Suriname News – Caribbean Life

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is anchored in the Guanabara Bay as part of the Southern Seas 2026 deployment for joint naval exercises, while the Brazilian Navy conducts radiological monitoring operations near its position, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 8, 2026.

Suriname

US says it views oil-rich Suriname as strategic ally

By Bert Wilkinson

Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Nov. 2, 2021.

Guyana

Guyana and Suriname row over border river fees

By Bert Wilkinson

Suriname's new President Chan Santokhi a

Suriname

Former Surinamese president Santokhi dies at age 67

By Bert Wilkinson

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

Antigua

CARICOM to send aid to Cuba amid simmering crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Antigua

Rubio visit sets stage for tense CARICOM talks

By Bert Wilkinson

Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 78th session.

Antigua

U.S. orders St. Lucia to stop sending students to Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

Antigua

More visa suspensions for CARICOM nations

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar replies to the media after being asked about the presence of U.S. military in the southern Caribbean, at the Red House, parliamentary building, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 12, 2025.

Bahamas

Caribbean governments fight illegal gun trafficking network

By Bert Wilkinson

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, president of the Republic of Suriname, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 80th session.

Suriname

Ten stabbed to death in Suriname

By Bert Wilkinson

Dutch King Willem-Alexander.

Suriname

Dutch king visits Suriname – reminded that reparations remain on agenda

By Bert Wilkinson

Dutch King Willem-Alexander.

Suriname

At 50, Suriname looks to prosperity powered by oil

By Bert Wilkinson

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.

Dominica

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

By Tracey Khan

Barbados

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.

Antigua

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

By Dawn Plummer

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