Gudmundur Gudjonsson lay an agonising ten meters from the woman he wanted to rescue. He could go no further. In front of him was an impenetrable web of collapsed concrete and twisted metal.

Both of them were inside one of Port-Au-Princes’ largest supermarkets, the Caribbean Market. The once four storey building, in the wake of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake,  had flattened like a pancake to no more than three metres high. The woman’s voice, as if from behind a door, made its muffled movement towards Gudjonsson’s ears.

“Please don’t go, please don’t go,” it pleaded. “Stay with me and talk to me.”

Statistics Iceland has released official data from the March 6 2010 IceSave referendum.

The total number of voters on the electoral roll was 229,926 or 72.3% of the total population.

Participation of voters in the referendum was 144,231 or 62.7%. Participation of male voters was 62.9% and 62.6% of female voters.

Icelanders are becoming increasingly unsure about their application to the EU.
In a new poll for Icelandic radio station, Bylgjan, 75 per cent said the application should be withdrawn.
Further breakdown of statistics revealed 62 percent wished for a complete u-turn, while 13 per cent wanted postponement.
25 per cent said they didn’t want any withdrawal.
For many years now Icelandic membership of the EU has been an issue.
Protection of its fishing industry is a key stumbling block in negotiations.
The country is already a member of the European Economic Area and implemented …