Suriname News

A cow stands in floodwaters in the municipality of Lenguazaque, near Bogota, Colombia, on May 19, 2011.

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Suriname, a Caribbean country boasting of dense Amazonian forests and a potpourri of people New York would be jealous of.

Hamburg / Paramaribo, --RWE Dea has signed a farm-in agreement with PETRONAS Suriname E&P BV , acquiring a 40% interest in the licence Block 52 off the coast of Suriname.

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean News Now contributor PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A 21-year-old Dutch student has died in a car crash while on an internship in Suriname.

Monique Pool came to the rescue of the sloths when their habitat was marked for destruction - but she never expected to find so many.

June 05--PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- The management of Surinam Airways has welcomed the arrival of the airline's third Boeing 737 on Sunday, which they believe will eliminate delays and cancellations, and increase regional services.

Katherine Lolley stands next to the seal of the United States Embassy in Paramaribo the capital of Suriname, in May. On Their Way is an occasional series in which The Times introduces people who grew up on Martha's Vineyard and have moved on to establish themselves in careers on or off Island.

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Sloths are a major part of our animal coverage here at HuffPost Green, and a recent story about Monique Pool, a woman in Suriname who rescued 200 of the lovable creatures, touched our hearts.

Little is known in the outside world about Suriname, a small country on the northern coast of South America.

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

McDonough Marine Service was contracted to provide tug and barge for project cargo transport in Suriname.

From left: Foreign Minister Winston Lackin, Mrs Fusun Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Acting President of Suriname Robert Ameerali and Mrs Ameerali.

But the island of 12,000 residents is finding it difficult to convince other islands to buy into its model.