Suriname

An increase in the price of bread is expected, since the government will no longer subsidize the cost of flour imports

The Anton de Kim University of Suriname has upgraded its Biology facilities’ infrastructure to make technical education more effective and help with future scientific innovation

The Central Bank of Suriname is urging commercial banks to agree to drastically raise the interest rate in order to regulate inflation and the exchange rate; however, banks are hesitant to do so since they don’t want to negatively affect small companies

Today the nation celebrates 46 years of independence with military parades, government speeches, and national ceremonies

The state expanded its bilateral relation with Vietnam; a formal declaration was written stating how both countries will cooperate more in the agriculture and fishing industries to help boost their commerce

Since Paramaribo is a declared World Heritage Site, the Surinamese Ministry of Public Works created a “Building Committee” to supervise and regulate all constructions in the city to try and keep the capital as intact as possible

The governments of Suriname and Guyana are working on an official maritime agreement to join forces through their Coastguards, in order to protect their shared maritime areas

The government will begin to gradually suspend national Covid-19 relief paychecks in order to progressively get citizens back into the workforce

Several NGO’s, universities, and Chinese representatives are currently looking for ways to address the increasing amount of jaguar poaching that is taking place within the country’s natural reserves

The country’s vice-president, Ronnie Brunswick, debuted as a soccer player in a Concacaf League match for the Inter Moengotapoe team at 60 years old, therefore becoming the oldest debutant ever of the soccer league

Today is World Clean Up Day, where everyone tries to pick up as much litter as possible; to celebrate, the Dutch embassy sponsored a national event with thousands of people to help the environment and spread awareness

This week the country formally strengthened ties with The Netherlands, signing two agreements that fortify the cooperation n the areas of public health and justice

Due to the reservoir discoveries that have been made recently, the country is evaluating a possible joint-communique with Guyana to cooperate in the oil and gas industry