It is gratifying to report that amendments to the Act on Individual Payment Adjustment No. 101/2010 have been approved.

From 1 December, police will appeal against drivers who have not completed the required periodic training of a professional driver. They can expect fines. It can also be expected that the vehicle will be grounded until a driver who meets the conditions takes over driving. This is stated in a notice from the police.

Readers of the local media Austurfrétt voted Bjarni Thor Haraldsson Man of the Year in East Iceland for his relentless job organising rock concerts and other events to support of mental health issues in the region. Bjarni Thor is project manager for digital solutions at Land and Forest Iceland.

Defend Iceland, a leading company in the field of cyber security solutions, has signed an agreement with Iceland Health on cooperation that will further ensure cyber security and the protection of sensitive data within the healthcare system.

24 March is International TB Day, the date in 1882 on which Dr Robert Koch declared his discovery of the cause of the tuberculosis disease, the tuberculosis bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The WHO selects a theme each year, 2023 is the theme "Yes! We can end tuberculosis!”

In September 2019, a CBRNE incident response plan was issued. The CBRNE response plan is intended to dictate the organization and management of operations when a suspected incident caused by toxins, pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites), radiation, nuclear or explosives, which may lead to a public health threat, is suspected.

HSU in Selfoss // Bjarni Birgisson, head chef

In the recently concluded annual meeting of the National Electricity Regulatory Authority Orkustofnun, held in Hof, Akureyri, several public institutions were acknowledged for their notable achievements in transitioning their fleet of cars to electric. Among these institutions, Land and Forest Iceland achieved the ratio of approximately one-third electric cars in their fleet, which earned the institute the bronze recognition.

There was great interest in the conference Connecting the State this year, which took place on 26 September at Hilton Nordica and through streaming.

Now 900 Grindvíkingar have applied for the sale of property to the property company Þórkötlu and nearly 740 registered purchase agreements have been concluded, or about 82% of those who have applied.