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In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

  
  No. 44 NIBA Suri Magazine Suriname
President Venetiaan vindt het een eer dat Suriname in de positie verkeerde om ondersteuning te geven aan de aspiraties van Chili voor de hoge post van secretaris-generaal van de OAS.
Namens het volk van Suriname feliciteerde president Ronald Venetiaan de nieuwe secretaris-generaal in een speciaal aan hem gericht telegram.
De directeur van de Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname NV en de waarnemend directeur van de Energie Bedrijven Suriname NV hebben in bijzijn van minister Franco Demon van Natuurlijke Hulpbronnen een samenwerkingsovereenkomst getekend voor de levering van elektrische energie en de bouw van de elektriciteitscentrale op 5 mei 2005.
www.suriname.nu /0niba/niba44.html   (3787 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ronald Venetiaan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The National Party of Suriname (Nationale Partij Suriname) is a political party in Suriname, led by president Ronald Venetiaan At the last legislative elections, 25 may 2005, the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development, that won 41.
In 2005 he was re-elected to serve a third term as president and sworn in on August 12.
Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (born 1941) is a politician in Suriname.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ronald-Venetiaan   (502 words)

  
 Dossier Suriname
Suriname moet de,,alomvattende crisis'' die het land in zijn greep heeft aanpakken met,,bundeling van alle krachten''.
De huidige president R. Venetiaan, kandidaat van de demissionaire Nieuw Front-coalitie, en J. Wijdenbosch van de NDP van Desi Bouterse, rekenen beiden op een overwinning in de Verenigde Volksvergadering.
De politieke situatie in Suriname is na het uittreden van de Javaanse KTPI uit de Nieuw Front-coalitie verder verward geraakt.
www.nrc.nl /W2/Lab/HAL15/1996.html   (1694 words)

  
  Comparative Criminology | South America - Suriname
Suriname is a transshipment point for South American cocaine to Europe and, to a lesser extent, the United States.
Suriname is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention, but has yet to implement legislation bringing the country into conformity with the Convention.
Suriname is a conduit for cocaine transshipment from South America to Europe and the United States.
www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/samerica/suriname.html   (5213 words)

  
 Governments on the Internet: Heads of State   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Lietuvos Respublikos Prezidentas [President of the Republic of Lithuania]
Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej [President of the Republic of Poland]
Predsednik Republike Slovenije [President of the Republic of Slovenia]
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 India visit kind of is homecoming: Suriname President
Bangalore: For Suriname President Runaldo Ronald Venetian, the ongoing visit to India is a kind of "home-coming", as 37 per cent of the population in the smallest independent country in South American continent is of Indian origin.
Suriname economy is dominated by the bauxite industry, which accounts for more than 15 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) and 70 per cent of export earnings.
In Suriname, Hindustani, also known locally as East Indians — their ancestors emigrated from Northern India in the later part of 19th Century — is the largest ethnic group, accounting for 37 per cent.
news.indiainfo.com /2003/03/18/18surinam.html   (276 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News: Suriname
PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Two eyewitnesses to the 1982 massacre in Suriname, the so-called ‘December murders’, have publicly disclosed that former army commander Desi Bouterse didn’t pull the trigger himself when 15 opponents of his regime were executed on December 8, 1982.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Suriname is set to conduct seismic research offshore in connection with the final determination of its economic zone beyond the 200 nautical mile line.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname: The highly anticipated trial for the murder of fifteen individuals in December 1982 is to start on November 30, sources close to the proceedings in Suriname have revealed.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /suriname/suriname.php   (1489 words)

  
 Human Rights Brief - Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Washington College of Law
Suriname eventually admitted its liability at a hearing on the preliminary objections on December 2, 1991.
It also requested non-pecuniary reparations, such as a public apology by the President of Suriname for the killings, and the exhumation and return of the victims' bodies to the families.
In its conclusion, the Court found that Suriname was under an obligation to inform the families of the victims of the location of their remains.
www.wcl.american.edu /hrbrief/01/1roth.cfm   (1342 words)

