The Surinamese National Korfball Team, featuring players from the national Korfball League, will bid farewell with a match against the Nikantes selection in Hoogvliet, aiming to raise funds for their participation in the Korfball World Cup in Taipei

Gold miners at Bergie 21 near Moeroe Creek in the Para District have started operations after the government and Zijin had reached an agreement; MP calls for police and army units to be stationed due to lack of structural security in the area

The 200 households from the Amerindian village of Pikin Saron who can no longer use the water nor the fish from the Saramacca river received food parcels and potable water; Many rely on the river as it is their biggest source of food and income

The investigation into the mass fish deaths in the Saramacca River is reportedly following a trail which apparently suggests that these deaths were caused by pollution from the gold mining sector

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