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Suriname’s ruling party, opposition nearly tied in parliamentary election
WSAU - Wisconsin
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May 26, 2025
By Ank Kuipers PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Suriname’s ruling party and its top opposition rival won almost the same number of parliamentary seats in an election on Sunday, setting the stage for complex coalition negotiations that will determine who...
'It's like trying to grow a tree in an oven': Gold mining is sucking the Amazon rainforest dry
LiveScience
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June 2, 2025
Gold mining is literally sucking the Amazon rainforest dry, creating an environment where trees cannot grow, according to a new study. Researchers found that suction mining not only degrades the soil, it also drains moisture and traps heat,...
Suriname poised for cash inflow from newly-discovered oil
eNCA
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PARAMARIBO - Suriname, South America's smallest country, is preparing for an inflow of cash from a huge offshore oil find, with the president insisting the population will receive a direct share of the wealth. The Dutch-speaking nation of about...
Suriname votes for new government to steer oil windfall
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Suriname votes for new government to steer oil windfall PARAMARIBO, Suriname, May 25, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Suriname votes in parliamentary elections Sunday that will determine who will be in charge of harnessing its giant oil wealth to carry out a...
Suriname Heads to the Polling Stations On Decisive General Elections
teleSUR
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Albert Ramdin, future Secretary General of the OAS, participates in the General Elections in his country, Suriname. Photo: X May 25, 2025 Hour: 12:59 pm Surinamese people began voting this Sunday close general elections, in which the two main...
Suriname Poised For Cash Inflow From Newly Discovered Oil
International Business Times
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May 24, 2025
Suriname, South America's smallest country, is preparing for an inflow of cash from a huge offshore oil find, with the president insisting the population will receive a direct share of the wealth. The Dutch-speaking nation of about 600,000 people...
Suriname Votes for President Who Will Oversee Newly-Found Oil Wealth
Oil Price
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May 23, 2025
Suriname, the South American nation hoping to replicate Guyana’s oil boom, is voting on Sunday in presidential and general elections to decide who will oversee energy and oil policy in the country over the next five years. Suriname, a former Dutch...
Suriname president vows oil bonanza won’t hit carbon-negative status
FOX 11 and 41 - Washington State
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May 23, 2025
Ahead of oil-rich Suriname’s election, the country’s president tells AFP that a looming energy windfall will not spell a shift away from climate-friendly policies. Voters in this tiny Amazon-cloaked South American nation will go to the polls...
Suriname votes Sunday
Caribbean Life - New York
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May 21, 2025
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. Photo by Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images The Caribbean...
Watt’s Happening: Toni’s Weekly Energy Highlights (5/30/2025)
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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May 30, 2025
Watt’s Happening aims to provide breaking news, sharp analysis, and thoughtful commentary from the cutting edge of the energy sector as this dynamic area of the world continues to expand and grow before our eyes. Weekly Highlights: New Nuclear...
Coalition Challenging Suriname’s Leader Following Close Election
Nationwide 90FM
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May 30, 2025
Suriname could soon have its first female president. This is after a party led by a medical doctor formed a coalition aimed at ousting the South American country’s current leader following a weekend election with no clear winner. Dr. Jennifer...
Meet the western cattle egret, conqueror of continents
Bay Journal - Maryland
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No other bird in the world has experienced such a widespread expansion of its natural range as the western cattle egret. Don’t let the name fool you. The “western” part doesn’t mean the American West — it distinguishes the bird from its Asian and...
I did not inherit a fairytale when I assumed leadership of GuySuCo – Cheong
I News Guyana
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June 16, 2025
See statement from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Paul Cheong: It’s always fascinating when self-appointed experts feel compelled to recycle the same tired narrative for over fifteen years without...
Govt has taken measures to keep oil prices in control for consumers: Hardeep Puri
Times of Oman
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New Delhi: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Puri on Friday highlighted how is India able to keep prices for oil in control through calibrated policy measures, including excise duty cuts and collaboration with state governments...
Suriname’s May 25 election potential turning point for female leadership in CARICOM
Demerara Waves
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May 20, 2025
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 19:59 by Writer by Ivan Cairo Jennifer Geerlings-Simons Krishna Mathoera As Suriname prepares to head to the polls on May 25th, the nation stands at a critical juncture, grappling with significant economic...
Suriname’s Grassalco opens office here to supply aggregate
Stabroek News
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May 20, 2025
Suriname’s state-owned mining company Grassalco yesterday launched its Guyanese subsidiary, Guysure Aggregate and Sands Inc. (Guysure ASI), with Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi and other officials hailing the development as a...
How Inchcape Shipping Services’ team of experts solve shipping’s invisible challenges every day
Energy, Oil & Gas magazine - Florida
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May 29, 2025
From its inception through to the present day, Inchcape Shipping Services (Inchcape) has been leading the way in shipping services, adapting with a vanguard spirit to industry changes. Its origins trace back to 1847 when two Scottish merchants...
Bird flu fallout: Industry warns of coming food shortages
Cape Business News
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May 30, 2025
South Africa’s looming food security crisis is escalating as government drags its feet in facilitating the resumption of imports from regions free of bird flu in Brazil. South Africa imports 20% of its annual poultry consumption as local producers...
World News | New Coalition Challenges Suriname's President After Close Election
Latestly
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May 28, 2025
Paramaribo (Suriname), May 28 (AP) Suriname could soon have its first female president after a party led by a medical doctor formed a coalition aimed at ousting the South American country's current leader following a weekend election with no clear...
Indian-Origin Leader Adhin Set To Play Key Role As Suriname Votes For Historic Change
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) (MENAFN- IANS) Paramaribo (Suriname), May 28 (IANS) As Suriname gets ready to have its first female President in National Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, former Vice President and academic Michael Ashwin...