  
 Speeches of His Excellency President Bharrat Jagdeo
The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname agreed to meet in Jamaica within seven (7) days “in order to expedite a resolution of outstanding differences which have recently arisen.” They also “agreed to determine a modality for exploiting the benefits of the exploratory drilling activities to be undertaken in the disputed area”.
Suriname consistently rejected constructive proposals for dispute resolution by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, and further efforts on his part failed to change this intransigent posture.
In short, Suriname made clear that it would not compromise, and that it was willing to use force to prevent Guyana from exploring and exploiting the natural resources in its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
www.op.gov.gy /speeches/addresstothenation250204.htm   (1698 words)

  
 The Guyana - Suriname Boundary: A Historical Review
Suriname contends that the boundary in the continental shelf and the sea lies along a line originating at a point at No. 61 Village on the left bank of the Corentyne River and bearing 10 degrees east of true north.
It is significant that in spite of Suriname's claim to the New River Triangle, she has continued to accept that the area has always been under the sovereignty of Britain, a point explicitly made by the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Dutch Parliament in his statement on June, 23, 1925.
In August, 1958, at the request of Suriname, as communicated to the British Government by the Embassy of the Netherlands in London by aide memoire dated August 6, 1958, the Netherlands proposed that the division of the territorial seas and continental shelf should be defined in accordance with this principle of equidistance.
www.guyanaca.com /suriname/guysuri_boundary.html   (8706 words)

  
 President of Suriname
Suriname became a member of the Organization of American States in 1977, two years after gaining its independence in 1975.
For countries like Suriname, it becomes a costly challenge to simultaneously and effectively participates in trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization, the Economic Partnership Agreements with the European Union, the Free Trade Area of the Americas, as well as in several CARICOM driven bilateral trade arrangements.
The Republic of Suriname joined the Caribbean Community in 1995 and is now intensively involved in the sub-regional integration process that aims at making the vulnerable economies of the Caribbean more competitive in the global economy, that aims at creating a single market and economy that brings together 15 countries and 14 million people.
www.oas.org /ezine/ezine29/PresidentofSuriname.htm   (2041 words)

  
 Plans for CARIFSTA VIII takes centre stage in meeting between President of Suriname and CARICOM
President Venetiaan, called for a CARICOM team including Directors of Culture in the Region to visit and experience the melting-pot of indigenous peoples, in the next two weeks to map out strategies for the 2003 celebrations.
Dr Greene told the President and his Delegation that there is great expectation for the August 2003 festival, especially given Suriname's cultural diversity and the country's penchant and skill for combining that diversity into cultural expositions.
President Venetiaan and his team plan to launch their national COHSOD before the eighth Regional COHSOD scheduled to take place in Georgetown, Guyana from 23-25 October 2002 when Suriname will assume leadership of that Regional Council.
www.caricom.org /jsp/pressreleases/pres106_02.htm   (394 words)

  
 The history of Suriname
Suriname was inhabited from about 3000 before Christ when the first indians came to the country.
Suriname was occupied by the English in 1799 after the Dutch became a part of France (Bataafse Republiek).
Suriname became independent at November 25, 1975 and the Netherlands agreed to support the young country for ten years with a total amount of four billion guilders.
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 Suriname Country Report
Suriname's macroeconomic situation continued to be broadly favorable in 1996, although a downturn in international aluminum prices caused some indicators to worsen.
Suriname was occupied by English in 1799 after the Dutch became part of France (Bataafse Republiek).
Suriname became independent at November, 25 1975 and the Netherlands agreed to support the young country for ten years with a total amount of four billion guilders.
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 Suriname
The presiding judge drew up a list of more than 30 suspects, with Bouterse as the prime suspect; local officials stated that the case would likely be tried in 2004.
The police force (Korps Politie Suriname) is comprised of 1,200 police officers and 400 to 500 civilians and is divided into 4 departments: judicial (intelligence, forensics, fraud, narcotics, investigative), general, Paramaribo, and interior (outside of Paramaribo).
President Venetiaan formed his cabinet from members of the New Front coalition, comprised of the NPS, a predominantly Creole party; the Progressive Reform Party, a predominantly Hindustani party; the Suriname Labor Party, a political wing of the largest labor union; and Pertjaja Luhur, a predominantly Javanese party.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27920.htm   (5674 words)

