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This is a list of newspapers in Suriname . De Ware Tijd ( Paramaribo) dwtonline.com. De West ( Paramaribo) dagbladdewest.com. Dagblad Suriname ( Paramaribo) dbsuriname.com. GFC Nieuws ( Paramaribo) gfcnieuws.com. Lam Foeng in Chinese ( Paramaribo) Star Nieuws ( Paramaribo) starnieuws.com. Suriname Herald ( Paramaribo) srherald.com.
The Waterkant is the oldest [1] [2] and one of the most important streets of Paramaribo, Suriname. The street is located in the historic centre on the Suriname River, and was the location where ships used to arrive. [3] The street starts at the Onafhankelijkheidsplein and extends to the Central Market. [4] As of 2002, it has been designated a ...
Dési Bouterse. Desiré Delano Bouterse[ 1] ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdeːsi ˈbʌutərsə]; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer, and drug trafficker [ 2][ 3] who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's de facto leader after conducting a military ...
On 26 May 2020, the preliminary results of the 2020 Surinamese general election showed that the VHP was the largest party, and that Chan Santokhi was the most likely candidate to become the ninth President of Suriname. [22] On 30 May, Chan Santokhi announced his candidacy for President of Suriname. [23]
The Waag was built around 1686 to uniformly weigh and levy taxes on goods arriving in the colony. It was located in the harbour near the warehouses of the Dutch West India Company, and was initially a basic building. It which was extended several times, and a wharf was constructed nearby on the Suriname River. [1]
Suriname ( / ˈsʊərɪnæm, - nɑːm / ⓘ SOOR-ih-NAM, -NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə] ), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
Centrum is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 20,631. [1] The historical centre of Paramaribo is located within the resort. The city centre is mainly in original condition, contains 291 listed monuments, and has of 2002 been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Soon after Suriname obtained its independence, most Europeans returned to the Netherlands. Around 300,000 Surinamese also decided to move to Europe and take Dutch citizenship. [2] In February 1980 Dési Bouterse , head of the Surinamese military, staged a violent coup d'état against Prime Minister Henck Arron and Bouterse became de facto ...