Suriname

The Suriname Fire Department halted fire-fighting in Wageningen due to unpaid weekend work and ongoing delays in receiving new clothing, thus initiating national consultations, with an ultimatum for resolution by the end of this week

24 nursing assistant students received certificates from the Labor Mobilization and Development Foundation in Suriname after a year-and-a-half training program; they can now enter the national healthcare workforce

The Lions Clubs in Suriname has launched a four-day eye screening project, calling for local participation on eye tests and providing glasses to the needy

Suriname and French Guiana are collaborating to address mercury use in the gold sector; the countries initiated efforts to minimize environmental impact through joint projects and research with the National Institute for Environment in Suriname

Desi Bouterse, the 78-year-old former Surinamese leader convicted in a 16-year-long case concerning the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents, has disappeared, leaving authorities in a state of turmoil

Suriname's highest court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for ex-president Desi Bouterse, who lost an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 killings of political opponents

Leiden University has hosted a Suriname symposium emphasising on biodiversity, exploring challenges in nature conservation amidst climate change and fostering collaboration between Dutch and Surinamese universities to boost research on Suriname's nature

Detainees at the Nieuwe Haven bureau in Suriname are protesting by mass-throwing government-provided food, expressing dissatisfaction with its taste and demanding better food quality

The Association of Economists celebrated Suriname's upgraded rating from 'selective default' to 'CCC+C with a stable outlook' by international credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings expressing optimism about improved economic prospects in the near future

14 informal gold miners died in a tunnel collapse in Suriname; local miners recovered most bodies before government teams arrived and a French rescue team is assisting; President Chan Santokhi declared national mourning

The Surinamese Museum has published a 400-page book documenting the petroglyphs from archeological site Werehpai, revealing details of all 313 petroglyphs; the work spans over 23 years of research and data processing

Investors from Argentina and the Netherlands are pursuing plans to bring Mennonite farming communities to Suriname, alarming local environmentalists due to potential deforestation in the country's Amazon Rainforest area