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- Thai police seize 21,000 fake passports
of the completed fake passports came from France, Belgium, Norway, Suriname, Italy and Myanmar. 9 May 2008BANGKOK - Thai police Friday seized nearly 21,000 fake passports and arrested 12 people in what they described as their biggest-ever bust of a
- US names Suriname, Trinidad in terrorism report
The United States has named Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago among countries which either faced international terrorism or continue to grapple with the threat.The Caribbean island of Cuba was also named as 'a
- Suriname Congress Asks Tax Freeze
Paramaribo, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Suriname's Executive is studying a congressional initiative Friday to freeze fuel taxes and renegotiate accords with Canadian mining transnational IAMGold to raise its contribution to the national budget. The National
- Guyana defeat Suriname in Digicel Caribbean ...
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: A healthy crowd at Willemstad's Ergilio Hato stadium enjoyed goals and plenty of entertainment as the Group A matches in the Digicel Caribbean Cup opened in Curacao. A colourful opening ceremony with over 100 dancing Digi Girls and
- Suriname contemplates capping rice exports
April 2008 The Surinamese government said it is considering capping exports of rice in order to prevent a shortage of the commodity on the local market. Suriname said the quota would be between 20,000 and 25,000 tonnes. The government said a licence will
- Secrets of Suriname
6:00 AMAnother Reagan-administration Cold War success story.By Paul KengorIt was 25 years ago this month that a remarkable effort took place concerning a small, unremarkable country at the northern tip of South America - Suriname. What happened t was
- Suriname growing impatient over bauxite negotiations
By Ivan Cairo Caribbean Net News Suriname Correspondent Email: ivan@caribbeannetnews.com PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The Suriname government is growing impatient with the lack of progress being made in negotiations with mining multinationals Alcoa and
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Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to rule through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1989, the military overthrew the civilian government, but a democratically-elected government returned to power in 1991.
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