Breiðablik woke up ÍBV at Hásteinsvelli today in the Best Women’s Soccer League and the teams have a goalless draw. There was a lot of rain in Vestmannaeyjar and the course was therefore very wet and difficult. “The conditions really controlled the trip today and that’s how it suits us, as we want to keep […]
The processing equipment company Baader in Lübeck, Germany, has hired Sigstein Grétarsson as CEO of its subsidiaries Skaginn 3X and Baader Ísland. Most recently, Grétarsson worked as CEO of Arctic Green Energy Corporation and previously as chairman of the board of the Icelandic Promotion Council. Prior to his tenure, he spent 19 years at Marel, […]
The management of the reorganized group Skaginn 3X and Baader Ísland has been completed with the appointment of Sigstein Grétarsson as CEO. This follows the recent appointment of Jón Birgis Gunnarsson as Director of Sales, while Guðjón M. Ólafsson will take over as CFO, supported by Jeffrey Davis, CEO of ISEA Partners, who will continue […]
“It was no different than any other flight. Everyone did their job and everything went professionally. There was nothing very family-like about the flight itself.” This is what Ingvar Mar Jónsson, an Icelandair pilot who recently went to Washington DC in the state, together with his wife and daughters, says in an interview with mbl.is. […]
Ingvar Gíslason, a former member of parliament and minister, died last year. Wednesday at Seltjörn nursing home in Seltjarnarnes, aged 96. Ingvar was born in Nes in Norðfjörður on March 28, 1926. His parents were Gísli Hjálmarsson Kristjánsson, a shipowner, and Fanný Kristín Ingvarsdóttir, a housewife. Ingvar graduated from the College of Education in Akureyri […]
Live Editors – August 10, 2022 Jón Birgir Gunnarsson has joined BAADER as Director of Sales and Marketing (CSO), for Skaginn 3X and BAADER Iceland as of August 8, 2022. He will be based in Reykjavík. Gunnarsson knows Skaginn 3X well as he managed the successful development of a new brand and image when he […]
The eruption that started in Meradälar today is five to ten times bigger than the eruption in Geldingadälar last year. The crack that opened is about three hundred meters long and about 20 to 50 cubic meters of magma spit up out every second. This is the assessment of Magnús Tuma Guðmundsson, professor of geophysics […]
Photo by Elekes Andor / Wikimedia Commons The Icelandic Swimming Association (SSÍ) supported rules prohibiting trans women from competing in the women’s category at the World Championships without consulting experts. Frettablaðið. SSÍ is criticized for this decision, especially because no experts were consulted before the decision was made and the decision was not based on […]
Image after Elekes Andor/Wikimedia Commons The Icelandic Swimming Association (SSÍ) supported rules that prohibit trans women from competing in the women’s category at the world championships without consulting experts. The ferret newspaper. SSÍ is under criticism for this decision especially because experts were not consulted before the decision was made and the decision was not […]
England and Northern Ireland are back in action when the second round of the group stage of the European Championship 2022 begins on Monday. The hosts of England, who started their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Austria in front of a record number at Old Trafford, are in Brighton to face Norway. Northern Ireland […]
