Soender Moesai (48) on Wednesday bled to dead after being injured in a circular saw accident along the Hajariweg in Munder . Police Inspector Sjaam Debi-Tewari, chief of the  Munder Precinct, confirmed the reports.  Moesai and another man were reportedly fixing a house. Moesai was busy sawing a plywood on a balcony when the circular saw got stuck in the plywood. When he forcefully pulled it out, the circular saw cut his right thigh.(foto:onlinebouwmarkt.nl)…[+]

A 26-year old man who delivers milk and juice was robbed in the Brokopondo District on Tuesday afternoon. Reports indicate that the delivery man was driving on the road which leads  to the village of Nieuw Koffiekamp when armed robbers fired several shots at him. The delivery man who reportedly sustained a gunshot wound in his neck was rushed to the local airfield in an ambulance before being rushed to the Emergency Room at the Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP) in a helicopter…[+]

A woman on Tuesday told Times of Suriname that her jewels that are worth SRD 60,000 were stolen. She also claimed that SRD 1,750, € 650, three piggy banks and her bag which contained important documents were stolen. The woman who had moved into the new home with her family about a week ago had left the house around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. She noticed the burglary after returning home around 8:35. The perpetrators  had reportedly gained access to the house by forcing open the back door. Security cameras caught two burglars ransacking the house…[+]

Judge Dinesh Sewrattan who on Tuesday acquitted  VT made it clear that “it is time for postal services to record who drops off parcels that have to be sent abroad.” VT who was charged with drug trafficking denied having posted a parcel that contained drugs.  According to Judge Sewrattan, the postal services need at least a camera and picture system to determine who had sent a parcel. VT reportedly used his ID card to send  the parcel abroad…[+]

The Telecommunication Company Suriname (Telesur) recently reported the theft of three storage batteries of its mobile stations. Last year it reported about thirty thefts. Deputy Director Edmund Neus told Times of Suriname that “this is a serious situation.” On Januray 1, the batteries of a mobile station in Mariënburg were stolen. Thieves targeted the mobile station at Kampong Baroe in the  Saramacca District on Saturday and on Sunday they hit the mobile station along the Anton Dragtenweg. Telesur’s networks in those areas were down after the thefts which means that no calls could be made…[+]

The Council of Labor Union Federations in Suriname  (Ravaksur) is getting ready to drag the State to court over the issue regarding the labor movement’s seat at the Independent Voting Bureau (OKB). Dorethy Telting is representing the labor movement within the OKB. But she is only being backed by the Central for State Employees’ Organizations (CLO).  “We see no other alternative than to take legal action,” said Robby Berenstein, chairman of the C-47 labor union federation. He added that Ravaksur is stilling discussing the issue internally…[+]

China will work with members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to prepare for the first China-Celac ministerial forum, said a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Monday. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Beijing on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9. Foreign ministers or representatives from China and CELAC, together with heads of some Latin American regional organizations will attend. The second Celac summit, last January, did important groundwork to establish the forum…[+]

Criminals on Saturday sprayed pepper spray in the face of a man whom they wanted to rob. The victim was walking from Sunny Point to Leiding 20 when three men ambushed him. Two of the perpetrators were aimed with guns and the third one was armed with pepper spray. After the victim had been sprayed with pepper spray one of the perpetrators fired a shot in the air while another man snatched the victim’s gold necklace.(foto;kps)...[+]

More than 17,000 traffic tickets that were handed out to drivers last year have been declared expired due to mistakes that were made by investigators. Police Commissioner Humphrey Tjin Liep Shie indicated that 46,000  traffic tickets were handed out last year. Most of the traffic violators do not pay the fine immediately which is why the documents are sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Many of the official reports were taken from the pile due to mistakes made by the officer who handed out the traffic ticket. The police commissioner pointed out that this year a lot of improvement must be made. He also pointed out that last year 22,200 traffic collisions were listed and that this is a high figure. Most of the traffic collisions happened in Paramaribo namely 15,412…[+]

The profits of the Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) rose sharply with SRD 184.3 million in 2013. The bank’s net profits rose with SRD 150.1 million in 2013. The net profits had risen with SRD 72.2 million in 2012. The Central Bank on December 30, 2014 published its annual report 2013 which is a culmination of half-yearly reports on the economy in 2013 that had previously been published. The annual report 2013 also indicates that preparations for the Financial Sector Assessment Program have already started. This program is mainly aimed at securing a healthy and stable financial system…[+]