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Reykjavík plans to strengthen school libraries

Reykjavík’s school and leisure council plans to strengthen school libraries, book collections and reading in the city’s primary schools, mbl.is reports. The council approved a majority-backed proposal last week to assess the libraries’ condition and recommend measures to improve their professiona…

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Two men injured when work platform collapses in Reykjavik

Two men were injured when a work platform gave way in central Reykjavik earlier on Monday, mbl.is reports. Both were taken to the emergency department with minor injuries. According to Ásmundur Rúnar Gylfason, deputy chief of the Capital Region Police, one of the men was on the platform when it c…

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Man says grandmother’s gravestone disappeared from Reykjavík cemetery

Guðlaugur Ottesen Karlsson says his grandmother’s gravestone disappeared from Fossvogskirkjugarður, a cemetery in Reykjavík, sometime in the past two to three weeks, according to mbl.is. In a Facebook post, Guðlaugur appealed to anyone who had seen the stone or had information about it to contact…

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Reykjavík leader warns wage decision could backfire

Pétur Marteinsson, leader of the Social Democratic Alliance in Reykjavík, has warned that the city council’s decision to give the Association of Icelandic Municipalities a mandate to negotiate collective agreements on the city’s behalf could amount to short-term cost-cutting with negative consequ…

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Reykjavík names Tama as new sister city

Reykjavík City Council has approved Tama, a city in Japan, as Reykjavík’s newest sister city, mbl.is reports. A five-member delegation from Tama will visit Reykjavík in October, when the sister-city agreement is due to be signed. Tama is part of the Greater Tokyo area, about 30 kilometres west of…

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Reykjavík to dissolve its collective bargaining committee

Reykjavík City Council’s executive committee has approved transferring the city’s collective bargaining mandate to the Association of Icelandic Local Authorities, a move expected to save 65.5 million Icelandic krónur annually, mbl.is reports. The proposal still requires final approval by the city…

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Police report harmless behaviour and dangerous driving

Police in the capital region received a report of unusual behaviour in the Múlahverfi neighbourhood of Reykjavík, mbl.is reported. The behaviour appeared to be harmless entertainment by young boys. After those involved apologised, everyone left amicably. The incidents were recorded in the police …

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Police use crane truck to remove car from wall

Police in the capital region called in a crane truck to remove a vehicle that had left the road and hit a wall, mbl.is reported. The crash occurred earlier on Sunday in the area covered by police station four, which serves Grafarvogur, Mosfellsbær and Árbær. According to the police log, the drive…

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Reading instruction should not depend on individual teachers

Björg Magnúsdóttir, president of Reykjavík City Council and leader of Viðreisn in the city, says it is essential to involve parents in shaping an action plan to improve schools in Reykjavík, mbl.is reports. The plan should examine which teaching methods work best and review projects that have rec…

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Reykjavík approves demolition of Laugasól kindergarten

Reykjavík’s Environment and Planning Department has accepted a 25 million Icelandic króna bid from H2Orka ehf. to demolish Laugasól kindergarten at Leirulækur, mbl.is reports. The bid was 35% of the estimated cost of 71.2 million krónur. Two other bids were also well below the estimate. Fagurverk…