A courthouse in the Surinamese capital Paramaribo was shot at on Friday evening. Grenades have also been thrown at the building, including an anti-tank grenade. They didn’t go off. The vice president speaks of an attack. No one was injured, Surinamese media report. The building of the subdistrict court judge is located near the Dutch … Read more
AFP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 07:16 Surinamese President Santokhi says he took “good note”. the speech by Prime Minister Rutte yesterday, in which the Prime Minister apologized for the past of slavery on behalf of the Dutch state. At the same time, Santokhi criticizes the way the apology came in a statement. Prior to the apology, various … Read more
ANP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 18:21 Prime Minister Rutte will give a speech on the past of slavery at the National Archives in The Hague on Monday, December 19, the Government Information Service announced. The Prime Minister will respond to the chains of the past report to the interested parties with whom the cabinet has spoken in … Read more
ANP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 09:58 “An apology can never be one-sided,” Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin said of the Dutch cabinet’s intention to apologize for its past slavery on December 19. Ramdin calls the expression of an apology an important moment, but there must be a consultation with the country from which an apology is being … Read more