While Suriname News Today

The deeply impoverished South American country of Suriname, which has been sharply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, is hoping to replicate the hydrocarbon success being enjoyed by neighboring Guyana. While Suriname’s economy shrank by 16% during 2020 ...

Suriname is looking to replicate neighboring Guyana’s success and tap into its considerable hydrocarbon potential in the Guyana-Suriname oil basin

08 Jul, 00:00 Assembleelid Cheryl Dijksteel (VHP) is niet in een hoerastemming als het gaat om de 203.963 die tot gisteren landelijk zijn gezet. Hiertussen zitten 38.507 prikken van volledig gevaccineerde personen. “Heel mooi, 165.456 personen hebben hun eerste prikje gehad. Maar het gaat niet om de teller, maar de noemer”, zegt Dijksteel in gesprek met Starnieuws. “De noemer is voor mij nog onduidelijk, in de zin van welke gebieden (ressorten), etniciteit en leeftijdsgroepen, want het va...

Can the new government lead Suriname into a prosperous, more stable, and less corrupt future? Although 2020 will go down as one of the worst years for most countries, it was a pivotal time for Suriname. The small, Dutch-speaking South American country had a critical election; its economy was upended by poor economic management by the outgoing government; the coronavirus pandemic created even more economic damage; and there were discoveries of commercially largescale offshore oil reserves. Under...