Inspector  Ruben Mendonça  who will officially become Acting Chief Inspector on January 2 told Times of Suriname that “if taxes are collected properly, the sum of SRD 2.1 billion which policymakers are eying can be achieved.” He explained that the earnings from imports will add a significant contribution to achieving this goal.  Mendonça also told  Times of Suriname that he will fill in and that he will not change much. He is, however, planning on trying to get everybody on the same page. “Those who can’t keep up will drop out and those who cross the line will be given the boot,” said Mendonça…[+]

Statistics from the Police Force Suriname (KPS) indicate that there has been an increase in reported crime. Police Commissioner  Humphrey Tjin Liep Shie on Monday indicated that the increase is less than 10%. Police officials will review the statistics to find out of more crimes were actually committed. The police commissioner thinks that people’s willingness to press charges has resulted in an increase. He made it clear, however, that no definite conclusion has been drawn yet. “The crime rate has risen slightly…[+]

Prison guards on Friday confiscated a batch of marihuana from an inmate. It is suspected that the suspect  sold the marihuana to his fellow inmates. Paulus Pinas, deputy director of the Justice and Police Ministry’s Delinquent Care, told Times of Suriname that the drugs were intercepted during a routine inspection. The suspect was also in possession of packaging material and a mini scale…[+]

A 6-month-old baby is officially the nation’s first fireworks victim.  Olton Pinas, Public Relations Officer  of the Fire Department Suriname (KBS), told Times of Suriname that the Fire Department received word from the Emergency Room at the Academic Hospital Paramaribo on Sunday. He pointed out that it is still unclear how the baby was injured. He also pointed out that the Fire Department would patrol the stores that sell fireworks in order to determine if they are complying with the conditions of the permit or if they are violating the conditions by selling fireworks to minors…[+]

A few projects of the Ministry of Justice and Police are experiencing some delay. Justice and Police Minister  Edward Belfort told Times of Suriname that the projects that are experiencing the delay are the fire departments projects at Moengo, Kwatta and  Santo Boma. The Court of Justice and the Cantonal Court which is located along the  Wulfingstraat are also waiting for the completion of construction projects…[+]

The Salvation Army recently announced that it would ‘erect’ a computer room for the nation’s youths. The computer room will reportedly be constructed on the premises of the Salvation Army along the Henck Arronstraat. “The facility will not only be for the youths who are staying at the Salvation Army’s Ramoth Children’s Home,” said Major Vilece Thomas. “The computer room will  be for each youth who needs to access the internet for educational purposes.”  According to Thomas, the internet is no longer a luxury. It is in fact essential because students need it to do their homework assignments…[+]

Police officers from the  Nieuw-Amsterdam Police Department last week confiscated pornographic calendars at several stores.  The police reportedly found out that storekeepers had given these calendars to their customers. Police officials made it clear that they  disapprove of this because it is in violation of the moral code and affects the development of the nation’s youths. After police officers had stumbled upon these porn calendars at one store, they also visited other stores…[+]

President Desi Bouterse and Public Works (OW) Minister Rabin Parmessar last week visited the residents of  Bakkie and  Johan & Margaretha. The president reportedly promised that the public primary school, OS Kroonenburg, will have computers and an internet connection by February 2015. Bouterse also promised sports items. Minister Parmessar promised that the new wharf will be constructed at Ellen as soon as possible…[+]

Several car owners who recently ignored the concrete poles that were placed along the sidewalk near the Paramaribo North District Commissioner’s Office received an unpleasant surprise. The vehicles of the illegal parkers were taken away by tow trucks after the police had been notified. The illegal parkers will have to cover the bill of the tow companies. The concrete poles were placed last week along the section of the Wilhelminastraat that separates the street and the street…[+]

SURINAME – Although there is still much work that must be done, Ronald Hooghart, chairman of the CLO pointed out that 2014 was a fairly good year for the working class. The thing that still bothers him though is the colonial behavior of high ranking government officials. The challenge for 2015 is for these officials to get rid of their inherited colonial behavior. Hooghart pointed out that the political parties “must prevent these unstable people from obtaining high positions such as the ministerial office.(foto:BlogSpot.com)…[+]