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Suriname

Military members stand near the body of Suriname ex-President Desi Bouterse, at his funeral in Paramaribo, Suriname, January 4, 2025.
International

Former military strongman Desi Bouterse laid to rest in Suriname

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.
International

Bouterse’s death sparks major row in Suriname

By Bert Wilkinson
Olive Rowe states, "everything is gone, everything is gone," as she stands in her home that was destroyed when Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 05, 2024 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.
International

Year In Review 2024

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.
International

Excessive drinking killed Bouterse

By Bert Wilkinson
Suriname's former President Desi Bouterse (C) and his wife Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring attend a rally at his NDP party centre, where he asked supporters to calmly wait for the High Court of Justice verdict in his appeals case against the Court Martial, in Paramaribo, on Dec. 16, 2023. The prosecution repeated the demand for 20-years jail time for his involvement in the murder of 15 people when he ruled in 1982 during his military government.
International

Major probe into details of former dictator’s death

By Bert Wilkinson
Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks during a news conference after the Court Martial of Suriname confirmed a 20-year jail sentence for his involvement in the murder of 15 people while he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo, Suriname, Aug. 31, 2021.
International

Suriname’s Former President Desi Bouterse dies in hiding

By Bert Wilkinson
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.
Suriname

US sanctions Surinamese companies

By Bert Wilkinson
Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks during a news conference after the Court Martial of Suriname confirmed a 20-year jail sentence for his involvement in the murder of 15 people while he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo, Suriname, Aug. 31, 2021.
International

Bouterse’s home raided

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.
International

Cash grant for every Surinamese

By Bert Wilkinson
Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Physical Development, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation and Minister for National Security, Home Affairs, Public Administration, Information and Disaster Management of Grenada, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 78th session.
Grenada

Grenada steps up preparation for oil exploration

By Bert Wilkinson
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne and Suriname's President Chan Santokhi embrace after France's TotalEnergies and U.S. APA Corp announced a positive investment decision for Suriname's most promising oil and gas project, Block 58, which is expected to inaugurate the nation's offshore output, in Paramaribo, Suriname Oct. 1, 2024.
Jamaica

Jamaica joins the hunt for offshore oil

By Bert Wilkinson
Suriname's new President Chan Santokhi a
Guyana

Suriname gets go ahead to develop oil field

By Bert Wilkinson
U.S. President Joe Biden.
Bahamas

Drug transit nations

By Bert Wilkinson
A large luxury private motor yacht under way sailing on the sea
International

Caribbean and Suriname authorities investigating suspected cocaine smuggling ring using yachts

By Bert Wilkinson
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Keith Rowley.
Guyana

The big four Caribbean countries preparing for elections next year

By Bert Wilkinson
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne.
Antigua

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