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For the people of Suriname, offshore oil is supposed to be a game-changer. As they have struggled through a protracted economic crisis over the past decade, they have watched lucrative deep-water discoveries transform neighbouring Guyana. They have also heard their own leaders promise that a similar oil boom will come soon to Suriname, bringing badly […]
Engels, Suriname nieuws - Staatsolie CEO Annand Jagesar denies to the news press that the oil slicks in the Suriname River come from the parastatal company. The Probios Foundation
Funding for the research and writing of this series of articles was provided by Amazon Aid Foundation. “We’ve been fighting the government of Suriname for almost 25 years, for recognition of our land rights,” says Jupta Itoewaki, a leader of the Indigenous Wayana people. “The government and leaders don’t feel like they need to consult […]
China's hunger for timber is stripping Suriname's forests. ANI | Paramaribo | Updated: 22-05-2021 15:55 IST | Created: 22-05-2021 15:55 IST China's illegal timber trade stripping Suriname's forest (Photo Credit - DW News Agency). Image Credit: ANI Country: SHARE China's hunger for timber is stripping Suriname's forests. Chinese companies own more than half of the logging concessions in the country. Much of the illegal timber is sold online through companies which are hard to track, reported DW News Agency. Carl Holm in a ground report uncovered the illegal timber business of China for DW New...
Paramaribo [Suriname], May 22 (ANI): China's hunger for timber is stripping Suriname's forests.