PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A documentary depicting Suriname's role in WWII, premiered here during the time the annual "The Back Lot International Film Festival", came in for high praise from the movie go-ers and critics. Film maker Dave Edhard succeeded in crafting a historical picture with the crashes of two US aircraft. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Health authorities in Suriname have confirmed three new cases of H1N1 flu in Suriname, bringing the total to fourteen confirmed cases. Head of the Bureau for Public Health (BOG), Lesley Resida, told local media that the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), confirmed that. read more...

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KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait -- The just concluded meeting of the Board of Executive Directors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved new financing for various projects in Turkmenistan, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Lebanon and Suriname, according to a press release from the IsDB. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Authorities in Suriname on Monday confirmed the first cases of swine flu in the country. At a press conference Health Minister Celsius Waterberg disclosed that 11 of 16 volleyball players who last week participated in a tournament in Trinidad and Tobago were tested positive. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A judge in Suriname on Tuesday acquitted a US-based tribute artiste on charges that she tried to pass herself off as six-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton during a concert in February. Prosecutors were seeking a twelve month jail term with a nine months suspension. read more...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Emilio Limon has become a household name, not only in his native Suriname, but across the Caribbean since taking part in the inaugural Digicel Kick Start Clinics. Limon was one of eight talented young footballers selected by John Barnes to spend a week training at Sunderland AFC in 2008. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- President of the Republic of Surname, Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan cautioned CARICOM Security Ministers and technocrats not to underestimate the threat of armed gangs to the Caribbean Community’s stability. Venetiaan also stressed the need for commitment to the process of cooperation. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Suriname has joined other CARICOM Member States in the use of technology to track the origin of illegal guns with the assistance of the United States. On Wednesday morning, Suriname signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States, which will provide access to eTrace. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin has concluded his three-day working visit to Suriname where he held meetings with President Ronaldo Venetiaan, Foreign Minister Lygia Kraag- Keteldijk and with academia and civil society representatives. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- The young footballers who took part in the third leg of the Digicel Kick Start Clinics at the Franklin Essed Stadium in Suriname, have collectively agreed that the clinic was not only a success for them as individuals, but as a country. Four of the players spoke about their experiences. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Digicel, the largest mobile operator in the Caribbean and new entrant to the Central American market, on Thursday launched its youth football development program, the “Digicel Kick Start Clinics”, for the second year running in Suriname following successful clinics in Jamaica and Barbados. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname; Authorities in Suriname on Tuesday lifted a two-week-old ban on all pork imports, officials here have confirmed. On Monday, April 27 the government issued a ban on all pigs and pork meat imports in response to the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico, USA and other parts of the world. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Caricom’s Council for Community Relations (COFCOR) at its just concluded 12th meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, have endorsed the candidacy of Ambassador Albert Ramdin of Suriname for re-election as Assistant Secretary-General to the Organization of American States (OAS). read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Customs officers and teachers in Suriname have suspended strike actions for one week effective from Tuesday following a request from the country’s president Ronald Venetiaan. Last week the Head of State appointed a mediator to broker a deal between the government and unions. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The Fourth Cuba-Suriname Intergovernmental Commission concluded in Havana with the signing of several accords in healthcare, social welfare and agriculture. The agreements signed also include the framework for cooperation in high school and higher education,and sports. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The fourth Cuba–Suriname Joint Commission was due to commence on Thursday in Havana, concluding on May 8. Issues to be discussed in the sessions include new areas of co-operation between the two countries, archiving techniques, community development as well as health. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The Industrial action taken by Customs Officers in Suriname is continuing to affect the Canawaima Ferry Service between Moleson Creek in Guyana and South Drain in the neighbouring country. The protest, in its second week, is aimed at pressuring the Surinamese government. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Venezuela president Hugo Chavez sent a high level delegation to Suriname this week in an attempt to defuse a possible deterioration of bilateral relations with that Caricom member state. Chavez's move came after private talks with President Ronald Venetiaan in Trinidad last month. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A fugitive show promoter, the main suspect in an ongoing fraud case, has been arrested by the Surinamese police, while his co-suspect, a Las Vegas-based tribute artist, who was arrested earlier, remains in jail. Meanwhile, a third suspect, Signet Sampson, is still on the run. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Industrial actions from customs officers in Suriname, now in its second week, are slowly paralyzing the country's import and export and raising concerns for an imminent shortage of several goods and products. Claiming millions of dollars in losses, business organizations are... read more...

