Suriname News Archives

Barbados and Suriname will on Monday hold bilateral talks in Paramaribo concerning the expansion of the Exclusive Economic Zone of both countries beyond the 200 nautical miles, authorities here have disclosed. via Jamaica Gleaner

EURO Ressources S.A. reports that the Company has been advised by IAMGOLD Corporation that production of 75,227 ounces of gold was achieved at the Rosebel gold mine during the third quarter of 2007. via Business Wire

Experience Suriname's Exotic Interior. See the authentic way of living, visit marroon villages, Amerindian villages and watch one of the 4 sea turtls at Galibi. via TravelPod.com Recent Updates

At the age of 18, he immigrated to the United States where he would revolutionize the shoe making industry by inventing the shoe-lasting machine - 80% of Suriname is covered with tropical rainforest - 90% of ... via Booker Rising

Posted on 10/08/2007 6:05:39 PM PDT by snugs This weekend the President spent the weekend at Camp David returning to the White House today, on Saturday he spoke at a memorial service at the National Fallen ... via Free Republic

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he did not discuss possible locations for a new U.S. base in Latin America on any of the five stops he made in the region in recent days. via Voice of America

“I think that these are the kind of missions that we have in mind: to focus on building partnerships and increasing the capabilities of the individual countries in being able to deal with those challenges”

US Defense secretary Robert Gates has concluded his tour of Latin America, during which he tried to give US military assistance programs in the region a more human face. via Raw Story

“It is a serious situation especially for the 'small man' because he is looking to make a dollar every day...”

While the ban on travel via the semi-legal 'backtrack' route between Guyana and Suriname remained in effect yesterday, desperate Guyanese boat owners were taking their chances in the nights. via Stabroek News

“It is unfair for us [Guyanese] because we did not do anything, but we have to suffer like everyone else”

Suriname pulled the plug on the semi-legal backtrack route between the Dutch-speaking country and Guyana on Wednesday, leaving hundreds of travellers, some of whom do not have proper travel documents, stranded ... via Stabroek News

A man maneuvers through a flooded street in Ninh Binh province in Vietnam after Typhoon Lekima hit the country earlier in the week, killing dozens. via Arizona Daily Star

Suriname's president said Saturday that the United States is proposing to build a facility in the South American country to test the performance of U.S. military vehicles in dense jungle. via PR-inside.com

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sandra Hearn inspects a patient's throat at the Youth Dental Foundation in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Oct. via DefenseLINK News

“I can confirm that the Military Court has decided to start the 8 December Trial on Friday November 30”

With a painting of Cuba's President Fidel Castro in the backdrop, Opposition Leader Martha Beatriz Roque talks to journalists in Havana yesterday. via Jamaica Gleaner