PARAMARIBO – The public meeting of the National Assembly was adjourned prematurely on Thursday after VHP MP Cedric van Samson refused to retract his controversial remarks about female presidents or apologize for them. Female members of the coalition subsequently left the meeting room in protest, after which the coalition boycotted the meeting. The commotion arose following an interview Van Samson gave to Stanvaste Radio earlier this month. In it…
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PARAMARIBO – The public meeting of the National Assembly was adjourned prematurely on Thursday after VHP MP Cedric van Samson refused to retract his controversial remarks about female presidents or apologize for them. Female members of the coalition subsequently left the meeting room in protest, after which the coalition boycotted the meeting. The commotion arose following an interview Van Samson gave to Stanvaste Radio earlier this month. In it…