Countries come and go eyesonsuriname/ roykhemradj Amsterdam, 7 January 2022– The issue in the border issue was that Suriname demanded that the Netherlands make a public statement regarding the territory to be transferred to the new Republic of Suriname in 1975. In the end, this was laid down by the Netherlands in an internal, i.e.…
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Steps ahead eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, January 2, 2023– Starting this month, KLM will test whether it is possible to allow passengers to make massive use of WiFi during intercontinental flights. The airline is going one step further than it did in April 2021. At that time, the aim was that eighteen Boeing 737-800s would be equipped…
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Amidst inauguration of New Presidency af/eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, January 2nd 2023– Pelé’s wake is being staged at an altar at the Vila Belmiro stadium of the club Santos, where Pelé spent most of his playing career, according to a statement from the club. Former President Jair Bolsonaro decreed three days of national mourning following the death…
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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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