MP  Rashid Doekhie (MC/NDP) recently announced that he would the office of the attorney general (AG) with a letter, requesting an investigation into the alleged misappropriations of MP Mahinder Jogi. MP Jogi allegedly had state employees work at his furniture factory and agrarian company when he was a member of the coalition during  the previous administration. MP Arthur Tjin A Tsoi zfrom the opposition is also planning on visiting the AG’s office because “he has received information which indicates that corruption is talking place at the utility companies.” …[+]

MP Noureen Cheung is no longer a member of the National Democratic Party (NDP). MP Cheung on Thursday told her colleagues that she “is a one-woman faction within Parliament.” It was clear that her former team members were not happy with her decision but the members of the opposition were extremely happy and immediately wanted to shake hands with Cheung. MP Paul Somohardjo (PL) even approached her when it was his turn to address Parliament. He congratulated her and also ordered a bunch of flowers for MP Cheung to make it clear that he supports her decision. MP Ronnie Brunswijk (ABOP)who is also a leader of the coalition parties tried to convince MP Cheung to think twice but his attempts were futile…[+]

The overdue subsidy has been wired to the bank account of Stichting voor het Kind (Stivoki). Union Chairman Robby Naarendorp indicated that the Office of the President called him personally to inform him that the money had been deposited into the foundation’s bank account. The foundation has reportedly received SRD 300,000. The foundation had been waiting for the subsidy since June 2014…[+]

“I am fed up with the hypocritical attitude of the opposition. The opposition sent a letter to chairwoman Geerlings-Simons, indicating that it is fed up with the inactivity of Parliament. One must not  forget that the legislators who consciously obstructed parliamentary sessions are now shamelessly talking about the inactivity of Parliament. With this letter they are trying to fool the nation and shift the blame from their shoulders. What an irony, what a transparent scheme, what a childish artlessness and feigned silliness,” MP Theo Vishnudatt told Times of Suriname. The legislator who is a member of the coalition accused the opposition of sanctimoniousness. “That is made clear with their actions. They demand the immediate public discussion of the budget.(foto:dna.sr)…[+]

Criminals recently burglarized a school located at Paranam in the Para District. The perpetrators reportedly ransacked the office before making off with a monitor,a tray beverages and  SRD 7,000. The burglary reportedly took place on Friday night or early Saturday morning. The police were notified after the burglary was discovered on Saturday.  Regional Police Chief Roberto Prade confirmed the reports. The investigation is ongoing…[+]

Two brand new metal-cutting saws have been intercepted again in the same  state penitentiary. Several metal-cutting saws have been intercepted in the prison in questions during the past couple of weeks. Paulus Pinas, deputy director at the Justice and Police Ministry’s Offender Care Department, told Times of Suriname that the two metal-cutting saws were intercepted around 3 a.m. on Monday. Somebody had reportedly thrown the saws over the prison wall. Prison guards stumbled upon a bag which contained the saws as they were patrolling the prison’s front yard…[+]

Police Commissioner Humphrey Tjin Liep Shie on Tuesday told reporters that the 373 cocaine parcels that were intercepted last week have a gross weight of 430 kilos and have a street value of more than 20 million Euros. A Surinamese citizen, a Dutchman and a German are currently in custody. Police officials indicate that this is the biggest drug bust in the past ten years. Initial reports indicate that cocaine paste had been seized but police officials indicated that the parcels contain pure cocaine. The drug parcels were discovered in the back of an excavator…[+]

The Indian government has already donated $ 154,806.29 to ’s Lands Hospitaal. The money will reportedly be used to renovate the hospital’s morgue.  The donation was made possible thanks to the lobbying efforts of Suriname’s ambassador to India, Ashnaa Kanha. The acting director of ’s Lands Hospitaal, Berhard Abia, explained that the hospital urgently needs to give its morgue a face lift so that it will become more customer friendly. He told Times of Suriname that more space is needed for proper storage of corpses due to the nation’s   population growth…[+]

The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) will send a mission to Suriname to monitor the General Elections of May 2015. The secretary general of the Unasur, Ernesto Samper, explained that the observer mission will not get involved in the electoral process but that it will only focus its attention on the manner in which the electoral process takes place in Suriname. The mission will put its findings in a report. “It is important to say that it is not a political mission,” said Samper after his arrival in Suriname on Monday. Samper left for other South American nations on Wednesday…[+]

The Geyersvlijt Police Department recently launched a large scale operation against people who are responsible for noise pollution. Police Inspector Ruben Dijks, chief of the Geyersvlijt Precinct, told Times of Suriname that seventeen vehicles were impounded at the parking lot of the Maretraite Mall during the weekend. The modified vehicles will reportedly be reinspected. The police have already removed the speaker boxes from these vehicles. The owners of these vehicles were given a SRD 350 fine for creating a nuisance.  According to Dijks, the speaker boxes made it impossible for the drivers to see traffic that is behind the vehicle. “…[+]