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Suriname’s ex-dictator sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 killings of political opponents
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSuriname’s former dictator Desi Bouterse was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison for the...
Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoPARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on...
Suriname's ex-dictator faces final verdict in 1982 killings of political opponents. Some fear unrest
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSuriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict this month in the years-long judicial process...
Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFormer Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month for the...
Protesters in Suriname demand president resign
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA few hundred protesters gathered in Suriname’s capital on Friday to demand that the president of the South American country resign. Earlier this week,...
Suriname prepares for its first offshore oil project that is expected to ease deep poverty
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSuriname for the first time in its history will see offshore oil drilling in its waters after French company TotalEnergies on Wednesday announced a $9 billion project expected to boost the impoverished ...
Gold mine collapse in Suriname leaves at least 10 dead, authorities say
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — At least 10 people died after an illegal gold mine collapsed Monday in the South American country of Suriname, authorities said. Police, military officials and rescue ...
Anthony Nesty to become the first Black US head swimming coach at the Olympics
theGrio via AOL· 7 months agoCompeting for Suriname, Nesty was the first Black male swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal when he...
Dutch leader apologizes for Netherlands' role in slave trade
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’...
Protesters storm Suriname parliament over high fuel prices
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname’s parliament, broke windows and looted nearby businesses Friday to protest high fuel and electricity prices in the South American nation. Protesters ...
