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Sranan Gold: Unlocking Suriname’s Next Multi-Million-Ounce Discovery in the Guiana Shield
Sranan recently discovered new mining activity by local miners on strike of Randy's Pit. This mining will assist in identifying further priority targets for drilling. At the Randy's Pit target on the southern end of the 4.5-kilometer trend,...

CSA announces major oil and gas contracts in Suriname
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a global marine environmental consulting firm, and its Suriname subsidiary, CSA Suriname N.V., have been awarded several additional projects in Suriname, including multi-year contracts for major oil and gas operators...
CSA Wins Major Oil and Gas Contracts in Suriname
Oil & Gas Posted On Jul 28, 2025 CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a global marine environmental consulting firm, and its Suriname subsidiary, CSA Suriname N.V., have been awarded several additional projects in Suriname, including multi-year...

U.S., Surinamese family medicine providers share expertise during AMISTAD 2025
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel provided care to hundreds of patients while collaborating with local practitioners during a two-week Global health engagement with Surinamese health care providers, July 12-25....

Seprod looking to extract more synergies from workforce
Manufacturing and distribution company Seprod Limited is looking to extract maximum benefit from its acquisition programme over the last two years. Reporting to shareholders on Monday, CEO Richard Pandohie said since the company’s last annual...
The tripartite illusion
Wesley Gibbings In small economies such as ours in the Caribbean, there are bound to be anomalies in the formal arrangements designed to achieve industrial peace, and ensuing wealth generation, involving workers, employers, and...

SEPROD DOUBLES DOWN ON CARIBBEAN
SCOTT...we can move duty-free to a shelf anywhere in the Caribbean (Photo: Joseph Wellington) SEPROD Limited is accelerating its regional expansion as newly imposed US tariffs begin to weigh on product performance, particularly in its biscuit...
St. Kitts and Nevis, CARICOM Calls for Accelerated Sustainable Development and Global Support at UN High-Level Political Forum
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) — The Hon. Dr Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment for St. Kitts and Nevis, represented her country and the Caribbean Community...

High-Level Political Forum Concludes With Call For Accelerated Action On Sustainable Development
Ministerial Declaration reaffirms commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals The 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded this week with Member States calling for urgent, coordinated action to accelerate...

NY group launches Caribbean Diaspora Permanent Natural Disaster Fund
Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, center in tangerine outfit, with members of the New York-based Caribbean Diaspora United, Inc. (CDU). Photo by Nelson A. King Given the region’s vulnerability to hurricanes and...

Guyana sets example for the world by linking biodiversity and development
GUYANA, one of the world’s most biodiverse nations, is working to build concrete links between protecting its natural heritage and advancing sustainable development. Katy Thompson, the UNDP Resident Representative for Guyana and Suriname, shared...

Deforestation Rates In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador & Suriname Are As Much As 55% Lower Than The Norm
First-of-its-kind study shows Afro-descendant peoples are key environmental stewards; 56% of their lands are top 5% in global biodiversity. ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable...

Study links Afro-descendant communities to less deforestation, more biodiversity
A new study finds that Afro-descendant communities in four Amazonian countries are linked to lands with high biodiversity and 29-55% less deforestation compared with protected and unprotected areas. More than 130 million people in Latin America...

New research: Deforestation rates on recognized Afro-descendant lands in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Suriname are as much as 55% lower than the norm
ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, published today in Nature Communications Earth...

Suriname has its first female president, adding to slate of women leaders in Caribbean
A medical doctor and one-time parliamentary speaker will lead the Caribbean Community’s only Dutch-speaking member nation as president, giving the region its fourth female head of government. Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons was officially sworn-in...

Suriname’s first female president sworn into office
Photo: President of Suriname, Jenny Simons (Photo courtesy CANA). Suriname’s first female president, Jenny Simons, was sworn in as the country’s first female president, alongside Gregory Rusland, who was inaugurated as vice president. In the...

Suriname elects first female President in Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Her Excellency Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons on her election as the President of Suriname. In her message Dr. Barnett...

Dennis Minott and Denise Forrest | Call for climate-responsive curriculum
In the face of intensifying climate threats, volatile energy markets, rising inequality, and the brutal legacy of unsustainable development, it is no longer acceptable for Caribbean business schools to persist with curricula largely disconnected...

Jenny Simons sworn in as Suriname’s first female President
Jenny Simons made history on Wednesday when she was sworn in as Suriname’s first female president, marking a significant milestone for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state. She was inaugurated alongside Gregory Rusland, who now serves as...

Prime Minister Phillips attends Inauguration of Suriname’s first female President
PRIME MINISTER, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips and his wife, Mrs. Mignon Bowen-Phillips, on Wednesday, attended the historic inauguration ceremony of Her Excellency Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, the first female President of the Republic of...