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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WHO LISTENS eyesonsuriname Amsterdam 5 december 2025– Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President van Brazilië en Donald Trump van de Verenigde Staten voerden onlangs een telefoongesprek van 40 minuten. Dat was speciaal gericht op het versterken van gezamenlijke inspanningen om internationale georganiseerde misdaad te bestrijden en de verdere verlaging van Amerikaanse tarieven op Braziliaanse goederen.…
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International Finance Corporation eyesonsuriname The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), has announced its first global investment in green hydrogen, providing a U$20 million loan to the Kahirós project in Uruguay. The pioneering undertaking is designed to decarbonize the heavy-duty logistics of the country’s crucial timber industry, positioning Uruguay as a regional hub for…
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The queen of Hearts eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, December 3d 2025– Even before Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands set foot on Surinamese soil, something special seemed to have happened. This is not merely an official state visit, but a meeting between people, cultures, and shared history. The warmth with which the royal couple is…
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Inventory and Evaluation of Mitigation Policies in Agriculture, Forestry and Land-Use Sectors eyesonsuriname The agriculture, forestry and land-use sectors—collectively known as LULUCF—stand at the heart of the global climate challenge. They are both architects and victims of environmental change: responsible for a significant share of global emissions, yet uniquely positioned to serve as powerful carbon…
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Inventarisatie en evaluatie van mitigatiebeleid in de landbouw-, bosbouw- en land gebruikssectoren eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 29 oktober 2025– De landbouw-, bosbouw- en landgebruikssectoren (LULUCF) vormen wereldwijd een van de meest bepalende domeinen in de strijd tegen klimaatverandering. Voor een land als Suriname, dat bekendstaat als een High Forest, Low Deforestation(HFLD)-land, is de strategische waarde van goed mitigatiebeleid…
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SENECA [ 4 BC – AD 65 ] AntonJSF When we face a challenge, our first reaction is often: “This is too difficult for me.” We look at the mountain we must climb, the project we must complete, or the conversation we must have, and we feel overwhelmed. However, the Roman philosopher Seneca reversed this perspective with…
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PARAMARIBO WAKE UP– CALL eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 21 November 2025– Once, long time ago, the South American country of Uruguay was like a fairy tail. Rich, generous and prosperous. Because of a fair and honest distribution of its wealth, there was no poverty. Then, suddenly, the country found itself in a downward spiral and declined. But…
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The Brazilian drama around oil and climate eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 21 November 2025–It’s almost ironic: precisely in a year when the world gathers in Belém for the 30th edition of the climate conference — a conference whose focus lies on implementing the transition away from fossil fuels — Brazil announces an investment wave in the old…
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Brazil’s climate ambition versus oil exploration eyesonsuriname It’s a striking scene: Brazil is acting as host of the 30th climate conference, COP 30 in Belém, and will present a roadmap for the gradual phase-out of fossil fuels — an essential component of the global effort to limit global warming to 1.5°C or at least well…
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