SURINAME – The Opposition has presented an interpellation proposal aimed at demanding answers from  President Desi Bouterse regarding the alleged fraudulent activities surrounding the construction of the bridges over the Coppename- and the Suriname River in the period 1996-2000. The members of the Opposition have also urged the president to instruct the Public Prosecutor’s Office to launch an investigation. According to Dutch justice officials the bridge builder Ballast Nedam had  given bribes to government officials in order to get the contracts for two construction projects…[+]

SURINAME – A few  chikungunya cases were reported recently in Nieuw-Nickerie. Officials from the Nickerie office of the Public Health Bureau (BOG) indicated that there are four confirmed cases and one suspected case of chikungunyain Suriname’s rice district. Environment Inspector Sigfried Enjoem indicated that the results of an investigation indicate that most of the cases involve people who had visited neighboring Guyana for a couple of days…[+]

GREECE – An earthquake has rattled southern Greece and was widely felt in the capital, Athens. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami warnings. The U.S. Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 5.6, while the European Mediterranean Seismological Center gave it as 5.8. It is common for different seismology centers to give varying magnitudes…[+]

SURINAME – “I kept praying during the robbery”, a woman who was robbed on Tuesday night told Times of Suriname. The woman was reportedly at a friend’s house which is located at  Geyersvlijt. The woman went to sleep when her friend went out. The friend had locked the door from the outside because he did not want to disturb her. When she woke up she saw a few men lurking in the backyard. She immediately became suspicious and ran downstairs to leave the house. When she discovered that the door was locked she went back upstairs but it turned out that the robbers were already in the house…[+]

SUIRNAME – The Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) on Wednesday donated sports equipment to the Ministry of Justice and Police. The donated goods are worth SRD 100,000. The equipment was handed over to twenty soccer and six baseball teams.  Minister Edward Belfort told Times of Suriname that this must be seen as a form of crime prevention. Boys are being kept off the streets by giving them the opportunity to engage in sports activities…[+]

US – A sister of the Boston Marathon bombers was busted in New York City Wednesday for allegedly threatening to blow up her live-in lover’s baby mama, The Post has learned. Ailina Tsarnaeva, who lives in North Bergen, NJ, allegedly phoned the woman at her Harlem home on Monday and warned her to keep her distance or face explosive consequences. “Leave us alone. I know people who can put a bomb on you,” Tsarnaeva, 23, allegedly said…[+]

SURINAME – A group of inmates has asked the Ministry of Justice and Police to organize a family Day during the summer vacation.  The inmates explained that they would like to spend some time with their families within the prison system. The last Family Day was organized when Minister Edward Belfort was still the deputy director at the Offender Care Division…[+]

SURINAME – As of Wednesday all the air conditioners that are installed in government buildings will be switched off between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. They will also be switched off after 2 p.m. President Desi Bouterse on Tuesday  told Parliament that the measure is aimed at saving energy. “We must save energy as much as possible and if we reduce our energy consumption , we will prevent areas from being cut off from the power supply,” said President Bouterse who added that the government will set the example…[+]

SURINAME – Several legislators from the opposition as well as the coalition on Tuesday made it clear that President Desi Bouterse must make sure that those responsible for the current energy crisis must face the consequences. The president acknowledged that in July 2013 the Suriname Aluminum Company (Suralco) had sounded the alarm regarding the water level in the river. The president apologized for the situation because the Energy Company Suriname (EBS) failed to take precautionary measures…[+]

GAZA STRIP – Hamas’ finance chief was killed by a pinpoint missile strike that ripped open his car – and scattered US currency on the streets of Gaza City. Bills burned by the blast lay amid the debris near where Muhammad al-Ghoul, who handled ‘terror funds’, was killed. An Israeli military spokesman, Maj. Arye Shalicar, said al-Ghoul ‘was an important Hamas actor who dealt with transferring funds to build terror infrastructure in Gaza, such as tunnels, and was a key target’…[+]