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Sandrina Hunsel Helps Condor Bring Excitement Back to Women's Volleyball Final

Volleyball · Paramaribo

Sandrina Hunsel Helps Condor Bring Excitement Back to Women's Volleyball Final

Text and image John Zaalman PARAMARIBO — “I feel like a killer when I hit the court and all I think about is finishing.” Words by Sandrina Beverdijk-Hunsel in an interview with de Ware Tijd after the experienced Condor hammered to a four-set victory in the second women's main class volleyball final on Friday evening against three-time defending champion Yelyco: 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 27-25. Eric Aikman's black-and-white team completely relinquishe…Read Article

PRO Vice-Chairman Nibte Critical of VHP: 'Democracy Is Not a Plaything'

Paramaribo · Paramaribo

PRO Vice-Chairman Nibte Critical of VHP: 'Democracy Is Not a Plaything'

PARAMARIBO — Joan Nibte, DNA candidate of A20 in the recent elections, is not happy with the attitude of the VHP and its chairman, President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, towards the election results. Nibte, who is also vice-chairman of the Party for Justice and Development (PRO), expresses her dissatisfaction with the attempts of the VHP to have the results declared non-binding by the Independent Electoral Bureau, and calls this an “extremely distu…Read Article

David Pinas Takes Yelyco to Men's Volleyball Final in Thriller

Volleyball · Paramaribo

David Pinas Takes Yelyco to Men's Volleyball Final in Thriller

Text and image John Zaalman PARAMARIBO — Tension, sensation, bluffing, frustrations, warnings by referees Chantal Karsters and Antonie Manhoef, hustle plays, good defensive feats were the main ingredients in the decisive semi-final match between Yelyco and Livo in the men's premier league of the Surinamese Volleyball Association on Friday evening in a well-filled Ismay van Wilgen Sports Hall. Captain David Pinas eventually made sure that Yelyco …Read Article

Start of New Music Year d'Orkest

by Steven Seedo PARAMARIBO — ‘’Experience the band like never before! It will be an unforgettable evening with favorite original songs, but also brand new ones.’’ That is what bandleader and lead singer of the eight-piece Eclectic pop soul and funk band, Joey Healy, says about the performance on Saturday in restaurant Spice Quest. ‘’We will share the stage with the next generation, the band Road Kill Toads of my son Maddox Healy. This band also …Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Financial Advisor Karamat: RVI Program 'Life-Threatening' for Hakrinbank

Director says risks covered by Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO — Financial advisor Haroen Karamat warns of a potential “debacle” for Hakrinbank, the sole financier of the government program ‘Royalties for All’ (RVI). He calls the initiative “life-threatening” for the bank, in which the state owns 34.9 percent of the shares. However, Hakrinbank director Rafiek Sheorajpanday says the risks have been covered. The RVI program, initiated by President Chandrika…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Suspect in Warung Robbery Denies Involvement

by Valerie Fris PARAMARIBO — “I happened to be passing by with my girlfriend, I saw that something had happened and got out to see what was going on. So I was not the one who committed the robbery, Madam Judge.” This is what suspect M.P. said to subdistrict judge Maureen Dayala on Wednesday. He denies any involvement in the robbery on 6 June last year at the warung on Fajadjanstraat. In this case, co-suspect J.L. was arrested on the day of the r…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

De Schakel/Flora Also Falls Prey to Koi Carper 2

Text and image John Zaalman PARAMARIBO — Following Yellow Birds, De Schakel/Flora also fell prey to Koi Carper 2 in the men's premier league of the Surinamese Basketball Association (SBA). The team took revenge for the loss suffered (56-80) on February 6 in the senior class by winning 81-73 on Thursday evening in the Ismay van Wilgen Sports Hall. De Schakel/Flora set the tone in the first three minutes and 39 seconds and took a 10-0 lead through…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Pruning Mahogany Trees: Intersection of Heeren-/Klipstenenstraat Closed

PARAMARIBO — The intersection of Heerenstraat and Klipstenenstraat will be closed to traffic between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. The Suriname Police Force announced on its website on Thursday that the mahogany trees in Heerenstraat will be pruned. Drivers of vehicles are requested to take the road closure into account and to strictly follow the instructions of the police on site. Heerenstraat in the direction of Klipstenenstraat …Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

Archive Restoration Workshop at NAS: ‘Maintenance Is Preservation’

Text and image Edwien Bodjie PARAMARIBO — “We want to make people aware of the importance of preventive conservation of their documents. If you do that well, you may not have to restore later,” Sangeeta Hardwarsingh, head of Restoration at the National Archives of Suriname (NAS), told de Ware Tijd. In the context of the International Archives Week (IAW2025), the NAS provided the free workshop ‘Restoring Archives’. Participants were allowed to br…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

After Santokhi's Departure: Will the SLM Corpses Fall From the Sky?

If there is one file that symbolizes the partial failure of the Santokhi government, it is that of the Surinamese Airlines (SLM). When President Chandrikapersad Santokhi took office in July 2020, it was clear that the company would have to be closed down because it was already unviable. Five years later, the situation is, if possible, even worse. Partly due to wrong choices made by the head of state. However, a thorough investigation has never b…Sky · Paramaribo Read Article

Teenagers Arrested for Sexually Abusing Eight-Year-Old

PARAMARIBO — The police of the resort Latour tracked down and arrested the two youths N.K. (15) and E.M. (15) at their homes on Tuesday. An eight-year-old girl, A.D., was probably sexually abused and threatened by the two youths from the neighborhood in a building under construction on Sunday. According to the victim, she was gagged with tape by two boys — who are known to her — under threat of a machete, and then taken to a building under const…Paramaribo · Paramaribo Read Article

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