Robberiesin whichfirearmshave beenused, have increased by19%whencomparing thefirst halfof last yearwith the first six months of this year. Police inspectorHumphreyNaarden,Head of PublicRelations, tellsthe newspaper that firearm theftsare a point of concernforthe police, because when using weapons, thepossibility exists that avictim can be injuredor deadly wounded.Violent thefts in which no firearms have been used, decreased by 37.4%. Robberies and raids are called thefts with violence…[+]

SURINAME – Police officials recently indicated that 145 driver’s licenses have already been confiscated from drivers who were caught speeding along the Oost-Westverbinding near the  Coronie District.Police Inspector Harnarain Mohan, Regional Police Chief of Coronie, confirmed the reports and told Times of Suriname that the police had caught people driving 145 kilometers per hour outside the city. Within the city the drivers were caught driving at 133 kilometer per hour. The drivers who exceeded the speed limit told the police that they were in a hurry…[+]

SURINAME – Justice and Police Minister Edward Belfort on Friday gave gift coupon to 8 social institutes. Each gift coupon is worth SRD 800. The minister who celebrated his birthday on August 1 explained that he wanted to give a present to a few social institutes.

He explained that the money which the ministry would have used to finance his birthday party was donated to these  institutes. The minister who was sworn in on May 3, 2012 explained that since 2012 he has always donated the money to others who need it the most. The minister pointed out that his predecessors used to close the road to traffic so that they could celebrate their birthday at the ministry..[+]

SURINAME – In its First Semi-Annual Report for 2013 (2013-I) the Central Bank of Suriname reports that the global economic situation had not changed much since the last semi-annual report was published (2012-II). However, international financial institutions had revised the growth prospects downwards, as they considered the risk of the reversal of the monetary policy stimulus in the United States real.

According to them, this would result in less credit and capital provision globally and would continue the economic malaise. Growth declined in most major economies, as well as in the larger emerging economies.. This has led to a decline in global demand, which in turn was largely responsible for downward pressure on commodity prices…[+]

SURINAME – Twelve members of the Arrest Team have been transferred to other departments within the Police Force Suriname (KPS). Police Inspector  Ulrich Tjin Liep Shie, head of the A Team, told Times of Suriname that the A Team currently has 33 members. The number of members of this police unit has been reduced in order to make this team operate more efficiently and more effectively.  According to Tjin Liep Shie, the A Team gets to handle the ‘heavy’ cases…[+]

SURINAME – Principals from the nation’s Havo and VWO schools recently indicated that they are content with the results of the final exams after the resits. The results of the resits for education on senior level were announced on Wednesday. The average pass rate for Havo schools stands between 60 and 80% while that of the VWO schools is between 75 and 90%.  Statistics indicate that Havo 3 has the highest pass rate of all Havo schools.  The principal of Havo 3, Soesila Angoelal, pointed out that given the results of the previous years she is content with this year’s pass rate…[+]

SURINAME – You can run but you can’t hide forever. 34-year-old Romano Banai a.k.a. Mano who is the prime suspect in an armed robbery/ murder case managed to stay on the lam for 8 years. Banai and other suspects robbed  the Sewmangals at gun point in 2006. During the armed robbery that took place at the residence of the Sewmangals which is located at De Nieuwe Grond the woman of the house was shot dead. Banai was arrested in the vicinity of his home at Leiding 20.

Soeradj Sewmangal, son of the victim, told Times of Suriname that he is glad that this suspect has been apprehended. “Those responsible for the armed robbery and murder must serve their prison sentence.” He explained that it is still difficult for him to process the fact that his mother was gunned down in a brutal manner…[+]

SURINAME –  The Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld Roy Apai’s life sentence. Roy had been found guilty of armed robbery and one count of murder. The armed robbery/ murder took place in 2006 at the Sewmangal residence which is located at De Nieuwe Grond. During the armed robbery the suspect gunned down the woman of the house.

The victim’s son, Soeradj Sewmangal, told Times of Suriname that he is glad that the suspect will remain in prison for the rest of his life but that he keeps thinking about his mom who was killed in a vicious manner and who will never come back…[+]

SURINAME – Mothers and the people from their surroundings fail to comprehend the importance of breastfeeding. This is the conclusion that the people from Stichting ter bevordering van Borstvoeding in Suriname (Stibosu) reached during one of their information sessions. The information sessions are being organized to coincide with World Breastfeeding Week. 

While Orcine van Samson explained the importance of breastfeeding to the people who were present at the RGD Clinic along 3de rijweg, mothers walked by with cans of infant formula. Other people who were waiting to see the doctor did not deem it necessary to listen to the spokesperson from Stibosu…[+]

SURINAME – The government recently acknowledged that there is a huge  delay in payments and that suppliers and service providers are still waiting to get paid. Finance Minister Andy Rusland pointed out that the government is making an all-out effort to catch up.

The objective is to reach a point where there are no more dissatisfied creditors and where payments are done on time. The minister also acknowledged that the government carries the blame for the overdue debts.  The Finance minister made these statements in response to the letters from members of the opposition that were sent to the government…[+]