America Suriname The government has announced that it will no longer provide most of its subsidies for gas, electricity and fuel, as it seeks to reduce expenditures and keep within the guidelines of its financial deal with the IMF
America Suriname The country has signed an agreement with China for the upgrading and expansion of the “Safe City” security camera system, which now will include surveillance cameras in all of its districts
America Suriname The country has successfully restructured its debt with India, meaning that all the money for technical assistance and credit lines that was blocked can now be used for the government’s implementation of community programmes
America Suriname In order to continue its fight against illegal fishing, the state has passed a legislation that prohibits fishing vessels to set sail without a fishing license, and includes severe repercussions for those who violate such regulation
America Suriname For the very first time, the country has established diplomatic relations with Cape Verde, and will be focusing primarily in cooperating for better access to climate finance and disaster management
America Suriname The Dutch government has begun working on an official apology for 250 years of slavery in its former Surinamese colonies, and will also help the country establish a robust national plan to fight against ongoing internal racism
America Suriname The country has begun building a floating solar photovoltaic project, which is expected to produce approximately 144GWh/year; a revolutionary project for the country as it will not require the usage of land
America Suriname To promote entrepreneurship and address unemployment among women, the government is now holding a textile production course for underprivileged women and teenagers that will focus on helping hundreds of women out of poverty and economic dependence
America Suriname The country has been suffering from major floods in the past 3 months, and has now partnered up with the Netherlands to send over humanitarian aid and help out with the country’s disaster emergency management
America Suriname The country has now legalised the whole crossing of its border with Guyana, in order to try and prevent smuggling and drug trafficking by implementing new controls and authorities along the newly crossable border
America Suriname The government this year has issued more than 6.000 land decrees to citizens that didn’t own any land and has begun planning to help them next year in building their houses
America Suriname The country will begin granting fishing licenses to Guyanese fishermen so they can work in Surinamese waters to begin monitoring their work in local waters, since as of now it hasn’t been standardised
America Suriname As part of the country’s advocation towards sustainability, it has decided that for now, it will no longer issue gas business permits so no more additional gas stations will be allowed to operate