The party council of Pertjajah Luhur (PL) officially approved the nomination of 28 candidates for the position of Minister of Home Affairs on Saturday evening. PL Chairman Paul Somohardjo emphasized during the meeting that the…
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During an extraordinary council meeting of the Pertjajah Luhur (PL) party on Saturday evening, party chairman Paul Somohardjo requested the council’s mandate to designate his son, Bronto Somohardjo, as the party’s lead candidate for the…
VHP parliamentarian Niesha Jhakry views ABOP leader and Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk’s promise in Nickerie as mere a show. Brunswijk declared that, if his party wins the election, every resident of Nickerie would receive a…
Former Vice President Robert Ameerali asserts that splinter groups leaving a certain party do not actually take thousands of votes with them. Recently, the group Djojo left the NDP out of dissatisfaction. Ameerali states, based…
The “Blue Boat,” which was en route to Apoera on Friday evening, sank due to an excess of passengers and cargo on board. District commissioner (dc) of the Kabalebo district, Josta Lewis, stated that the…
Schools in Suriname’s interior will reopen on Monday, one month after the official start following the summer vacation. The delay occurred because teachers were still in Paramaribo and could not reach their workplaces in the…
The chairman of the Para Federation, Hesdy Ommen, told Suriname Herald that the Ministry of Land Policy and Forest Management (GBB) has not taken its responsibility. According to him, there has been a court ruling…
Minister Krishna Mathoera of Defense said, prior to the weekly Council of Ministers meeting, that the military site Concordia is not fully operational. The location was temporarily used for storing ammonium nitrate after it had…
The new energy rates agreed upon between the labor unions and the government are valid for three months. After that period, negotiations will resume to discuss future rates. The labor movement has managed to ensure…
Assembly member Mahinder Jogi (VHP) says he is unfazed by allegations from colleague Melvin Bouva (NDP) regarding the possible allocation of land in his name. This issue has sparked considerable debate, especially on social media,…
It is not true that rice farmers in the Nickerie district have fully received the promised aid from the SRD 70 million fund. Last Wednesday, Minister Parmanand Sewdien of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries (LVV)…
Minister Parmanand Sewdien of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries (LVV) stated that farmers have likely received their full compensation. He shared this information before the weekly Council of Ministers (RvM) meeting. However, some farmers report…