  
 The Kabelebo Dam Project in Suriname
On February 24, 1997, Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname announced his government's intention to seek financing for the construction of two hydroelectric dams on the Kabelebo river in West Suriname.
Originally, the Kabelebo project was a wide ranging plan for the industrialization of West Suriname that involved the construction of a rail line, a bauxite smelter, roads and a deep water port on the Corantijn river that forms the border with Guyana.
Suriname is scheduled to submit a funding proposal to the Banks in March of this year.
abyayala.nativeweb.org /suriname/suriname3.html   (1115 words)

  
 Suriname 1985 - Conclusions
These groups have informed the Commission that their objective is to reestablish respect for internationally recognized human rights which include the right of the citizens of Suriname to elect and change their political leaders through elections which are free and fair and contested by parties or groups of differing political viewpoints.
In other words the people of Suriname have had no direct participation in the consideration of the ways, means and nature of the political system to be established.
This is all the more important in Suriname given that Government programs aimed at improving the economic, social and cultural situation have been profoundly affected by the lack of foreign aid as a consequence of human rights violations committed by the Government.
www.cidh.org /countryrep/Suriname85eng/conclusions.htm   (1116 words)

  
 Suriname 1983 - Chapter I
The Court was presided by the President of the Court of Justice or his alternate.
In this period, important conflicts arise within the State of Suriname relating to the nature and adequate means of the political development to be followed in a context characterized by the existence of several power centers, without clear boundaries to the scope of their competence.
The right to enter and exit the territory of Suriname is not established in Article 5 of the General Decree, pertaining to personal liberty (Article 13 of the Covenant and VIII of the American Declaration).
www.cidh.oas.org /countryrep/Suriname83eng/chap.1.htm   (5662 words)

  
 Suriname is located on the Northeast coast of South America.
Suriname (Surinam) is located on the northeast coast of South America, just north of the Amazon Delta, between 2 - 6 degrees latitude north and 54 - 58 degrees longitude west.
Suriname is an independent nation with a multi-cultural population of East Indians, Creoles, Indonesians, Chinese, Africans, Lebanese, Jews and Amerindians.
The Republic of Suriname is one of the biggest exporters of alumina - and aluminum in the world thanks to the existence of very large deposits of bauxite as raw material and hydro power potential.
www.tropilab.com /aboutsuriname.html   (608 words)

  
 Commonwealth Secretariat - Closer collaboration between the CYP and CARICOM on the agenda
Regional Director CYP Caribbean, President of Suriname and CARICOM's spokesperson on youth meet to discuss closer collaboration.
At a meeting on Monday October 16 with His Excellency, Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname, who has lead responsibility for Youth Development in CARICOM, Mr Henry Charles, Regional Director of the Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre, expressed support for the initiative and confirmed CYPCC's willingness to participate in the process.
President Venetiaan expressed gratitude to CYPCC for its support in youth development in the region and pledged to convey to the Heads of Government and the CARICOM Secretariat CYPCC's desire and willingness to strengthen existing bonds of cooperation as well as its commitment to forging a more progressive regional youth development agenda.
www.thecommonwealth.org /news/155320/caricom_and_cyp_cooperation.htm   (634 words)

