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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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]
History. It was originally founded as the Bush Negro Unity Party ( Dutch: Bosnegers Eenheid Partij) to represent the Maroon community in interior areas of the country [2] and was renamed in 1987. [3] It turned its focus away from the promotion of a specific ethnicity's interests, although it still enjoys popularity among the Maroon community.
The second Bouterse cabinet was inaugurated in 2015 amid a recession that would peak the following year. [9] The country's debt would end up nearly doubling between 2015 and 2019, [10] partially because of economic woes as well as increased government spending and hiring of new government employees, which then made up 53% of the country's workforce (with an average wage of under US$350 per ...
Suriname is a developing country with a medium level of human development; its economy is heavily dependent on its abundant natural resources, namely bauxite, gold, petroleum, and agricultural products. Suriname is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the United Nations, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.