It is planned to hold an A2 drone exam in Akureyri on December 4th at 3:00 PM, at the rescue team’s building at Hjalteyrargata 12.

The 2026 Forestry Encouragement Award was formally presented at a ceremonial event held at the Horticultural College at Reykir in Ölfus on the International Day of Forests, 21 March. Dr. Hreinn Óskarsson, Division Director at Land and Forest Iceland, presented the award to Björgvin Örn Eggertsson in recognition of his longstanding and dedicated work in forestry knowledge and education.

The technology companies Google and Apple have been informed that the AI app DeepSeek does not meet the legal requirements regarding cross-border transfer of personal data. The companies must now respond to the announcement without delay and decide whether to block the application in Germany.

The Adventures and Career of Andrés Magnússon, Surgeon in Siglufjörður, Who Recently Retired After 40 Years of Service.

The Hospital Newsletter, Issue No. 3, is out now.

On Thursday, 21 November, the Supreme Court and the District Court held a seminar in the Court of Justice on the three-level justice system, its benefits and challenges.

The Supreme Court was visited by a supervisory committee of the Council of Europe's Local Government Parliament. The task of the committee is to monitor the implementation of the Council of Europe's Local Government Convention of 1985.

The Ministry of Health is now accepting applications for the position of Medical Director of Health. The Directorate of Health is governed by law no. 41/2007, on the Medical Director of Health and Public Health. The Minister of Health will appoint the Medical Director of Health for five years based on the recommendations of a committee.

The Health Institute of East Iceland is participating in the campaign Sleep well, which raises awareness of the use of sleeping pills by older people. The goal of the campaign is to reduce the harm caused by sleeping pills and to raise awareness of safer long-term solutions to insomnia.

In accordance with regulation, the fee for evaluating an application for a license to practice or a specialist license changes as follows: