SURINAME – The opposition parties which have united themselves and which are currently part of the Mammoth bloc have agreed that the party with the most parliamentary seats will get the presidency. Pertjajah Luhur (PL) which joined the opposition parties after it was ‘ejected’ out of the current coalition on Saturday presented Raymond Sapoen as its presidential candidate.(foto:gov.sr)…[+]

CUBA — Caribbean leaders have assembled in Havana, Cuba for a summit between Cuba and the 15-member Caribbean Community, with issues including trade, investment, and education ties on the agenda, Telesur reported. The fifth Cuba-Caricom Summit, which took place  on Monday, was  preceded on Sunday by a meeting of the region’s foreign ministers. In addition to the deepening of investment and trade ties, the summit aimed at the strengthening of a broad range of Cuba-Caribbean cooperation initiatives related to education, health, poverty reduction, culture, sports, and climate change.(foto:caricom.org)…[+]

SURINAME – Three young men were arrested on Friday on multiple charges.  23-year-old  Gilluermo A., 20-year-old  Miquell H. and 20-year-old  Jeorginio V. reportedly assaulted two police officers around 2:15 on December 5. Two police officers arrived on the scene  after the police had received a call from a citizen who reported that students were consuming alcohol. When the police officers stopped in front of a store located along the Jodenbreestraat they witnessed students and non-students consuming alcohol.(foto:kps.)…[+]

SURINAME / ECUADOR – The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) has opened a new phase in the search for greater regional integration, an objective that many presidents of the bloc agree is the route to increasing well being in their countries. At last week’s Unasur summit Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa spoke about the need to improve the institutional structure of the organization which he called “absolutely dysfunctional.” He suggested moving away from the system of veto currently existing within the institution calling it “the best way of not advancing.”(foto:wordpress.com)…[+]

SURINAME – Encouraging the youth policy and youth participation is deemed Suriname’s most important achievement when it held the presidency of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur). Last week Suriname transferred the presidency of the Unasur  to Uruguay. The declaration of the Meeting of the Council of Heads of State explicitly places the emphasis on Suriname’s achievement.(foto:gov.sr)…[+]

SURINAME – A fugitive whose name is on the wanted list of the Police Force Suriname (KPS) was arrested on Wednesday. Police units reportedly arrested MB  in  Snesi Kondre. He was reportedly armed with a five shooter at the time of his arrest. Reports indicate that the suspect had stolen the weapon...[+]

SURINAME/ ECUADOR – Suriname and  Ecuador on Thursday inked an agreement regarding their collaboration on areas of trade and the exchange of knowledge on the mining sector. Ecuador has managed to ink good deals with multinationals which is why Suriname wants to learn the tricks of this trade from Ecuador. Suriname and Ecuador also inked an agreement aimed at scrapping the visa requirement between both countries. Suriname’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Lackin signed the agreements on behalf of Suriname while his Ecuadorian counterpart Ricardo Patiño signed the agreement on behalf of Ecuador. The agreements were inked in Guayaquil, the biggest city of  Ecuador…[+]

SURINAME – The judiciary currently has 14 female and 5 male judges. Five substitutes namely Rewita Chatterpal, Daniëlle Karamatali, Marie Mettendaf, Sieglien Wijnhard and  Maytrie Kuldipsingh were sworn in as new members of the Court of Justice on Thursday.  President Desi Bouterse also swore in Jane Jensen, Audrey Nooitmeer-Rotsburg, Ishwarpersdad Sonai, Sabritie Nanhoe and  Sylvana Bradley as the new substitutes. These five people are currently being trained to become judges.  Acting Chief Justice Iwan Rasoelbaks told Times of Suriname that the installation of the new judges will take place on December 30. On that day the Court of Justice will extend a word of thanks to the government…[+]

SURINAME – About 300 children from the villages  Pusugrunu and  Nieuw-Jacobkondre which are located in the  Matawai region will celebrate Children’s Day on December 5 for the first time ever. A cheerful  Roline Sallons from  Stichting Dorpsontwikkeling Matawai  shared this good news withTimes of Suriname. “I get goosebumps when I think about the fact that all those kids from the region where I grew up and never got to experience Children’s Day will finally get acquainted with that feeling.” (foto:websonic.nl)…[+]

SURINAME – A 15-year-old student was injured and robbed along the Calcuttastraat on Tuesday afternoon. Entrepreneur  Soesil Jankie who witnessed the robbery as he was driving by indicated that he had seen how two boys were robbing the student who was wearing a blue uniform. The perpetrators reportedly pushed the student to the ground in order to take his mobile phone. The perpetrators walked away after they had robbed the student who was injured in his arm and neck. Jankie who offered to help the student called the police.(foto:kps)…[+]