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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.
This is a list of newspapers in Suriname. De Ware Tijd dwtonline.com; De West dagbladdewest.com; Dagblad Suriname dbsuriname.com; GFC Nieuws gfcnieuws.com; Lam ...
Dutch exports to Suriname include: chemical based products, machinery, electrical and transport equipment. Surinamese exports to the Netherlands include: live animals and food, raw materials and beverages. [18] The Netherlands ranks second among countries from which Suriname imports goods and services, after the United States.
Suriname had been given far-reaching autonomy in order to keep it within the kingdom. This changed in the 1960s, especially after the Netherlands New Guinea crisis of 1962, and the riots in Curaçao in 1969. In the 1960s virtually all parties in the Dutch parliament began to support the idea of full independence for Suriname as soon as possible.
Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (IATA: PBM, ICAO: SMJP), also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, and locally referred to simply as JAP, is an airport located in the town of Zanderij and hub for airline carrier Surinam Airways, 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of Paramaribo.
Surinam Airways Flight 764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname on a Surinam Airways DC-8-62. On Wednesday 7 June 1989, the flight crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij, killing 176 of the 187 on board.
The National Consultation of Organizations from Suriname in the Netherlands (Dutch: Landelijk Overleg van Surinaamse Organisaties in Nederland, LOSON) and the Organization of Workers and Employees of Suriname (Dutch: Surinaamse Arbeiders en Werkers Organisatie, SAWO) were organizations for the struggle and defense of Surinamese workers in the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s. [1]
Since the Surinamese independence in 1975, over 100,000 Surinamese came to the Netherlands due to the unrest in Suriname and the better life quality in the Netherlands. In 2000, approximately 300,000 Surinamese lived in the Netherlands. [3] Suriname community in the Netherlands is visible in many places, especially in football.