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Three Members of 'White Glove Gang' Arrested After Car Break-In

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Three Members of 'White Glove Gang' Arrested After Car Break-In

PARAMARIBO — The four suspects arrested by the traffic unit of the East region on the Wijdenbosch Bridge include three members – J.K. (26 years old), D.D. (32) and R.D. (39) – of the so-called ‘white gloves gang’. Together with 26-year-old J.A. they were arrested after they stole a handgun during a car break-in in the Commewijne district on 23 June. The Suriname Police Force reports on its website that after the car break-in in front of a shop o…Read Article

Land Dispositions and Declarations of Intent for Artists and Residents of Mariënburg

PARAMARIBO — President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has awarded ten land grants to artists and eleven declarations of intent to residents of the Commewijne district, in particular Mariënburg. This award ceremony took place on Saturday. This was reported by the Communication Service Suriname in a press release. The award ceremony is part of the government's policy to make land grants more accessible to citizens and artists who actively contribute to …Commewijne · Commewijne Read Article

In Memory of: Roberto Baptista

The main board of the National Party Suriname (NPS) is shocked by the death of the highly valued member, chairman of the Advisory Council of the party, Roberto Baptista (74), on May 17, 2025. During his life, Mr. Baptista worked for 42 years as a neurologist at the Sint Vincentius Hospital (SVZ). He was also chairman of the medical staff board of the SVZ. Of the family with mother Norma and father Roy Baptista, Roberto was the second child of si…Commewijne · Commewijne Read Article

Fatal Collision in Commewijne

COMMEWIJNE — A 24-year-old moped rider, D.A., was killed in a collision between a moped rider and a van on the Devisweg in Nieuw-Amsterdam. According to the preliminary police investigation, the motorist, W.B., was driving on the Devisweg, coming from Belwaarde. The moped rider, D.A., was driving in the opposite direction. At the R. Boedhoe petrol station, the moped rider overtook a truck driving in front of him, ending up on the driving side of…Commewijne · Commewijne Read Article

Obstacles in realizing street lighting on unlit section of the Road to Albina

EAST-WEST CONNECTION — Now that the unlit section of the East-West connection in the Commewijne district has been provided with street lighting, attention will shift to the section of road to Albina. In a press release, the Communication Service Suriname (CDS) wrote on Tuesday that a 9.1-kilometer stretch still needs to be provided with street lighting. Preparations for this are said to have already been initiated. However, the only obstacle, ac…Commewijne · Commewijne Read Article

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