Two young women and two young men between the aged of 16 and 33 years assaulted their stepfather in the region of Santodorp. They were arrested and taken into custody for attempted aggravated assault and property damage. Police inspector Sandra Claver, chief of police at the Santodorp Police Department, confirms the arrests…[+]

Lawyer Murwin Dubois tells the newspaper that he has lodged an appeal for his client AD (26). Last week the judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison for killing his 47-year-old neighbour on 1 July in 2012. The court considers it proven that the man has been guilty of the grievous bodily harm which resulted in death…[+]

Romeo Alanterie, head of the Environmental Health Service department says, that it has been decided not to wait until the bulky waste will be collected in the district of Marowijne against Chikungunya. A number of services and businesses will work together to clean up the breeding grounds of the Chikungunya mosquito. According to Aloysus Koendjibiharie, head of the RGD policlinic department in Wonoredjo, Moengo, the numbers are alarming…[+]

SURINAME – Animal lovers on Thursday rallied in front of the Ministry of Agriculture, Stock Breeding and Fisheries (LVV), the Ministry of Justice and Police (JusPol) and Parliament to make it clear that animal cruelty must not go unpunished. A video that was recently posted of Facebook shows a woman who encourages her child to abuse a kitten. This video was one of the reasons why animal lovers decided that it was necessary to organize a rally…[+]

SURINAME – The Ministry of Interior  Affairs (Biza) recently announced that November 24 will be a once-only national holiday. The ministry, however, made it clear that this day has not been equated with the Sunday which means that schools, ministries and other government officers will be closed on that day. The people who work at schools, ministries and other government officers will get to have an extra long weekend because November 25, Independence Day, is a national holiday…[+]

SURINAME – President Desi Bouterse on Thursday received the credentials of five ambassadors. Beningio-Pedro Matute Tang from  Equatorial Guinea, Siddig Mohamed Abdakka from Sudan, ElnurIkhtiyarSultanov from Azerbeidzjan, JiříHavlík from the  Czech Republic and Luis EladioPérez from Colombia presented themselves as the diplomatic representatives of their countries. Ways of improving diplomatic relations were discussed briefly during the meeting between the ambassadors and President Bouterse. The new ambassadors hail from nations that do not have a permanent post in Suriname…[+]

SURINAME  – A Koran was recovered from the ashes of a house that burnt down last week. The owners of the house which is located behind the mosque along the Calcuttastraat found the Koran which is nearly unscathed while they were clearing the site. The Surinamese Muslim Federation  (SMF) deems this as a “miracle from Allah.” The federation pointed out that “this also proves the sacredness of the Koran.” Reports indicate that only the cover was damaged by the fire and that the rest of the book is entirely intact…[+]

SURINAME – Six masked robbers who were armed with rifles on November 3 took 15 workers hostage and forced them to work the mine in the Tabokaw-gebied near the  Lelygebergte. The workers searched for gold at gunpoint from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Due to the long distance they did not manage to report the armed robbery and hostage situation immediately. They notified the Brokopondo Police Department  this week…[+]

SURINAME – The Rotaract Club Genesis, Rotary Paramaribo Central and the Interact Club Triple will donate two bicycle racks to the Clevia Public School on Sunday. The parent committee had reportedly asked the Rotaract Club Genesis for bicycle racks. “The donation is aimed at encouraging students to ride their bikes to school and to keep moving in order to stay fit,” said Faisa Dendoe, director of the  Community Service Committee at the Rotaract Club Genesis…[+]

SURINAME – Criminals on Monday morning robbed a service station proprietor of $20,000, a passport and documents. The armed robbery took place at the victim’s home which is located in Geyersvlijt. The 38-year-old victim was standing in her garage when a car pulled over in front of her home…[+]