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...

Jennifer Simons poised to become country’s first female president

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, (CMC): Suriname is set to make history this Sunday when Jennifer Simons is expected to become the first female to be the president of this Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community country. Her path to the presidency was effectively...

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...

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

The pub meeting that led to brutal murder: Cocaine kingpin's killers plot to put tracker on his car before torturing him to death - as video shows fugitive 'mastermind' as he's arrested on plane

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Legal Pluralism in Practice: Colombia’s New Framework for Indigenous Territorial Self-Government

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Death of a cocaine kingpin: The last time drugs lord was seen alive as gang ambushed him to be tortured to death after he was betrayed by his wife

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How police dragged Thomas Campbell murderer John Belfield back to UK after international manhunt

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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...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons casts her vote in Suriname elections

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

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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: 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...

International Day for Women in Diplomacy: Young women take centre stage as ‘Diplomats for a Day’

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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...

Photos: Suriname’s battle to keep sea at bay 

Suriname, South America’s smallest country, is one of the most vulnerable in the world to rising sea levels. Nearly seven out of 10 people in the former Dutch colony of 600,000 inhabitants live in low-lying coastal areas, according to the United...

Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit

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Panamanian President to attend Mercosur Summit in Argentina

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Suriname certified malaria-free by WHO

June 30, 2025 (PAHO) | Geneva – Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the...