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Suriname President Vows Oil Bonanza Won't Hit Carbon-negative Status

Ahead of oil-rich Suriname's election, the country's president tells AFP that a looming energy windfall will not spell a shift away from climate-friendly policies.

International Business Times · May 23, 2025

Seeking To Change Its Fortunes, Oil-rich Suriname Votes

Suriname votes in parliamentary elections Sunday that will determine who oversees efforts for the next five years to transform the fortunes of one of South America's poorest nations with giant oil reserves.

International Business Times · May 20, 2025

Dutch-led Suriname team digitizes 100,000 documents to preserve Jewish history in the Caribbean

As firefighters in Suriname battled to save buildings in the historic city center of Paramaribo in April, volunteers were scanning documents from the Neveh Shalom Synagogue in an effort to preserve the history of the thousands of Jews who have called the city home since the 1700s

The Independent UK · May 11, 2025

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Concacaf Gold Cup: Way Too Early Predictions for 2025

How will the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament play out? It's never too early to predict.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 16, 2025

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

After the worst rains in decades, rivers are drying up and crops failing, leaving people in the interior without clean water or healthcare, and cutting transport links

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Thousands Line Suriname Streets In Homage To Late Dictator Bouterse

Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the country both as a coup leader and elected president before dying as a fugitive from justice.

International Business Times · Jan 4, 2025

Suriname Ex-dictator And Fugitive Desi Bouterse Dead At 79

Latin Times · Dec 26, 2024

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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 · Dec 25, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Dec 25, 2024

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...

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 · Dec 25, 2024

‘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 · Nov 25, 2024

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.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 19, 2024

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 · Oct 2, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024

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 Conversation · Sep 9, 2024

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.

Latin Times · Aug 21, 2024

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 · Aug 20, 2024

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

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 18, 2024

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.

Latin Times · Aug 15, 2024

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

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...

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.

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 · Feb 21, 2024

‘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?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

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

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