IMF concludes 2018 consultation with Suriname
WASHINGTON - On November 16, 2018, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2018 Article IV consultation with Suriname. Suriname’s economy has stabilized and is expected to further More...
Curaçao wants three times more tourists from Suriname
WILLEMSTAD - Near the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge in Suriname, on the east side of it, there is a billboard with the text "EXPERIENCE ITSELF". The billboard should encourage Surinamese people to go on holiday to Curaçao. More...
Suriname and Turkey discuss air-link, embassy opening, and investments
PARAMARIBO - Last week, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu became the first Turkish foreign minister to visit Suriname. During a press conference on Friday with the Surinamese foreign minister, Yildiz Beighle-Pollack, they More...
Turkish foreign minister arrives in Suriname on Thursday
PARAMARIBO - After several changes in dates, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will become the first Turkish foreign minister to visit Suriname when he arrives on Thursday for a two-day visit. A few days later, on September More...
China foreign minister to visit Guyana and Suriname
GEORGETOWN - Georgetown is once again re-emerging as the diplomatic capital of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and will welcome a high level visit from the foreign minister of China, Wang Yi and a large delegation More...
Suriname accepts apologies from Kingdom Minister Stef Blok
Last week, a representative from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs traveled to Suriname to apologize on behalf of the minister. THE HAGUE, PARAMARIBO - The Surinamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepts the More...
Surinamese, Venezuelan airlines on EU blacklist
BRUSSELS - Over the weekend the European Union (EU) Commission on Transport and Mobility (COTM) revised and released its airline “blacklist,” the EU Air Safety List, of countries, airlines and carriers that More...
New plane SLM festively dedicated at Zanderij
PARAMARIBO - Last weekend the Suriname Airline Company (SLM) officially inaugurated its new plane. The Boeing 737-700 has been given the name 'District of Saramacca' and will be used regionally on the routes to More...
Suriname police detain thirteen suspects in pirate attacks
PARAMARIBO - Police authorities in Suriname confirmed on Monday that they have detained 13 suspects in the ongoing investigation into the recent armed attacks on several fishing boats offshore Suriname. At a joint More...
Successful fourth trade mission to Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Last week, the fourth trade mission of International Ambitious took place in Curaçao. This was once again dominated by a connection between local entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs from the Netherlands, More...
