Suriname News

Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture.

Pope Benedict XVI met on November 20 with President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan of Suriname.

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Suriname as they celebrate 34 years as an independent nation on November 25.

Reporters Without Borders said it is very worried about the telephone threats that reporter Ivan Cairo of the Paramaribo-based daily De Ware Tijd received on 7 November in connection with several articles about the unexplained disappearance of 90 kg of cocaine from a police station after it was seized.

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions .

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- While Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch-Ballin has apologized to a Surinamese cabinet minister who was body searched at Schiphol airport, the Surinamese government is lodging a formal complaint and seeking an explanation for the ...

INTERNATIONAL SENSATION: The United Nations has nothing on the Playing for Change Band.

It is the best of times but it can turn out to be the worst of times for newly appointed president and CEO of Caribbean Airlines Ian Brunton.

For Paramaribo SPAN , Chris Cozier visits Dhiradj Ramsamoedj's home to view the artist's Adji Gilas cups and notes: "This is a very personal navigation of his experience - his own memory and relationship to family and place.

Children pray as they celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights,at the Sanatan Dharm Children's Home in Paramaribo.

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname; An Antonov-28 passenger aircraft crashed in Suriname on Thursday afternoon close to the border with Brazil, aviation officials here confirmed.

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Desi Bouterse, Suriname's former military strongman and leader of the main opposition party NDP, called for far-reaching changes in the country's political system and judicial structure.

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- According to Suriname's president Ronald Venetiaan, the Caribbean Shipping Association has a pivotal role to play in addressing the many challenges facing the region in connection with the implementation of the Economic Partnership ...

B y Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Health authorities in Suriname have reported a second swine flu-related death, while the number of patients suffering from the influenza AH1N1-virus reached 106.

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- President Ronald Venetiaan announced in parliament that general elections for a new legislature will be held in Suriname on May 25, 2010.

By Dereck Foster for the Herald Way back in the late 70s, in addition to supplying The Buenos Aires Herald with deathless prose, I also worked for a book importer and publishers representative in BA.

The Hindu Concept of God is the theme of this year's Divali Nagar celebrations. The National Council of Indian Culture launched its programme for Divali Nagar 2009 on Tuesday.

This post is also available in: Nederlands: Suriname: Fotografie als kunstvorm Paramaribo SPAN shines the spotlight on Dutch artist Risk Hazekamp, who shares her thoughts on thoughts "on one of the works inspired by her residency in Suriname in 2008."

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Law enforcement officials in Suriname here have disclosed that over the past several days a large number of illegal Guyanese nationals were deported to Guyana.

By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- The Suriname government on Monday pressed for financial compensation for forested countries with low carbon emissions by the global community.