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NEW YORK, USA (Reuters) -- Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco) said on Tuesday it would curtail approximately 40 percent, or 870,000 tonnes per year, of production at its Paranam, Suriname, alumina refinery. Suralco is part of the Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals group of companies. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- A former Suriname government minister was sentenced on Monday to serve a jail term for money-laundering. Siegfried Gilds, a former trade minister in the incumbent Venetiaan-administration, was also found guilty of bribing a witness and slapped with a cumulative jail term of 12 months. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname; Until further notice, the Suriname government on Monday banned all importation of pigs and pork meat in response to the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the USA which claimed at least 150 lives. Pig farms are cautioned to minimize physical contact with other farms. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- US-based Alcoa World Alumina LLC through its Surinamese subsidiary Suralco LLC is to take over the bauxite and alumina refining interests of BHP-Billiton in Suriname, the companies announced on Wednesday. It is expected that the deal will be completed by end 2009. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Cuban specialists with the Miracle Operation in Suriname, have treated 414 patients in faraway territories of this South American country in April. Out of the 414 patients treated, 100 of them were diagnosed in need of surgery from cataracts, pterygium, glaucoma and other eye diseases. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP) -- Suriname Wednesday signed a deal with Swiss-based Glencore International inviting it to be a strategic partner in bauxite negotiations with US aluminum giant Alcoa. Natural Resources Minister Gregory Rusland said the memorandum of understanding was confidential. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- A group of seven Cuban doctors, who are part of the medical mission assisting the people of Suriname, concluded with success their two-year internationalist work in that sister South American nation. The health minister gave the Cuban medical doctors diplomas in recognition of their work. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Several sections of the public sector in Suriname will be on a two-day strike on Thursday and Friday, union officials have disclosed. The industrial actions are being taken in a bid to pressure the government to stop the implementation of a new but highly controversial salary scheme. read more...

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Net News Group (NNG), a widely-read media publishing and communications company based in the Cayman Islands, has established a contributor partnership with McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), one of the largest media groups in the United States. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname; A human rights group in the Netherlands is investigating whether it is possible to sue the Netherlands before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its alleged role in a February 1980 military coup in Suriname, which toppled the democratic elected Henck Arron-administration. read more...

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As a syndicated columnist in Las Vegas, NV, for 47 years, I know that Johnson would not purposely pass herself off as Ms Braxton. The local agent is a responsible company that represents those actors who impersonate celebrities. "The Legends in Concert" revue has been here in Las Vegas for more than 28 years. read more...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana: A new airline is expected to serve 12 Caribbean countries from next month. The airline intends to use the Fairchild Dornier 328 jet, the world's first 32-seat regional jet. A regional jet is a short-haul, turbofan-powered aircraft used for commuter flights and means shorter flight times. read more...

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HAVANA, Cuba (ACN): Two Cuban health professionals have given a specialized course in haemodialysis to a group of fifteen nurses in Suriname. Lecturers Nancy González and Elsa Bernal, infirmary graduates, have been working since November 2007 at the Haemodialysis Center in Paramaribo. read more...

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I read an article stating that Suriname was to undertake a project to help fight Sexually Transmitted diseases and AIDS by doing free circumcisions on 100 individuals between the ages of 4 and 21. This is a backward and uninformed move. There is no truth that it helps to eradicate any STDs or AIDS. read more...

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS): The inaugural session of the Suriname-Barbados Joint Commission will be held in Paramaribo, Suriname next month. This announcement was made by Barbados’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Maxine McClean and her Surinamese counterpart Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AFP): Suriname has launched a three-month pilot project in the capital Paramaribo offering free circumcisions in a bid to cut sexually transmitted diseases, Health Minister Celsius Waterberg said on Friday. Circumcision "could also minimize the risk of HIV infection," he said. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname: While the rainy season is not expected until mid-April torrential rains have been lashing Suriname relentlessly since Sunday, resulting in massive traffic jams and forcing shops, offices, businesses and schools in the capital Paramaribo to close due to severe inundation. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Prosecutors in Suriname have issued wanted bulletins for the organisers of a concert claiming that R&B singer Toni Braxton would be the main act on Friday, February 27. Eventually it appeared to be a hoax, when Trina Johnson, a Braxton impersonator, entered the stage to perform. read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname: What was supposed to be a glamorous stage performance by six-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter Toni Braxton ended in a disastrous event in Suriname in the small hours of Saturday morning with angry patrons in the stands shouting for their money to be refunded read more...

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PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Several investors in Suriname are among those hit by the recently discovered massive fraud through Antigua-based Stanford International Bank Ltd and other financial institutions linked to Texas financier Sir Allen Stanford an attorney representing victims disclosed on Monday. read more...

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