The Welfare Quality and Inspection Authority (GEV) advertises the position of the agency's Chief Counsel. It is a demanding and exciting job for a lawyer with leadership qualities. The position of Senior Counsel is directly assigned to the Director in the GEV organisational chart.

A total of 495 damage claims have been reported to NTI after the natural catastrophy in Grindavik. Assessment of 354 damage claims has been concluded, Assessors have started work on 138 cases and 3 new cases await processing. 430 of the total of 495 are damages to properties, 57 claims are for contents or liquid assets and 8 are claims of damage to utility systems in Grindavík.

There has been some misunderstanding in regard to damage claims on properties that owners plan to sell to Thorkatla. For clarification NTI has confirmed the following:

A jury has selected three best short films in the sixth edition of 2024 and the winner is Smáraskóli for the short film “VINIR Í RAUN”. We congratulate them!

The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has sent instructions to all police commissioners in Iceland in connection with violations of the rules of the Minister of Health.

The reading hero – In Skarkalabær everything is going crazy!

Fjársýslan, The Financial Management Authority (FMA), has from august 1st 2024 assumed all responsibilities and tasks of Ríkiskaup, the Central Public Procurement office.

On 11 November, the Centre for Communication received a visit from Julius Birgir Jóhannsson. The occasion was the handover of the artwork Hendur, made by Julius in collaboration with Marel ehf. and Mótefni ehf.

The new tariff of the Communication Center came into effect on 5 July.

On Sunday, 3 December, a ceremony occurred at Bessastaðir, where Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, presented an award on Prevention Day 2023. Alma D. Möller, the Medical Director of Health and the President, gave a speech.