SURINAME – The Chinese embassy on Friday donated a beamer and projection screen to the  Chinese Corner of the  Cultureel Centrum Suriname (CCS). Chinese Ambassador Yang Zigang also presented several books on Chinese culture to Nadia Becker, chairwoman of the CCS board. “We are glad that we can make a contribution to the Chinese Corner because we want more people to learn more about China and its culture,” said the ambassador who added that people should not only think of them as merchants and storekeepers but that they  must realize that the Chinese have a rich culture and that they have so much more to offer…[+]

SURINAME –  US Southern Command General John Kelly from the United States Marine on Thursday gave 1,000 hazmat suits to Suriname’s Defense Minister Lamuré Latour on behalf of the United States of America. The Defense minister in turn symbolically gave the hazmat suits to Health Minister Michael Blokland at the Sgt 1 Martowidjojo Barracks located along the  Kennedy Highway at Concordia. Minister Latour pointed out that a  level 4 hazmat suit costs $ 900 and that it would have cost the State $ 900,000 if it had  purchased one thousand suits.

SURINAME – On October 20, the countries belonging to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – or ALBA, from the group of nation’s Spanish acronym – agreed on a plan to combat, and protect themselves from, Ebola at a special summit at which Cuba announced the deployment of two new medical brigades to Africa to fight the epidemic. It was announced that Suriname can send its people to Cuba for training on how to combat Ebola…[+]

SURINAME – The  Inter-Maretraite Sports Association will continue its protest against the construction of a gold purchasing company along the Maretraiteweg. The association on Friday organized a protest in the Boys’ Sports Center located along the Eldoradolaan. The association issued a press release, indicating that the local residents strongly oppose the construction plans because the operations of the gold company would release mercury vapors and other dangerous gasses into the environment during the gold filtering process…[+]

SURINAME – The Construction of a railroad between Paramaribo and Onverwacht is no fairy tale. The Office of the President on Wednesday gave this assurance during a presentation by Dutch firm Strukton. Strukton will reportedly construct the railroad. Five diesel trains will reportedly operate on the 30 kilometer long railroad which will be constructed next to the Indira Gandhiweg. Each train will transport 250 passengers from Onverwacht to Poelepantje and vice versa within half an hour…[+]

SURINAME – “I am not in the position to promise a national holiday. I can’t do that and I won’t do that,” said Ginmardo Kromosoeto, representative of President Desi Bouterse, in response to the discussion surrounding a national holiday for the Javanists. Kromosoeto pointed out that the reports which indicated that he had promised that this November 24 would be a national holiday and each October 16 of the coming years are based on misunderstanding…[+]

SURINAME – A woman from Santodorp has reportedly swindled her ex boyfriend by using other people’s baby pictures. The woman sent the pictures to the man and claimed that he was the father of the children who happen to be twins. The man who then gave  the woman money later realized that the woman had tricked him and that the kids were not hers at all…[+]

SURINAME – Seven members of Parliament have sent a letter to the attorney general (AG), requesting an investigation into the Ballast Nedam bribery case. The legislators suspect that government officials were also involved in the alleged bribery case. The bribes were reportedly paid to the people via Carven Limited which is based in Hong Kong…[+]

SURINAME – The chairman of the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Companies in Suriname (Akmos), Shyam Binda, recently told Times of Suriname that the business community does not want to discuss the new energy tariffs for companies with the Energy Company Suriname (EBS). The EBS had invited the Akmos to a meeting where the new energy tariffs would be discussed. The Akmos did not accept the invitation…[+]

SURINAME – A policeman and a policewoman have been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement charges. Investigators believe that the suspects stole money that drivers had paid as traffic fines in the Para District. The suspects had already been suspended pending the investigation. Reports indicate that the suspects did not deposit any money into the police force’s bank account from the beginning of June until the end of September…[+]