Suriname NewsNews on Suriname continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.More leaders, officials of foreign countries, int l organizations mourn China s quake victims- May 22, 2008 More foreign governments and leaders have expressed their sympathies for the victims of the deadly earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province on May 12.http://www.topix.net/world/suriname/2008/05/more-leaders-officials-of-foreign-countries-in... Top-level Dutch visit to Surinam- May 14, 2008 Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen are in Surinam for a two-day visit. via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroephttp://www.topix.net/world/suriname/2008/05/top-level-dutch-visit-to-surinam?fromrss=1 Golden Jaguars to face Suriname next month- May 12, 2008 After much hype earlier this year following several friendly internationals, Guyana's Golden Jaguars will face arch-rivals Suriname in their opening World Cup preliminary match next month in the neighbouring ... via Stabroek Newshttp://www.topix.net/world/suriname/2008/05/golden-jaguars-to-face-suriname-next-month?fro... Suriname: Teachers' strike sparks protest by students- May 9, 2008 High school students in Suriname held a rally Wednesday to protest a weeklong strike by hundreds of teachers in the tiny South American country. via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/world/suriname/2008/05/suriname-teachers-strike-sparks-protest-by-stu... Governing parties say no to apology for slavery- May 7, 2008 "The Netherlands was liberated from the ideas about slaves and the practices that went along with them." The governing Christian Democrats and Labour Party have rejected a call by Socialist Party MP Harry van Bommel for Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende to apologise to Surinam for the Netherlands' part in the ... via Radio Netherlands Wereldomroephttp://www.topix.net/world/suriname/2008/05/governing-parties-say-no-to-apology-for-slaver... Suriname Congress Asks Tax Freeze- May 3, 2008 Paramaribo, May 2 Suriname's Executive is studying a congressional initiative Friday to freeze fuel taxes and renegotiate accords with Canadian mining transnational IAMGold to raise its contribution to the ... via Prensa Latinahttp://www.topix.net/world/suriname/2008/05/suriname-congress-asks-tax-freeze?fromrss=1 |