the Minister of Health …
The municipal planning council for Norðurþing has opened an online vote on speed restrictions in Húsavík. The online vote takes place through Better Iceland, a contusing platform for local and national governmental bodies in Iceland. The proposal can be accessed through this web address: https://nordurthing.betraisland.is/post/22681 The vote ends on December …
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, minister of Transportation and Local Government, Páll Jóhann Pálsson, chairman of the Telecommunications Fund of Iceland, and local representatives, today signed agreements on co-sponsorship from the Telecommunications fund and regional grants from the Ministry of Transportation to build a network of fiber-optic in rural areas in …
Plans to build a new 60-room nursing home in Húsavík have been announced. The project is a joint effort of the Icelandic government and four municipalities in the Northeastern region of Iceland. The estimated cost is just over two billion króna. The four municipalities currently run the The four …
Bryndís Sigurðardóttir has been appointed project manager of the Öxarfjörður Regional Development Project. The project is run by Byggðastofnun, the Regional Development Agency of Iceland, in cooperation with Norðurþing municipality and local individuals and organizations. It is a part of the ongoing Fragile Communities project. Bryndís was chosen from …
Talks between the center-left parties in Parliament to form a government coalition ended today. Leaders of the Left-Green Movement, Social Democratic Alliance, Progessive Party, and the Pirates had been in discussions since Friday to form a government following the general elections on October 28. According to Iceland Monitor, the …
Benedikt Jóhannesson, member of Parliament for North East and leader of the Reform Party has stepped down as party chairman. Jóhannesson founded the party last year and won 7 seats in the Parliament during last year’s election. According to the polls, it now looks like the party might loos …
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will lead the ticket in Northeast for his newly formed Centre Party. The party is polling around 10% nationwide and is expected to win 5-7 seats in the parliament. Sigmundur, who resigned as Prime Minister last year, left the Progressive party last month …
Following the collapse of the government last week, it has now become clear that Icelanders will vote in a new parliament, the third one in five years. The national election will take place on October 28. President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said Monday it was clear there was no chance …
Museum director and hotelier Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson was elected President of Norðurþing town council at the council’s meeting today. Örlygur has served on the town council from May 2014. He served as chair of the Harbor Committee from 2015 to 2016 and as chairman of the Recycling and Waste …
