HK and KA Win Iceland Volleyball Cup
The women’s volleyball team from HK in Kópavogur beat KA from Akureyri 3-1 in the Iceland cup final yesterday, while the men’s team from KA beat Stjarnan from Gardabaer 3-2. Both games were played in the Laugardalshöll arena in Reykjavík.

Cars of Polish Residents Damaged in Akranes
Five cars which were all owned by Polish residents in Akranes, west Iceland, were damaged on Saturday night. The tires of four of the cars were pierced and the coating was scratched on the fifth car.

Hjaltalín Wins Music Award for Best Album
Hjaltalín’s album Terminal was named Best Pop Album 2009 at the Icelandic Music Awards on Saturday. Then Sigrídur Thorlacius, Hjaltalín’s lead female singer, received an award for the being the Voice of the Year 2009.

Debt Expert Says Iceland Shouldn’t Accept IMF Loans
Alex Jurshevski, an expert in the debt problems of nations, advised Icelandic authorities not to accept further loans from the International Monetary Fund in an interview on RÚV’s political chat program Silfur Egils yesterday.

No Decision on Continued Icesave Talks
The Icelandic negotiation committee has not met with the British and Dutch committees to discuss the Icesave loan terms since before the national referendum in Iceland on March 6 and no decisions have been made on resuming talks.

Black Report on Reykjavík Birdlife
The situation of the birdlife on the Reykjavík Pond is unacceptable and the indifference of city authorities is not consistent with the birds’ importance for city dwellers, according to a new report conducted by two ornithologists for the Reykjavík City’s environment and transport division.

DesignMarch in Reykjavík Next Week
DesignMarch, a four-day feast for designers, businesses and everyone interested in design, will take place in Reykjavík next week, March 18-21. Various events, lectures and exhibitions reflecting the diversity in Icelandic design are on the program.

Accommodation Bookings Increase in Iceland
The number of accommodation nights was 2.9 million in 2009, which is a 6.6 percent increase from the previous year. Accommodation nights increased between years in all types of accommodations, apart from hotels and guest houses where bookings remained stable.

Icelandic Manuscripts Good Source on Climate
Scientists who are researching Icelandic clams state in a new report that oxygen isotopes inside the clams may prove the best source on global climate change that has been found so far. Moreover, the clams show that the ancient Icelandic manuscripts were quite accurate in their description of the climate.

Brits Want to Buy Land in Iceland’s West Fjords
Two British citizens who live in Iceland, former Iceland Review scribe Alëx Elliot and his partner Brad Houldcroft, are raising funds to buy the land Nauteyri in the innermost part of the fjord Ísafjardardjúp in the West Fjords.