Suriname News – Caribbean Life

Suriname former President Desi Bouterse leaves the High Court of Justice for his appeal case against the Court Martial sentence of 20-year jail for his involvement in the murder of 15 people when he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo on March 31, 2023.

Suriname

Bouterse allies seek monument

By Bert Wilkinson

Suriname

35 years on: The Jamaat al Muslimeen Coup that shook Trinidad and CARICOM

By Bert Wilkinson

Jocelyn Rivera, founder and CEO of Pressplay Agency, The Female Manager Co., and Staff Stars, stands at the helm of three culture-driven businesses she built from the ground up.

Business

Rivera’s rise: From Indie music hustle to CEO of three cultural powerhouses

By Tracey Khan

Anguilla

Suriname’s Jennifer Simons joins ranks of CARICOM’s female trailblazers

By Bert Wilkinson

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

News

CARICOM leaders call for unity to combat gang violence and strengthen security

By Dawn Plummer

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Antigua

CARICOM appalled at the situation in Gaza

By Bert Wilkinson

Politics

Suriname gets new government and its first female president

By Bert Wilkinson

Suriname's new President Chan Santokhi a

News

Bribery scandal casts shadow over Suriname government formation

By Bert Wilkinson

President Chan Santokhi of Suriname speaks during the high level sessions at day 9 as part of the 'COP16:Peace With Nature' at Valle Del Pacífico Event Center on Oct. 29, 2024 in Cali, Colombia.

Suriname

Deadly air crash

By Bert Wilkinson

President Chan Santokhi of Suriname speaks during the high level sessions at day 9 as part of the 'COP16:Peace With Nature' at Valle Del Pacífico Event Center on Oct. 29, 2024 in Cali, Colombia.

Suriname

Suriname forms new coalition

By Bert Wilkinson

Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, speaks onstage during the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on Sept. 24, 2024 in New York City.

Guyana

Guyana votes in early September. Coalition stumbles in Suriname

By Bert Wilkinson

President Chan Santokhi of Suriname speaks during the high level sessions at day 9 as part of the 'COP16:Peace With Nature' at Valle Del Pacífico Event Center on Oct. 29, 2024 in Cali, Colombia.

Suriname

Suriname votes Sunday

By Bert Wilkinson

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the general debate of the 68th session of the General Assembly in Sept. 25, 2013.

Grenada

Not so fast Kamla

By Bert Wilkinson

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

Guyana

Guyana in middle of US-China Cold War

By Bert Wilkinson

Colorful buildings in the capital St. George, Grenada. The Chinese has funded several projects in Grenada including low income housing and upgrading the Maurice Bishop International Airport.

Antigua

China heads for the Caribbean

By Dawn Plummer

Suriname's Minister of Foreign Affairs Albert Ramchand Ramdin attends a plenary session during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 16, 2024.

Ramdin new SG at the OAS

By Bert Wilkinson

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