Football might have been invented for him. eyesonsuriname considers him a friend, honest and faithful Amsterdam, 29 december 2022— We had been to his rooftop apartment at the Avenida Atlantica in Rio de Janeiro, many many times. Had lunch and dinner with him to socialize. Certainly, most commentators regard him as the finest of the…
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eyesonsuriname/ antonfoek Amsterdam, 27 december 2022=Brazil’s President-elect Lula looking up North. Thats where Suriname is located. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will seek to rebuild ties with its South American neighbors and regain a leading role in the fight against climate change under future Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. The first step in this direction occurred…
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Former Presidential candidate and Senator Simone Tebet, who endorsed Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Oct. 30 runoff against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, has reportedly accepted to become Brazil’s next Planning Ministry, according to press reports published Tuesday in Brasilia. The official announcement is to be made Wednesday. Under Lula, the current Economy Ministry…
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The Masterplan antonjiesamfoek/eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 22 december 2022– Almost ten years ago, in August of 2013, eyesonsuriname.com developed a masterplan for the then Governor of the Central Bank of Suriname and later Minister of Finance. Little or nothing at all happened. Except that we were never paid and the then Governor is no longer in charge.…
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Solar replaces other energy sources eyesonsuriname/af Amsterdam, dec 27 th 2022– Monetary savings, when compared to electricity stemming from other sources, reaches up to 90%, Agencia Brasil reported Sunday about the increasing use of solar energy in South America’s largest country. The data was released by the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association (Absolar), the agency…
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Hess Corporation Acts eyesonsuriname/antonfoek Amsterdam, 22 december 2022–Standard & Poor Global believes bid rounds in Guyana and Suriname will attract further investments that are needed to drive the development of a competitive global oil environment. Given the trail of economic damage left by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, industry players such as Hess Corporation have…
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Guyana leads the pack eyesonsuriname/ antonfoek Amsterdam, dec. 22, 2022–Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Caribbean has seen some lean years and some bountiful years. 2020 was a brutal year due to the Covid-19 pandemic; 2021 was much better, with FDI bouncing back throughout most of the region. Significantly, Guyana, long one of the poorest…
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Brasilia agencia Brasil / eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 4 december 2022– Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday said that whoever is appointed economy minister under him will have the necessary autonomy so long as he or she does not forget who was the one elected for the people to rule the country, which meant that…
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UN: 50 million in still slavery antonjiesamfoek / eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 2 december 2022– About 50 million people live in modern slavery worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message marking International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on Dec. 2. The condition is to be found in almost every country. It also crosses ethnic, cultural,…
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in Brasília eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, dec 5th 2022 — Sometime this month, probably after 12 December Brazilian president-elect Lula da Silva will be meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The news was confirmed in Washington and in Lula’s headquarters. “I can confirm that we are planning for a visit,” White House National…
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