7 hrs ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Suriname: Teachers' strike sparks protest by students
High school students in Suriname held a rally Wednesday to protest a weeklong strike by hundreds of teachers in the tiny South American country. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Suriname Forum & PollsWednesday May 7 | Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Governing parties say no to apology for slavery
“The Netherlands was liberated from the ideas about slaves and the practices that went along with them.”
The governing Christian Democrats and Labour Party have rejected a call by Socialist Party MP Harry van Bommel for Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende to apologise to Surinam for the Netherlands' part in the ... via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Saturday May 3 | Prensa Latina
Suriname Congress Asks Tax Freeze
Paramaribo, May 2 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 ... via Prensa Latina
Thursday Apr 24 | Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Wendy van der Meide,* Henry de Vries, Francine Pratlong, Allard van der Wal, and Leslie Sabajo *Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Health ... via Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Tuesday Apr 22 | The Boston Globe
Suriname tries to lower food costs
“Every time you go to the store you have to readjust because prices have changed. The only thing that has not changed is our income”
Suriname's government has set up an emergency panel of Cabinet ministers to find ways to tackle the soaring price of food in this tiny South American country. via The Boston Globe
Wednesday Apr 16 | International Herald Tribune
Dutch experts to identify 11 badly burned victims of Suriname plane crash
PARAMARIBO, Suriname : An official says Dutch forensic experts will carry out DNA tests on the badly burned remains of 11 people killed in a plane crash in Suriname. via International Herald Tribune
Sunday Apr 13 | New York Times
Long Memories May Ensnare a Dictator
“But they were also stunned by what had happened and at how long he remained in power.”
PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Running into Desi Bouterse is not easy to do. He does not frequent this capital's outdoor cafes. via New York Times
Friday Apr 11 | FireFightingNews.com
Remote Suriname Plane Crash Kills 19
“I was shocked, but little did I know how personal this tragedy would become for me. At this moment I cannot even grasp the reality of this.”
Officials faced the grim task Friday of identifying the victims of a plane crash in a remote Surinamese jungle that killed all 19 aboard. via FireFightingNews.com
Wednesday Apr 9 | Boston Globe
North warns it's ready to cut talks
North Korea said yesterday that it was ready to give up dialogue and attack the South, ignoring a call from its wealthy neighbor's new president to calm down and get back to serious talks. via Boston Globe
Apr 7, 2008 | Air Transport World
Suriname crash reportedly kills 19
Blue Wing Airlines An-28 crashed Friday after aborting a landing at an airstrip near Benzdorp in northern Suriname. via Air Transport World
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