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'Every day I see land disappear': Suriname's battle to keep sea at bay

Paramaribo · Paramaribo

'Every day I see land disappear': Suriname's battle to keep sea at bay

62% Center coverage: 24 sources

In the dead of night on a beach in Suriname's capital Paramaribo, a group of just-hatched baby sea turtles clamber out of their sandy nesting hole and race, flippers flailing, toward the sea.See the Story

Always Worth Saying’s Railway Review – Going Postal

Amazon · Paramaribo

Always Worth Saying’s Railway Review – Going Postal

One tires of the streetcars of Paramaribo, the mineral railways of the Amazon, and even of rural Albania in the 1980s. Railway Review’s roving reportage shall change continents and seek excitement (but not too much) [more...]Read Article

Dispute Between Sms and Hes over Payment of Bunker Deal with Staatsolie

Paramaribo · Paramaribo

Dispute Between Sms and Hes over Payment of Bunker Deal with Staatsolie

Text Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO – A conflict has arisen between the Surinamese Shipping Company (SMS) and Holland Energy Services (HES) over payments in the context of the bunker deal concluded with Staatsolie in March. According to usually well-informed sources, HES – a company owned by Dutch drug convict Jack Geense – refuses to pay the previously agreed compensation to SMS. Staatsolie concluded a contract with HES, in which it was agreed that HES …Read Article

Criminal Judge Acquits Entrepreneurs Van Den Bergh and Badal in Kippie Case

Text and image Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO — The entrepreneurial duo Gerard van den Bergh and Asha Badal were acquitted of all charges in the sensational Kippie case by subdistrict court judge Lydia Ravenberg on Monday. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) had demanded a prison sentence of three years and immediate imprisonment for alleged embezzlement of investment money. However, the judge ruled that there was no criminal conduct. The case revolved a…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Diana Pokie: 'Land Policy and Forest Management Must Change'

by Samuel Wens PARAMARIBO — Diana Marilva Pokie, 46, who was sworn in on Sunday as a member of the National Assembly (DNA) for the National Party Suriname (NPS), wants the next government to handle matters at the Ministry of Land Policy and Forest Management (GBB) differently. One of the things that needs to change is allocating citizens plots of land that are literally in the forest and are difficult to reach because there are no roads. This is…DNA · Paramaribo Read Article

Pvv to Semi-Finals of Sml Play-Off

Text and image Desney Romeo PARAMARIBO — The Police Football Friends (PVV) qualified for the semi-finals of the Suriname Major League on Wednesday evening by playing 1-1 against Notch. The first match was won 4-1 on Friday. In the last four, defending champion Robinhood awaits. PVV coach Sergio Rodrigues was pleased with the result. In an interview with de Ware Tijd, he admitted that Notch was more on the attack. But according to him, that was t…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Abop Definitively Chooses to Collaborate with Ndp: 'We Don't Have to Go to Vvv'

Text and image Edwien Bodjie PARAMARIBO — The General Liberation and Development Party (Abop) will definitely be part of the new government coalition led by the National Democratic Party (NDP). The party announced this on Wednesday afternoon during a press briefing in Prince Ballroom. According to Abop leader Ronnie Brunswijk, the choice was made in the interest of the country and to prevent further political uncertainty. “We will form the coali…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Two Dead Found in Two Days

PARAMARIBO — Both Saturday and Sunday, the Suriname Police Force (KPS) was confronted with a dead body. The identity of neither victim is known. On Saturday, the police of the Herman Gooding Bureau Nieuwe Haven were called in after a body washed up on the bank of the Suriname River near the Ballast Nedam company. The following day, the Moengo police were notified of a lifeless body of a man along the road in the vicinity of Ricanaumofo in Moengo…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Hostage Taker of Rodney Cairo Gets 4 Years in Prison

by Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO — Dutchman Imro Miedema, one of the six men who took soldier Rodney Cairo hostage and attempted to kidnap him on the night of April 15 to 16, 2020, was sentenced to four years in prison by the court on Monday. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) had demanded an eight-year prison sentence. The investigation at the hearing revealed that the order to kidnap the victim was given by Daniëlle Veira, the then director of the Di…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Constitution Under Magnifying Glass

THERE HAS BEEN MUCH confusion about the term of office of the president and vice president. The articles of the Constitution in which this is regulated seem to be open to multiple interpretations. There has also been confusion about whether Ronnie Brunswijk, after his installation as a DNA member on Sunday, may remain vice president. He thinks so, citing that according to the Constitution he will remain in office until a new vice president has b…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Tanzanian Singer Launches New Song in Suriname

by Steven Seedo PARAMARIBO — Tanzanian hip-hop artist Chin Bees is launching his latest single ‘Upendo’ in Suriname. He is doing this to strengthen the bond with the country. “Suriname is a melting pot of cultures. That fits perfectly with the message of this track,” he explains to de Ware Tijd. Love is universal. Everyone feels it, but we rarely really talk about it. With this song I want to break that silence.” The release was set up in collab…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

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