{{*mp}}[[Jan 11]]: The [[UN]] [[Human Rights Committee]] decides Iceland should establish a [[fisheries]] [[control system]] that fulfills the international demands, declaring that the [[Individual fishing quota|IFQ]] system is not based on [[justice]]. [http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=298343 (IcelandReview)]

{{*mp}}[[Jan 11]]: A two-year regional growth agreement, including [[funding]] worth [[US$]] 1.4 million, is signed between the [[Akureyri]] Regional Business Agency and the state. [http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=298473 (IcelandReview)]

{{*mp}}[[Jan 10]]: 105-year-old Kristín Gudmundsdóttir, formerly the oldest living [[Icelander]], died at a [[nursing home]] in a town neighboring [[Reykjavík]] on [[Jan 8]]. [http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=298143 (IcelandReview)]

{{*mp}}[[Jan 9]]: [[Decode Genetics]], a [[biotechnology]] firm based in Iceland, reports positively on its mid-stage trials of its [[drug]] to prevent [[heart attack]]s. [http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcareNews/idUSBNG17415620080109 (Reuters)]

{{*mp}}[[Jan 9]]: Icelandic [[Fish industry|fish factories]] face tough times following the large cut in [[cod]] [[Individual fishing quota|quota]]s. [http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2008/01/09/fish-factories-face-tough-times-in-iceland/ (IceNews)]

{{*mp}}[[Jan 8]]: [[Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland|Foreign minister]] [[Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir]] signs an investment agreement with [[Egypt]] in [[Cairo]] [http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=297936 (IcelandReview)]

{{*mp}}[[Jan 7]]: According to Statistics Iceland, [[Polish]] [[Icelander]]s are the most law-abiding, compared to other residents. [http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=297802 (IcelandReview)]