After his conviction, Desi Bouterse consults with the Surinamese government about a “soft landing”. Bouterse said this on Thursday to a Surinamese radio station. Last week, Bouterse was sentenced by the Supreme Court to a prison sentence of twenty years. Bouterse is still at large after the conviction. According to Bouterse, the Surinamese government has … Read more
ANPDesi Bouterse at the courthouse in July NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 03:02 Desi Bouterse will hear on December 20 whether he will be convicted for the December murders. The Court of Justice in Suriname will then rule on appeal, it has been announced. The Surinamese former army leader, ex-president and current opposition leader was previously sentenced to … Read more
Jaco KlamerAn illegal gold mine in Suriname (archive photo for illustration) NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 22:28 An illegal mine shaft has collapsed in Brokopondo, about two hours south of Paramaribo. There have been deaths, Surinamese President Santokhi reported this evening in the National Assembly. It is not clear how many fatalities there are. Surinamese media speak of … Read more
20 Nov 2023 at 23:49 Several illegal gold seekers were killed in Suriname on Monday when a mine shaft collapsed. The gold seekers were buried in a tunnel. The disaster happened in the habitat of the Matawai people, in the northern province of Brokopondo. President Chan Santokhi reported the incident during a meeting of the … Read more
04 Nov 2023 at 06:14 Suriname is the first country in the Amazon region to have had no local cases of malaria since 2021. Although the country is surrounded by countries with high rates of malaria, there is no local transmission. Suriname was awarded on Friday by the Pan-American health organization PAHO for its successful … Read more
14 Oct 2023 at 07:47 Suriname is getting a new electoral system. The country’s parliament agreed to this major change on Friday evening. Until now, the country had a so-called district system. From 2025, every vote cast will have equal weight. The old system was introduced in 1987. Because seats in parliament are divided on … Read more
AFPBouterse today after the closing argument in the court case NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 22:13 Surinamese former president Desi Bouterse has spoken at the closing argument in the trial of the December murders and said that he is ready for the verdict, whatever that may be. “I’m ready for it.“ Because of his involvement in the murder … Read more
Stephano ‘Pakittow’ Biervliet, the leader of the protest in Paramaribo, was released on Monday evening. The Surinamese news site Waterfront reports that authorities released him around 8 p.m. (local time). It is unclear whether he is still a suspect in the case against him. The Surinamese activist was arrested more than a week ago after … Read more
20 feb 2023 om 07:09Update: een uur geleden The Surinamese government is withdrawing some measures that were introduced after Friday’s riots. Surinamese President Chan Santokhi announced this in a video message on Sunday evening. According to Santokhi, normal life is intended to resume from Monday morning. On Friday, riots broke out in Suriname after a … Read more
19 feb 2023 om 20:01Update: 2 uur geleden The unrest in Suriname was already great, but last Friday’s looting and destruction of parliament are a new low. “People even say that the Dutch should come back,” Suriname experts describe the desperation. But they also see solutions. Whether you are at the gas station or in … Read more