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Founders Metals Bumps Ownership In Antino Gold To 70%

Suriname · Suriname

Founders Metals Bumps Ownership In Antino Gold To 70%

Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR) has successfully increased their ownership in the Antino Gold project in Suriname to 70%. The increase follows the company successfully completing the second stage of an option agreement entered into back in October 2022. The exercise of the second stage of the agreement, which increased Founder’s interest in Antino from 51%, […]See the Story

Start of New Music Year d'Orkest

Paramaribo · Paramaribo

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 …Read Article

Kersten Acquires 50 Percent in Port Facility

Commewijne · Commewijne

Kersten Acquires 50 Percent in Port Facility

PARAMARIBO — Kersten has acquired 50 percent of the shares in Commewijne Port Facility N.V. (Comport). Comport is developing a port facility in the Commewijne district, specifically aimed at facilitating the fast-growing offshore oil and gas sector in Suriname. The first phase of this offshore supply base will be operational in the second quarter of 2026. Shariat Hasrat, Chief Executive Officer of Comport: “We will become a reliable, efficient a…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 and Receiver Locked up for Theft

NIEUW-NICKERIE — Fifty-year-old D.P. alias ‘Mek’ and A.R. were both arrested on 10 June by the Regional Assistance Team West on the Ramadhar Rajaramweg. Three people had filed a complaint against D.P. between 21 May and 10 June, the Suriname Police Force reports on its website. He had taken various goods from the homes of the three victims, including vegetables, chemicals, a knapsack sprayer, household items, food and paint. Some of the stolen g…Theft · Suriname Read Article

Brian Tevreden Driving Force Behind the Rise of Suriname, Which Hopes to Welcome Danilho Doekhi, Kenzo Goudmijn and Milan Van Ewijk Soon

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While the influx of Dutch players with Antillean roots in Curaçao has stagnated somewhat, the Suriname national team has no reason to complain about fresh blood.Suriname · Suriname 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

Forty-Year-Old Man Locked up After Assaulting Sister-in-Law

WANICA — P.R. was arrested and detained by the Nieuwe Grond police after consultation with the Public Prosecution Service. The forty-year-old man had assaulted his thirty-year-old sister-in-law O.S. He threw three to four porcelain plates at her head. The woman suffered a cut and became unconscious. She was taken to the Emergency Department of the Academic Hospital Paramaribo. After being treated, she was allowed to go home. O.S. told the police…Wanica · Wanica Read Article

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