SURINAME – The  NV Energiebedrijven Suriname (EBS) recently issued a press release, indicating that statistics from the past couple of days indicate that energy consumption has increased again. The EBS has therefore concluded that consumers no longer want to save energy and as a result of this the delivery of electricity is no longer guaranteed.  Load-shedding will therefore once again be necessary when conusmption reaches 200 MW…[+]

SURINAME – Public Works Minister Rabin Parmessar has urged contractors  who have been hired to carry out projects for the ministry in the  Nickerie District to do their job accordingly. The minister who on Saturday gave the starting signal for the activities pointed out that during the past couple of months his ministry has disapproved of certain projects which is why it took a long time to carry them out…[+]

SURINAME – A boat that was transporting about 60,000 liters of diesel was intercepted and confiscated at the estuary of the Coppename River on Sunday. The officers from the Coast Guard intercepted the illegal shipment in association with the Marine Police. The captain and four crew members were also taken into police custody…[+]

SURINAME – A 9-year-old boy on Sunday stabbed an 8-year-old boy at Latour. The victim was taken to the police station before being rushed to the Emergency Room. The perpetrator who was still at the scene of the crime was also taken to the police station…[+]

SURINAME – There was a huge turnout at the Stichting de GoudenLepel of the Nieuwe Generatie Gemeente Gods Bazuin last week. Many people wanted to get registered in order to receive a free school package for their children. The registration started on Thursday but on the second day, Friday, a sign was put on the gates to indicate that the foundation had already registered 500 people…[+]

SURINAME – An angry mob set fire to a vehicle during the weekend. The incident reportedly took place at Zanderij. Reports indicate that the driver of a minivan rammed a stationary car. Instead of stepping out of his vehicle, the driver fled the scene. When he noticed that a group of people were running behind his minivan, the man stepped on the gas pedal in an attempt to get away as fast as possible. During this attempt the driver hit three people with his vehicle…[+]

SURINAME –  In order to boost the participation of citizens on the nation’s first ever Car Free Day in the inner city of Paramaribo several activities will be carried out. The nation’s first ever Car Free Day will be held on October 18, 2014. Wilgo Koster, one of the coordinators at the Boy Scouts, made these announcements during a press conference. The Car Free Day is an initiative of the Boy Scouts Suriname in association with the  GEF Small Grants Program and the  Suriname Business Development Center…[+]

SURINAME – A woman reportedly stabbed another woman at a bakery located along the Indira Gandhiweg at De Nieuwe Grond. Reports indicated that the two woman on Sunday afternoon got into a heated argument before brawling with each other…[+]

GHANA – An aircraft turned restaurant in Ghana is proving to be a flying success. The La Tante DC10 restaurant in the capital Accra serves traditional food to up to 118 people. The country’s airline, Ghana Airways, went bankrupt in 2005 and left the plane impounded at London’s Heathrow…[+]

SURINAME – The National Assembly and the government on Friday wrote history. After having made preparations for over forty years the government determined a minimum wage for all who live on Surinamese soil. The law also clearly states that everybody must have basic health insurance and a pension plan. The execution of these three laws will commence in January 2015 and must be fully implemented by 2017…[+]