Tag: grants

Lake Mývatn near Húsavík
National / News / Tourism

Six municipalities receive government support after collapse in tourism

- by Húsavík Observer

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister of Transport and Local Government, yesterday presented the government’splan of ISK 150 million in funding for six municipalities due to the collapse of tourism following Covid-19. Skútustaðahreppur, home of popular tourist destination Lake Mývatn, receives 32 million króna. The lake is only a 45 minute …

Local / Politics

Norðurþing municipality granted 32.6 million króna for fiber-optic connections in rural areas

- by Húsavík Observer

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 …