SURINAME –Steven and Methia Lienga are the proud parents of the first set of triplets that was born at the Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP) around 15:30 on May 13. The triplets, two boys and a girl,  were born via C-section. The babies were born 7 weeks before the due date. Given the risks of premature birth, the babies are being looked after by three physicians of the Academic Pediatric Center…[+]

SURINAME – MP Shailendra Girjasing has sent a letter to acting Attorney General , R. Baidjnath Panday  LL M to investigate the illegal water pipes affair. The legislator has also asked the acting AG to prosecute the head of the Water Supply Department,  Marlon Oosterling, deputy head  Lothar Kisoor,  the editor of the TV program Info Act, Clifton Limburg and the presenter of the TV program Door de bank,  Sammy Doerga. According to Girjasing, these people have dragged his name through the mud and have falsely accused him of water theft even though they have no evidence…[+]

SURINAME – Two weeks ago the Surinam Road & Civil technical Company NV (SRCC) resumed construction of the Wanica Medical Center which is also called the Wanica Hospital. “The goal is to be finished with the construction of the bed wing after ten months,” said Jerrel Rotsburg, acting director of SRCC, subsidiary of  Rusida Holding…[+]

SURINAME – The sum of  SRD 2.2 million was transferred to the pension fund of the Energy Company Suriname (EBS) on Monday. During talks between the union and management it had been agreed that the money would be transferred to the pension fund no later than May 13. Union Chairman Steve Geerlings told Times of Suriname that the meeting that the union had planned would not take place…[+]

SURINAME –  “I was introduced as president of Nickerie and legislator. I did not speak there as a member of the NDP,”  MP  Rashied Doekhie (NDP) told Times of Suriname. MP Doekhie has been dragged to court by V7’s candidate Krishna Hussainali-Mathoera over statements that he made at two rallies that were held in the Nickerie District on  April 30 and May 1…[+]

SURINAME – Contrary to what political parties have claimed, no official complaint has been filed yet at the Independent Voting Bureau (OKB). The chairwoman of the Independent Voting Bureau, Jennifer van Dijk-Silos, told Times of Suriname that on Sunday she had only received copies of letters that have been sent to other institutes. “If I have received a CC (carbon copy) letter than that means that the complaint has not been given to me…[+]

SURINAME – A homeless man who is mentally ill on Saturday was rushed to the Emergency Room after he was spotted with three gunshot wounds along the Gemenelandsweg. Sources told Times of Suriname that the homeless man had smashed the window of a store with a stone. The owner of the store reportedly pulled out her gun and opened fire on the homeless man. After the homeless man was shot in the upper leg, he went somewhere else…[+]

SURINAME – Defense Attorney Harold Belfor recently asked the judge to acquit his client, GA,  who is being suspected of having committed burglary with others on August 4. Reports indicate that jewels, a laptop, documents, a mobile phone, a calculator, SRD 1,000 and €500 were stolen during the burglary. Police reports indicate that the woman of the house was sexually assaulted…[+]

SURINAME – The V7 bloc last week indicated that it has received information which suggests that the computer program that the Central Main Polling Bureau (CHS) and all other main polling bureaus will use to process the results and determine the outcome  on Election Day can easily be hacked and manipulated. V7 fears that the outcome of the elections can be manipulated and has therefore sent a letter to the CHS, demanding more information about the computer  program.  The secretary of V7, Nahinder Rathipal, pointed out that the V7 leaders have been worried since they heard that the computer program can easily be manipulated…[+]

SURINAME – A young man on Friday stabbed his friend with a broken bottle. The victim reportedly suffered an injury in his abdominal region and had to be rushed to the Emergency Room in an ambulance. After the victim got into an argument with two friends, one of his friends attacked him. The two friends had reportedly given the victim an air rifle for safekeeping. They reportedly wanted it back on Friday…[+]