Many people who are interested in working for the government on election day, May 25, showed up at the Paramaribo North East District Commissioner’s Office on Monday. Many people who wanted to fill in an application form stood in line outside the DC’s Office. The DC of Paramaribo North East,  Jerry Miranda, his personnel and the police repeatedly had to ask the applicants to patiently wait for their turn. When things started to get a bit rough, crush barriers were placed outside the DC’s Office. People were pushing and pulling each other in the hope of advancing faster. The DC’s personnel evidently  could not persuade the applicants to remain calm…[+]

Starting this Friday the lists of voters will be made available for public perusal in all of the nation’s districts. The perusal period starts on February 13 and ends on March 15. “It is important for every voter (people who are 18 years of age and older  and who have the Surinamese nationality) to check if his or her particulars are on the lists of voters and if the particulars are accurate. If the particulars are incorrect, or if one is not on any of the lists, there is a big chance that that person will not be able to vote on May 25,” said  Sabitrie Gangapersad, chairwoman of the  Elections 2015 Information Committee…[+]

The Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) has reportedly sold about $ 44,000 and € 14,000 at its public counter to the ‘common man’ in the first week. The Central Bank has reportedly processed 210 requests for foreign currency. “The first week went by successfully. We received a spontaneous response from the public which proves that there is a huge demand for foreign currency,” said the Central Bank in a press release. Most of the people who wanted to purchase foreign currency indicated that they needed it to pay the rent, insurance or for their trip abroad…[+]

The Delivery Ward at the Saint Vincentius Ziekenhuis (SVZ) currently has only one Device for Indirect Non-Invasive Automatic Mean Arterial Pressure or Dinamap. Astrid Dongo-Joeroeja, head of the Delivery Ward, explained that this is not enough to help all of the patients. The Delivery Ward has six beds and sometimes more people need help at the same time…[+]

The Ministry of Environmental Planning , Land and Forest Management (RGB)  has a huge backlog in the Marowijne District. RGB Minister Steven Relyveld on Friday handed out  271 land papers in Albina. “But this is just a drop in the ocean,” said Minister Relyveld who added that “many requests are still being processed.”Minister Relyveld pointed out that handing out land papers is not to be considered an achievement but a duty of each and every government…[+]

The Surinamese Association of Cambio Owners last week organized an urgent meeting to discuss the waves of criticism aimed at local foreign currency exchange offices which are generally referred to as cambios. Critics are blaming the cambios for the current development on the foreign currency market. The association pointed out that whenever certain things such as instability of exchange rates on the foreign currency market occur, people start pointing fingers at the cambios but do not take other social and economic factors into account…[+]

“The illegal lumber transport within the  Carolina territory will stop,” said the chief of the Amerindian village of Redi Doti,  Lesley Artist. The village chief explained that the game wardens from ‘s Lands Bos Beheer and the people from Stichting Bosbeheer en Bostoezicht will be assigned to a checkpoint near the Carolina Bridge in order to keep an eye on everything that goes on in the area…[+]

Paulus Pinas, deputy director at the Justice and Police Ministry’s Offender Care Department, told Times of Suriname that 1,150 inmates who are behind bars at the nation’s penitentiaries are excluded from the right to vote. These people can’t be nominated and they also can’t go the polls. Statistics indicate that 52 inmates will be released before election day, May 25. But if these 52 people do not take care of their papers, they will not be able to go to the polls on May 25…[+]

MP  Arthur Tjin A Tsoi last week indicated that he has information which indicates that the government is planning on adjusting the energy tariffs in order to cover expenses. He suspects that the price tag of the investments was deliberately driven up so that a small group of corrupt people could also make a quick buck. The legislator pointed out that the new tariffs are the result of the alleged embezzlement and inefficient management…[+]

Police officers from the Brokopondo District on Wednesday afternoon arrested three men over the theft of 500 liters of diesel. The police reportedly received a tip that people were busy stealing fuel at a mast of a telecom company along the road to Atjoni. Shorty after the police had received the tip, they arrested the suspects who had already left the scene of the crime. Reports indicate that the stolen fuel was in the suspects’ vehicle.(foto:funenfeestwinkel.nl)…[+]