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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Seven ( 07 ) million refugees since Maduro seized power eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 26th November 2022–Venezuela’s government and opposition signed an agreement on Saturday in Mexico for more social security. Now that the two sides are back in talks, the United States has decided to lift some of the sanctions against the country.In Mexico, deputies of …
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Out of a Factory eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 25 november 2022–US firm GOOD Meat invited a number of reporters to a tasting of “cultivated chicken” – what the industry is branding lab-grown meat that comes not from a living bird, but from a tank of chicken cells. This was a rare opportunity. Currently, the only place in the…
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Once Dormant Georgetown shifts gears eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 25 november 2022– In just seven years, Georgetown has morphed into the oil capital of neighbouring Guyana in South America. Within its borders are several major shore base facilities such as G-Port and the Guyana Shore Base (GYSBI). It is also home to the headquarters of the Stabroek Block operator,…
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Neighbouring Suriname eyesonsuriname the Hague, Nov 19th 2022–The Venezuelan government wants to resolve the border dispute in direct talks with Guyana, but the latter insists it has been already regulated with the 1899 settlement. We will demonstrate Guyana’s claim is inadmissible,” Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said on Thursday to the International Court of Justice in…
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Chances For Paramaribo ( Hello Mr. Ramdin, President Santhoki are you listening ?? Hello…are you there ?? ) Part III eyesonsuriname H. W. French and Anton JieSamFoek Amsterdam, Nov 9 th 2022–It is not immediately obvious where the income necessary to sustain this kind of commercial strip comes from. Some surely derives from work in the offshore oil business based nearby,…
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Chances For Paramaribo ( Hello Mr. Ramdin, President Santhoki are you listening ?? Hello…are you there ?? ) Part II Eyesonsuriname H. W. French and Anton JieSamFoek Amsterdam, Nov 8th 2022 We followed a route traced out on a Michelin map. It did not take long to discover that many of the routes marked on the map in red –…
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Chances For Paramaribo ( Hello Mr. Ramdin, are you listening ?? Are you there?? Hello …) Part I By the end of the century, Africa will be home to 40% of the world’s population – and nowhere is this breakneck-pace development happening faster than this 600-mile stretch between Abidjan and Lagos. Eyesonsuriname H. W. French and Anton JieSamFoek…
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