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Times of Suriname is a national newspaper in Suriname. [1] The paper is published daily (except on Sundays) in a broadsheet format with a reported circulation of 35,000-40,000. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The paper was founded in December 2003 by (at the time) rich business man and politician Rudi Dilip Sardjoe and claims to be a quality news paper and the ...
Dagblad Suriname is one of the leading daily Surinamese newspapers. It is published in the Dutch language in Paramaribo . Dagblad was founded in 2002, and is part of FaFam Publishing N.V. [ 1 ] The newspaper has been described as centre left.
Under Dutch rule, Suriname was a lucrative plantation colony focused mostly on sugar; its economy was driven by African slave labour until the abolition of slavery in 1863, after which indentured servants were recruited mostly from British India and the Dutch East Indies. In 1954, Suriname became a constituent country of the Kingdom of the ...
Ronnie Brunswijk joined the Suriname National Army at the age of 18. He was considered a good soldier, and was sent to Cuba for commando training. After finishing his training, he was appointed as a personal bodyguard of Desi Bouterse. [11] During a state visit to Nickerie a gunshot was fired. Brunswijk immediately rushed forward to protect the ...
The National Assembly (Dutch: De Nationale Assemblée, commonly abbreviated "DNA") is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly has been situated in the former park house at the Independence Square in Paramaribo , after a fire destroyed the old building of ...
De Ware Tijd (English: The True Time) is one of four daily newspapers in Paramaribo, Suriname. As of 2002, it was the largest-circulation paper in the country, ahead of its rival, De West, and was described as taking a "staunchly independent stance" politically. [1] It is published in the Dutch language, and privately owned.
The second Bouterse cabinet was inaugurated in 2015 amid a recession that would peak the following year. [9] The country's debt would end up nearly doubling between 2015 and 2019, [10] partially because of economic woes as well as increased government spending and hiring of new government employees, which then made up 53% of the country's workforce (with an average wage of under US$350 per ...