Yellow September aims to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention.

An open online meeting on the digital challenges facing candidates in the run-up to the municipal elections on 14 May is also highlighted.

During coastal fishing, 12 days of fishing may be done within each month in May, June, July and August, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Mandates for the VOR system need to be renewed as the old mandates will cease to function on August 14th. Expect disruptions to the system on that day due to an update.

The Directorate of Fisheries has begun publishing all decisions in their entirety.

The disease name has been changed and is now mpox. This is done in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.

This morning, employees of the port State control detained the container shipping vessel Vera D (IMO 9290177) flying the flag of Portugal, following an incident that occurred yesterday in Akureyri.

The Directorate of Fisheries has completed processing of tenders submitted for the catch quota switch in January.

Newsletter of Digital Iceland May 2024.

A total of 4,677 applications for places in secondary schools in Iceland were received in the autumn of 2024, but enrollment has now been completed. It is nice to report that all new students from elementary schools who applied have been admitted. All applications for vocational studies could therefore be accepted, but in recent years a large part of the students has had to be turned away due to lack of facilities and teachers.