New Suriname government

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons elected Suriname’s First Female President

Suriname’s parliament on Sunday made history by electing physician and longtime congresswoman Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the country’s first female president. Geerlings-Simons, who ran unopposed, was elected by a two-thirds majority in the...

World News | Suriname's Parliament Elects Country's First Female President Amid Economic Turmoil

Paramaribo (Suriname), Jul 6 (AP) Suriname's parliament on Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country's first female president. The South American country's National Assembly chooses the president by a two-thirds...

Simons is elected as the first female president of Suriname by the Suriname Parliament

Suriname's Parliament backed Jennifer Simons, the country's first female president, on Sunday. This comes six weeks after both the former ruling party's and the top opposition's legislative seats were nearly equalled. The National Democratic...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname's first woman president

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats in legislative elections in May. The 71-year-old former opposition leader was left the sole candidate for president after...

World AFP Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname's first woman president

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats in legislative elections in May. The 71-year-old former opposition leader was left the sole candidate for president after...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, shown here at a rally in Paramaribo in May, is Suriname's first woman president

Petronas to drill three exploration wells at Suriname offshore block, Staatsolie says

PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Petronas will begin drilling today, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie said in a release on Saturday....

Petronas To Drill Three Exploration Wells At Suriname Offshore Block

PARAMARIBO, July 5 (Reuters) – Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie said in a release on...

Suriname expected to elect first female president amid discovery of oil reserves

Suriname is expected to elect its first female president this Sunday, the congresswoman and physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, who will run unopposed after the ruling party decided not to field a candidate. Geerlings-Simons will succeed...

Parliament to elect Jennifer Simons as Suriname’s first female President

Last Updated on Saturday, 5 July 2025, 19:16 by Denis Chabrol By Ivan Cairo Dr Jennifer Geerlings-Simons PARAMARIBO – Suriname is on the cusp of a historic moment. This Sunday, July 6, Jennifer Simons is set to become the country’s first female...

SURINAME-POLITICS-Jennifer Simons poised to become Suriname’s first female president

Global Fund Commends Suriname’s Elimination of Malaria

Suriname has officially been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the first country in the Amazon region to eliminate the disease. This certification marks the successful interruption of indigenous malaria...

Suriname battles to keep sea at bay

Erosion caused by rising sea levels is gobbling up entire swathes of Paramaribo’s coastline In the dead of night on a beach in Suriname’s capital Paramaribo, a group of just-hatched baby sea turtles clamber out of their sandy nesting hole and...

Suriname’s Digital Archives: Preserving Jewish History 

News Americas, PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Tues. July 1, 2025: Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo, is a UNESCO World Heritage site – and also the home of an extensive digital archive that saves centuries of Jewish history. Paper documents have been...

SURINAME: WHO certifies Suriname malaria-free

CMC – The World Health Organization (WHO) says Suriname has become the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification following nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean...

Suriname becomes first Amazonian nation to eliminate malaria

After 70 years of combating malaria, Suriname has become the first Amazonian nation to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. The accomplishment is particularly notable given the country’s...

Suriname's battle to keep sea at bay

PARAMARIBO - In the dead of night on a beach in Suriname's capital Paramaribo, a group of just-hatched baby sea turtles clamber out of their sandy nesting hole and race, flippers flailing, towards the sea. For years, endangered leatherbacks and...

Suriname’s National Assembly newly-elected chairman Ashwin Adhin takes oath in Sanskrit

Paramaribo [Suriname], July 1 (ANI): Suriname's newly elected National Assembly chairman Ashwin Adhin took his oath in the Sanskrit language. He is now the second leader in Suriname to take his oath in Sanskrit. The Indian Embassy in Suriname...

Geerlings-Simons set to be Suriname’s first woman president

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons casts her vote in Suriname elections - Copyright AFP/File Juan BARRETO Opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is set to become Suriname’s first woman president after her rivals decided Thursday against nominating...