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Suriname Ex-dictator And Fugitive Desi Bouterse Dead At 79

Latin Times

Former Latin American Dictator Turned President Dies at 79

Desi Bouterse, Suriname's former dictator and president known for his populist appeal and controversial legacy, has died.

International Business Times

Suriname Ex-dictator And Fugitive Desi Bouterse Dead At 79

Desi Bouterse, the former dictator of Suriname who was a fugitive from justice for the murder of political opponents four decades ago, has died at 79, the government said Wednesday.

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Desi Bouterse, Suriname's Controversial Leader, Dies At 79

Explore the complex legacy of Desi Bouterse, a prominent figure in Suriname's history, known for his controversial rule and lasting impact on the country's...

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Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79

Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse has died at 79

The Independent UK

‘Royalties for everyone’: Suriname president plans to share oil wealth

All Surinamese adults to receive payment from recently discovered oil and gas reserves – ‘no one will be left behind’

The Guardian - US

Canada Predicted Lineup vs. Suriname: Concacaf Nations League QF Second Leg

Canada will be without Alphonso Davies when it hosts Suriname in the second leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals.

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Native Americans demand return of ancestors' remains to French Guiana

The remains of six Native Americans who died after being exhibited in a “human zoo” in Paris in 1892 have now been kept in the archives of a French museum for over a century. A delegation of indigenous Kali’na people from French Guiana and Suriname recently came to Paris to…

Radio France Internationale

French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

Officials say that France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country

The Independent UK

As renewable energy demand rises, mining for minerals in the Amazon is at a critical point

Illegal mining for critical minerals needed for the global renewable energy transition is increasingly driving deforestation in Indigenous lands in the Amazon.

The Conversation

U.S. sanctions former Haitian president for his involvement in drug trafficking operations

Michel Martelly is accused of sponsoring gangs involved in several criminal activities, which also include displacing hundreds of thousands of people

Latin Times

Authorities find drug smugglers among Haitian migrants escaping violence

Law enforcement in Turks and Caicos Islands seized more than $2 million in marijuana in interceptions of undocumented Haitian migrants

Latin Times

Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Tai Tuivasa at UFC 305: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Jairzinho Rozenstruik's split decision win over Tai Tuivasa at UFC 305.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Haiti fires most of its embassy staff in Suriname over alleged links to human trafficking ring

The decision was made after allegations from French authorities

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Rainforest Nations Seek Fair Compensation For Carbon-Neutral Efforts

Learn how rainforest nations like Suriname, Guyana, and the DRC are crucial in climate change mitigation through forest preservation and potential carbon o...

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US Bans Ex-Surinamese President And Military Officials Entry

The US imposed an entry ban on Suriname's ex-president and military officials for corruption and human rights abuses.

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Suriname Urges Exxon, Totalenergies To Unify Gas Projects

Suriname urges Exxon and TotalEnergies to collaborate on gas projects for mutual benefit and economic growth.

The Guardian - UK

‘Dirty political games’: Suriname is selling its gold and timber – at the cost of tribal land rights

Communities such as the Saamaka are vocal in opposition to increased mining and logging – but has the country’s claim to fame as the most forested in the world already been fatally undermined?

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The Guardian - UK

How rice hidden by a woman fleeing slavery in the 1700s could help her descendants

Suriname’s Saamaka Maroons still grow rice from seeds an ancestor escaping from a plantation carried in her hair. Now a gene bank seeks to widen use of the rare species to help fight the climate crisis

International Business Times

Suriname Ex-president Refuses Surrender For Murder Sentence

Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse, 78, on Friday refused to turn up to start serving a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents more than four decades ago.

The Independent UK

Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents

Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities as planned

International Business Times

Suriname Ex-president To Be Jailed After Losing Murder Appeal

Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse will be jailed after losing his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents over four decades ago, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.

The Independent UK

Suriname’s ex-dictator sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 killings of political opponents

Suriname’s former dictator Desi Bouterse has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murders of 15 opponents of the then-military regime in December 1982, ending a historic, 16-year legal process

International Business Times

Suriname Court Upholds 20-year Sentence For Ex-president In Murder Trial

Suriname's highest court on Wednesday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for ex-president Desi Bouterse, who lost an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 killings of political opponents.

The Guardian - UK

‘We live off the forest’: fears rise in Suriname as Mennonites look to settle

Secretive Christian sect poised to carve big farms out of the Amazon, despite concerns of Indigenous people about the settlers’ deforestation elsewhere in Latin America

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