Zero direct carbon emissions eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 17 december 2025– U.S. engineers have achieved a remarkable milestone: a plasma jet concept ran continuously for 70 hours. The system used electricity to ionize air and generate thrust, with no fossil fuel burned. In theory, this means propulsion powered by air and electricity alone, with zero direct carbon emissions at…
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eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, December 15th, 2025 – Diplomacy is never neutral. When sanctions enter the conversation, they are rarely about justice alone—they are about power. The recent suggestion that Washington might lift Magnitsky sanctions in exchange for concessions from Brazil is not a legal debate. It is a resource negotiation, and Brazil’s niobium sits squarely at…
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Tangible Science Fiction PART I eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 13 December 2025– Anyone following today’s news about artificial intelligence (AI) hears mostly concerns. About enormous data centers that consume vast amounts of electricity. About water needed to keep those computers cool. About landscapes transforming into concrete and cables. And then, almost casually, a report appears that turns…
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IDB: Latin America, the Caribbean lose 3.4% of GDP eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, December 13d 2025– In November last year [ 2024] , the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) released a striking report: countries in Latin America and the Caribbean lose an average of 3.4% of their gross domestic product (GDP) annually due to fraud and corruption. This figure represents…
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Suriname emerged at COP30 as a surprising climate frontrunner, launching two landmark projects with German partners—Deutsche Bank and Symrise AG—that position the country as a global leader in rainforest conservation and carbon trading. 🌍 Suriname and Deutsche Bank: Rainforest Carbon Credits At COP30 in Belém, Suriname announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Deutsche Bank AG. The…
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Jennifer Simons’ Gamble to Keep Suriname Green While Drilling Offshore eyesonsuriname Suriname’s new president Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is betting big on carbon credits, positioning her rainforest-rich nation as a global climate asset while balancing the heavy pull of offshore oil investments. Her “carbon playbook” is both bold and fraught with contradictions. 🌱 Suriname’s Carbon Advantage 🧩…
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OR BRAZIL ? Between Ideals and Reality: The Oil Debate in French Guiana eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, December 9th 2025–France finds itself in a remarkable paradox. While the government groans under a public deficit of €169.6 billion and Prime Minister Bayrou must implement nearly €44 billion in spending cuts, the country leaves potentially tens of billions of…
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Tussen Fysiek en Digitaal eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 7 december 2025– De grens tussen onze tastbare wereld en de digitale informatie die ons dagelijks omringt, vervaagt in hoog tempo en wordt steeds kleiner. Ontwerper en ingenieur Jinha Lee laat ons in een presentatie zien hoe deze scheiding bijna volledig kan verdwijnen. Zijn pen die door een scherm…
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How Media [ Rupert Murdoch ] Shaped a Nation eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 6 December 2025–Brexit stands for British Exit: the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. The 2016 referendum was won by the Leave campaign with 52% of the vote. Behind this outcome lay a carefully crafted communication strategy in which media and campaigns used language…
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