Following the theft of 11 out 14 cylinders of mercury placed under Police guard, the Justice and Police Minister underlined that the episodes erode people's faith in the institution; an investigation is underway

Persistent rainfall will result in the flooding of fields and airstrips, National Coordination Center for Disaster Control said, making it impossible to reach remote areas that depend on planes for food, portable water, medical aid and other essentials

80 additional workers would be needed to operate Suriname's floodgates in an adequate and safe manner; about 140 floodgate operators are employed, but more personnel is needed to face growing tasks and challenges especially during torrential rains

Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who served as president from 2020 to 2025 and previously as minister of justice and police in 2005-2010 suddenly died at 67; as police commissioner he investigated the 1982 killings of political opponents that scarred Suriname