SURINAME – Teachers who are stationed at primary schools and who are above the formation are only being nominated to help out with the After School Care and Coaching (NOB) Project in the afternoon,” said the deputy director  of the Ministry of Education and Community Development (Minov), Roy Narain. He made it clear that these teachers are not being forced to participate in the NOB project…[+]

SURINAME – A 52-year-old man was shot in the head on Sunday morning. The man and his 41-year-old woman were sleeping when three robbers entered their home located along the Javaweg at Lelydorp. Police Inspector  Humphrey Naarden from the Public Relations Department of the Police Force Suriname (KPS) confirmed the reports. One shot was fired when the robbers showed up unexpectedly…[+]

SURINAME – A police car on Friday night rammed a pole and a fence located in the Koffielaan. Two police officers were reportedly in the car when the accident took place. Police Inspector Sjaam Debi-Tewari from the Munder Police Department  pointed out that the policemen were chasing a motorcyclist who was driving without lights on…[+]

SURINAME – The seven opposition parties that will form one political bloc recently decided to also work together on parliamentary level. The political alliance will reportedly get a new dimension. The current form of the Nieuw Front will cease to exist and will be replaced by a new bloc where all of the seven political parties are represented. In January 2015 the new bloc will be presented to the voters at a super political manifestation…[+]

SURINAME – Although the VOS school district has already been constructed in the Saramacca District, students still prefer to travel several hours to attend classes at high schools located in Paramaribo. Roy Narain, deputy director at the Ministry of Education and Community Development (Minov), explained that the ministry did not have time on its side which is why parents enrolled their children at schools located in Paramaribo. He also explained that the only thing that the schools are lacking are students…[+]

A tripartite delegation from Suriname headed by minister Michael Miskin of the Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment (ATM) participated in the 18^th ILO American Regional Meeting in Lima, Peru, from 13 to 16 October. At this International Labour Organisation (ILO) meeting countries from the region discussed the progress and obstacles in the creation of productive employment and the implementation of the Decent Work Country Programmes. This is stated in a press release of the ATM Public Relations department on Wednesday…[+]

Police of the Munder area dismantled a drugs sale point Monday evening. Three men were arrested for violating the Narcotic Drug Act. The suspects were at the drugs sale point. Police inspector Sjaam Debi-Tewari regional chief of the Munder area confirms the arrests. He says to the newspaper that the Munder police, the Regional Assistance Team Paramaribo and the detective department took action at four drug sales points…[+]

Children with disabilities also have a position in society. Besides the basic subjects in primary school, it is important to do nice activities with these children in their spare time, so that they can gain self-confidence and increase their ability to do things themselves. Stichting Nationaal Fonds ‘Het Gehandicapte Kind’ and the Ilonka Elmont Foundation set up a program ‘Special Heroes Suriname’ with the theme art and culture…[+]

A 10-year-old boy injured his peer in De Nieuwe Grond on Monday night. He wanted to play checkers with a checkerboard which was made by the later victim and another boy. He asked the other boy if he wanted to play checkers with him, but the later victim disapproved. He did not want them to play with his checkerboard…[+]

The Fire Department of Suriname started an awareness campaign in North Paramaribo last week. Olton Pinas, spokesman of the Fire Department, tells the newspaper that they have selected this area, because a couple was killed in a house fire in this zone last month. This is a pilot project in which employees who are responsible for extinguishing fires act preventively and also provide information under the supervision of the Public Relations department. Pinas says that the project Community Safety will be continued. In addition, the Fire Department started this pilot project of awareness campaign…[+]