Etiket: Suriname
How Anton de Kom made Leiden students dream of a new Suriname
The commemoration year for the history of slavery is coming to an end, the Dutch government’s apologies – criticized by some – have been made and after a much-needed catch-up,…
These entrepreneurs did return to Suriname: ‘The willingness to help each other is greater here than in the Netherlands’
Every summer, hundreds of Surinamese young people leave for the Netherlands to study after completing their secondary school. And every summer there are more than the year before. The fact…
French oil giant announces billion-dollar project in Suriname
French oil giant TotalEnergies will conduct development research off the coast of Suriname for a major oil project worth $9 billion, with a production capacity of 200,000 barrels per day.…
TotalEnergies announces oil project in Suriname
TotalEnergies will start development studies for a major oil project worth $9 billion, with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day, off the coast of Suriname. CEO Patrick Pouyanné announced…
Aron Winter and Henk ten Cate take Suriname in addition to participating in the Gold Cup
Trainers Aron Winter and Henk ten Cate did not manage to qualify for the main tournament of the Gold Cup with the Surinamese football players. It already went wrong in…
The Netherlands and Suriname start cooperation for better education | News item
News item | 09-06-2023 | 4:15 pm The Netherlands and Suriname are starting a two-year partnership for better education. Robbert Dijkgraaf, Minister of Education, Culture and Science, and the Surinamese…
Visit Minister Dijkgraaf Suriname | News item
News item | 08-06-2023 | 3:00 PM At the invitation of the Surinamese government, Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf will travel to Suriname from 8 to 11…
Henk ten Cate is grateful that he can give something back to Suriname: ‘It is a choice with the heart’
As assistant national coach of Suriname, Henk ten Cate (68) hopes to reach the 2026 World Cup. His probably last job as a trainer is perhaps even more honorable than…
Children and young people SOS Kinderdorp Suriname abused for years | Abroad
In a children’s village run by SOS Children’s Villages in Suriname, at least nineteen children and young adults have been abused in several ways over a period of more than…
Thirty years of abuse and violence at SOS Children’s Villages in Suriname
SOS Children’s Villages in Suriname experienced sexual, physical, emotional and financial abuse from its foundation in 1972 until its closure in 2006. Research agency Verinorm confirms this on Thursday after…