Suriname seeking to curb high incidence of suicides

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – A campaign aimed at getting members of the Suriname population to talk openly about suicide has started amid concerns that the Dutch-speaking CARICOM country is among the top five countries with the most suicides worldwide. …

‘We are crying for rain’: Suriname’s villages go hungry as drought bites

John Adjako lets out a deep sigh when his thoughts turn to his income as a boatman. It has been dwindling for the past few months during the drought in the Upper Suriname region where he lives and where his boat is one of the dozens moored each day at the …

CMA CGM Rate Restoration Initiative 2 (RRI02) - from Guyana & Suriname to the USA

CMA CGM informs that effective January 17th, 2025, a Rate Restoration Initiative 2 (RRI02) will apply as follows: From: Guyana & Suriname To: the USA Cargo: all Amounts : USD 350 per 20' | USD 700 per 40'

Suriname launches campaign to combat high suicide rates

A campaign aimed at getting members of the Suriname population to talk openly about suicide has started amid concerns that the Dutch-speaking CARICOM country is among the top five countries with the most suicides worldwide. Official figures show that …

Suriname After Bouterse

Image Source: BBC News. Either in office or out, Dési Bouterse cast a long shadow over Suriname, having been a coup leader in 1980, the power behind the throne for several heads of state (ousting one of them in a bloodless coup), and serving two terms ( …

Suriname’s official election period set to begin with electoral roll inspection

Director of the Interior Ministry in Suriname, Nasier Eskak, says the official election period will begin on Tuesday with the inspection of the electoral roll. Mr Eskak says the inspection will be held in the Congreshal, the Congress Hall, a convention …

Suriname records 3 cases of Human Metapneumovirus

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Suriname has dismissed reports of a lockdown after the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country confirmed that it had recorded three cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). Public Health Minister Amar Ramadhin …

Guyana to play Suriname, Grenada in ‘Nations Cup’ basketball tournament

Corentyne River Bridge: Guyana is ready; awaits confirmation of Suriname’s financing – VP Jagdeo

WoodMac: Guyana, Suriname could provide 12 million tpy of LNG in 2030s

Guyana and Suriname could supply up to 12 million tonnes/year (tpy) of LNG by the next decade, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. Guyana's Haimara cluster and Suriname's Block 52 (Sloanea) are estimated by Wood Mackenzie to hold 13 tcf of …