  
 A persistent threat to Guyana's territorial integrity
From the east, there is the report that the President of Suriname, responding to a question in the parliament about world maps not showing the New River triangle as Suriname's territory, stated that the government would be submitting the country's "border specifications" to the United Nations and may also raise the matter within Caricom.
Suriname did not respond in 1981 with a territorial claim restrained, perhaps, by the military intervention in its political process.
For the continuing official acts showing the New River Triangle as Suriname's territory, one such map was reported to be circulated during the first Caricom meeting convened in Suriname last May, and the continuing problems with the Ferry Project confirm a pattern of calculated foreign policy rather than of isolated and random acts.
www.guyanaca.com /features/territorial_integrity.html   (2535 words)

  
 Suriname president wins re-election in regional assembly vote - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
President Ronald Venetiaan won 560 votes in the 891-member assembly, compared to 315 for his rival, opposition candidate Rabin Parmessar, Suriname's parliamentary electoral commission announced.
In 1996, former President Jules Wijdenbosch defeated Venetiaan, who became president in 2000, after his coalition won the legislative elections.
Suriname's leadership has been in limbo since May 25, when Venetiaan's four-party coalition lost 10 seats in Parliament and the simple majority required to govern.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20050803T220000-0500_85409_OBS_SURINAME_PRESIDENT_WINS_RE_ELECTION_IN_REGIONAL_ASSEMBLY_VOTE.asp   (287 words)

  
 Suriname - Country Profile - Destination Dutch Guiana, Netherlands Guiana, South America
Embassy of the Republic of Suriname in the U.S. Washington, DC.
The University of Suriname started in 1968 and it offers studies in the fields of social, technological and medical sciences.
WWF-Guianas, part of the global WWF family, is working to protect the forests, freshwaters and coasts of the Guianas (French Guiana, Suriname, and Guyana).
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/suriname.htm   (561 words)

  
 Address delivered by Secretary General at the opening of the 10th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of ...
It is for me an honour, a privilege and a pleasure to be part of this historic occasion which the holding of the 10th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government in Suriname represents.
In doing do however, I cannot fail to observe that this is undeniably a unique moment in the history of the Community being the first such meeting in Suriname, which after a mere four years of membership in the Community has assumed leadership.
It is important therefore, that we heed any signs of weakness or deformity in our structures and institutions and rededicate ourselves to the process of the coming maturation of the regional movement.
www.caricom.org /jsp/pressreleases/pres15_99.htm   (480 words)

  
 Scoop: Wednesday’s Suriname Elections: No Small Matter
Suriname’s May 25 general elections could prove disappointing to many as the likely winner could be former dictator Désiré Bouterse, a convicted drug smuggler who was also responsible for dozens of deaths in the 1980s.
Suriname’s main political parties agreed to two new constitutional articles which gave the armed forces, described as the "vanguard of the people," a virtual carte blanche to intervene in domestic political matters.
Venetiaan's NFP won a resounding victory in parliamentary elections, and in August 2000 the former president went on to be reelected to office.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0505/S00374.htm   (2409 words)

  
 University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
These groups have informed the Commission that their objective is to reestablish respect for internationally recognized human rights which include the right of the citizens of Suriname to elect and change their political leaders through elections which are free and fair and contested by parties or groups of differing political viewpoints.
In other words the people of Suriname have had no direct participation in the consideration of the ways, means and nature of the political system to be established.
This is all the more important in Suriname given that Government programs aimed at improving the economic, social and cultural situation have been profoundly affected by the lack of foreign aid as a consequence of human rights violations committed by the Government.
www1.umn.edu /humanrts/iachr/country-reports/suriname1985-concl.html   (1122 words)

  
 Suriname
President Venetiaan and Vice-President and Chairman of Counci of Ministers Adjodhia, Foreign Minister Mungra, and Mr.
It was the first visit ever made by a head of state of Suriname to China with the aim to study and draw lessons from China's experience of reform and opening, and to expand economic and trade exchanges and cooperation.
On Nov. 24-26, 2000, at the invitation of Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname, Chen Zhili, Special Envoy of the Chinese Government and Minister of Education, attended the ceremony of the 25th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Suriname.
www.fmprc.gov.cn /eng/wjb/zzjg/ldmzs/gjlb/3523/default.htm   (2579 words)

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