SURINAME – Entrepreneur Ramsoender Jhauw has not pressed  false charges against fellow entrepreneur Lall Dassasingh. “This information is not correct,” said the police in a statement. The person who was reportedly hired to kill Jhauw has retracted his statement. The would-be hitman who confessed to the police that Jhauw had made up the whole murder plot has retracted this statement. “I now have faith in the police,” said Jhauw after a talk with Police Commissioner Humphrey Tjin Liep Shie…[+]

SURINAME –  A teacher who on Tuesday was checking all of the student’s bags to look for something that had been reported missing was shocked to find an air gun and a knife. The incident took place at a junior level secondary school located in Paramaribo…[+]

SURINAME – Statistics from the laboratory of the Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP), the Medisch Wetenschappelijk Instituut (MWI) and the Central Laboratory indicate that the number of reported/ confirmed Chikungunya cases has been dropping these past few weeks. The Public Health Bureau (BOG) indicated that physicians from the various RGD clinics and private clinics have also reported a decline…[+]

SURINAME – Four youths who were armed with a fake gun, knives and a sledgehammer were standing outside the front door of a private residence located along the Commewijnestraat on Sunday when the police showed up. The police officers from the Flora Police Department also arrested the taxi driver who had dropped off the five would-be robbers. The fifth youth who is reportedly the mastermind managed to escape and is still at large. The fifth suspect who had planned the armed robbery was targeting a Dutchmen who lives alone…[+]

SURINAME – “You must tell your mother to vote for me,” the chairman of the Algemene Bevrijdings en Ontwikkelings Partij (ABOP), Ronny Brunswijk, told youths as he gave them lots of money during a meeting that was held at Beekhuizen on Sunday night. Some of the kids were younger than 10. Brunswijk reportedly handed out thousands of U.S. dollars that night. “People say that I throw money around but that is my system,” said Brunswijk in response to criticism from fellow politicians who are not happy about this unorthodox manner of trying to attract voters…[+]

SURINAME – While the director of the Ministry of Education and Community Development (Minov), Robert Peneux, is guaranteeing that the After School Care and Coaching (NOB) Project will have a smooth start, the spokesman of the group of teachers who protested a few days ago, Ernesto Muller, is urging teachers to assemble at the CLO building on Monday morning. Muller deemed the statements made by Peneux “unacceptable.” “I do not want to say much. If things escalate it will be on Peneux. Given the fact that he claims that only a few teachers are dissatisfied we will keep it at that…[+]

SURINAME – A lot will have to happen and not just the construction of a railroad and letting five trains ride before one can speak of a rail connection between Para and Paramaribo. The current legislation does not support this policy which is why new rules must be made by expertise which Suriname lacks. The railroad police must also be established and will take a lot of effort to get machinists, conductors and mechanics with the necessary skills. Eddy Jozefzoon, the presidential advisor who is in charge of the preparations for the railroad that will connect Poelepantje and Onverwacht, does not deny this…[+]

SURINAME – Young residents of Maretraite on Saturday assembled at the Bless Our Young Sporters (Boys) Sports Center to protest against the ‘arrival’ of the Eldorado gold purchasing and processing company in their neighborhood. They chanted many slogans to express their disapproval and to get the government to address the issue as soon as possible. MP Carl Breeveld who is the chairman of the DOE party does not deem it necessary to hold long discussions on the issue…[+]

SURINAME – “We even have a television,” said one of the students who attends classes at OS Tammengaproject said to a classmate. Iamgold/Rosebel Goldmines on Friday officially presented the new multimedia center to the public elementary school. Stichting Unu Pikin had also lend a helping hand to the project. The teachers and students expressed their gratitude and promised to handle everything with care. “Iamgold decided to finance this project due to the sustainable character of Unu Pikin which has been providing furniture to schools in this country for the past ten years,” said Iryda Rijker, Public Relations Officer at Iamgold…[+]

SURINAME – “The residents of Wageningen are extremely happy and grateful that the old Petronella Ziekenhuis has been renovated and expanded,” said Rudolf Verwey, office manager at the Petronella Ziekenhuis Wageningen (PZW). Thanks to the upgrading of this hospital, the residents of Wageningen will finally receive qualitative healthcare in their neighborhood. President Desi Bouterse on Friday attended the festive opening of the PZW. The president was accompanied by his wife and several ministers…[+]