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Ramdin from Suriname 

Most Likely Next Secretary General OAS eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 5 March 2025– Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia have endorsed Suriname’s Foreign Minister, Albert Ramdin, as their candidate for Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).  Albert Ramdin, who previously served as Assistant Secretary General of the OAS, is seen as uniquely qualified to address contemporary…
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Conflict Venezuela and Guyana escalating

Conflict Venezuela and Guyana escalating

Relations Turn Very Sour eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, March 4th 2025– Venezuela’s Armed Forces rejected neighboring Guyana’s patrolling waters yet to be delimited, Bolivarian authorities explained this weekend. The Chavista regime also spoke against Guyanese President Irfaan Ali’s latest remarks affecting the ongoing sovereignty controversy over the so-called Essequiba Guiana. On Saturday, Ali accused the Bolivarian Navy of…
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Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay invited to BRICS Summit

In Rio de Janeiro, Next July eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 4 March 2025–Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to participate in the upcoming BRICS summit in July in Rio de Janeiro.  The bloc, which includes Brazil, China, and India, represents 40% of the world’s population. The summit will focus on reducing…
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Anton JieSamFoek teaching in Tallinn Estonia

Estonia makes Artificial Intelligence an integral part of school lessons

Testing with ChatGPT and a chatbot helps teachers eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 4 March 2025 — Estonia is going to incorporate artificial intelligence into its national education system. This makes the Baltic state the first country world-wide that wants to apply AI in education on a national scale.  For its introduction, the Estonians are looking at the American OpenAI and research…
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The IT Industry in Suriname

Safe, Stable, Scalable and Highly Available. Toothpicks or Matches? eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, Feb 26, 2025– It is unfortunately an illusion, a dream to think that the largest countries, companies, institutions, organizations or those with the most customers will survive in the struggle for existence. It is the enterprises that best know how to adapt to changing…
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Brazil’s Newest Biodiversity Goal

Planned Until 2023  eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 26 February 2025– Conabio, Brazil’s National Biodiversity Commission, has established new national biodiversity targets for the period 2025 to 2030 and recommended a new set of measures for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP), pursuant to the Dec. 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), of which the South American country…
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Brazilian Energy Financing 

Transition in Brazil eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 25 feb 2025– Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pointed out that his country, Brazil, would rely on fossil fuels to finance the transition to clean energy. He made those remarks during a contract signing ceremony with Transpetro and oil companies Rio Grande and Mac Laren. He also underlined that the…
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Indonesia's Promising BRICS Journey Amidst Global Turbulence

Indonesia’s Promising BRICS Journey Amidst Global Turbulence

eyesonsuriname A New Chapter for Indonesia in BRICS Amsterdam, February 24th, 2025 – Indonesia’s entry into the BRICS bloc in January 2025 marked a significant milestone in its diplomatic journey. As the first Southeast Asian nation to join BRICS, Indonesia has injected fresh energy into the coalition, extending its reach into the dynamic Southeast Asian region.…
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Navigating the Dragon: Can the Trump Administration Steer the US-China Relations Away from Conflict?

Navigating the Dragon: Can the Trump Administration Steer the US-China Relations Away from Conflict?

eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, February 23rd, 2025 – In a recent YouTube video, renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs raises a thought-provoking question: Is the United States overreacting to China’s economic rise? Sachs highlights that China has not been involved in a war for over 40 years, while the U.S. appears to be preparing for a potential conflict with…
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SBM Offshore preparing Suriname

SBM Offshore preparing Suriname 

First Promising Offshore Oil Project eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 19 feb. 2025– SBM Offshore is taking the lead in developing Suriname’s first offshore oil project. The company is already fully engaged in training local talent, well before the first Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO) becomes operational in 2028 for TotalEnergies’ GranMorgu project. “We started three years earlier than…
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