Suriname records 15 coronavirus-related deaths in two days

Like many other countries around the world, Suriname is struggling to deal with coronavirus, recording 15 deaths in just two days....

Suriname extends weekend lockdowns

Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has extended the weekend lockdowns in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (...

Senior government official becomes Suriname’s 59th COVID death

Deputy Director of Administrative Services in Suriname’s Ministry of the Interior, Vergillio Rebin, died on Monday (August 24), ...

Suriname political leader tests positive for coronavirus

Suriname’s leader Ronnie Brunswijk has tested positive for COVID-19. So far, only one of the coalition leaders in the countr...

Stay home: Suriname targets mass movement with new containment measures

Effective Monday (June 8), Suriname has implemented stricter measures as the Dutch-speaking country ramps up efforts to contain fu...

CODE RED: Suriname re-enters lockdown amid COVID-19 spike

Suriname President Dési Bouterse has announced a partial shutdown of the country as he blamed “gross irresponsibility” among ...

COVID-19 Watch: Caribbean countries confirm over 20,000 coronavirus cases

With one new, active case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Suriname is no longer ‘free’ of the infectious disease. On the ...

French and US-based companies announce major oil discovery offshore Suriname

The US-based Apache Corporation  (AC) and the France-based Total S.A Tuesday (Jan 7) announced they had made a significant oil di...