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Lula Summit Latin America

Lula da Silva’s Summit will gather 11 South American leaders

Amsterdam, 28 may 2023–President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s “retreat” Summit scheduled for May 30 will gather 11 South American leaders, it was confirmed Friday in Brasilia. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela have confirmed their presence. The only absence will be that of Peruvian President Dina…
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TotalEnergies in Suriname

Suriname could do much better

But a distressful lack of confidence plays its part eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 28 May 2023–Why is TotalEnergies seen as Suriname’s golden ticket to kickstart its Guyana-like offshore oil production operations and why are proceedings so  slow? TotalEnergies is seen as a potential solution to kickstart offshore oil production operations in Suriname, similar to those in Guyana. However,…
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Brazil to become a Switzerland of Latin America?

Brazil is on track to become the Switzerland of Latin America. A huge trade surplus is emerging, unlike any other country in the region. This is going to give Brazil external stability and a strong currency unlike the rest of Latin America. Brazil will be the region's anchor… pic.twitter.com/gvGDE0ZKs3 — Robin Brooks (@RobinBrooksIIF) May 25,…
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Europe's Weakest Border? Smuggling Between Suriname and French Guiana

Europe’s Weakest Border? Smuggling Between Suriname and French Guiana

eyesonsuriname – by Douw den Helden Stuart Codrington favors the direct approach. Within five minutes of our interview starting, the Surinamese border control officer grabs his gun, shoves it in his pocket, and takes us out of his tiny, air-conditioned office into the afternoon heat.  Soon, we are trundling along a badly maintained road in…
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International visibility increases Finland’s influence

International visibility increases Finland’s influence

Helsinki could do a little bit more in Suriname   eyesonsuriname   Amsterdam, May 17 2023 — The other day eyesonsuriname.com was chatting with a new friend from Finland. He was kind of puzzled about the role of his home country in the world and said something in the order of: ” Yes, but those strong…
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Totally Total Teeters

Totally Total Teeters

Oil & Gas for Suriname eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, May 8th 2023– France’s TotalEnergies is continuing drilling operations offshore Suriname in Block 58 as it tries to develop an oil pool, CEO Patrick Pouyanné said on the company’s first quarter of 2023 webcast. The last appraisal well in the block is being drilled, but the difficulty in…
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The Eternal Golden Braid

The Eternal Golden Braid

The gold connection between  West-Africa and Suriname   The Cultural Origin of African Surinamers   by Ba Kwasi (Christopher Healy)   6 June 2022 (09:45) The gable of the Iamgold Office in Paramaribo,  Suriname is adorned with a profile portrait of Mansa Musa (1312-1337), the ninth Mansa (king) of the Mali Empire (6th to 13th century).…
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Restructuring Oppenheimer debts

Restructuring Oppenheimer debts

Cautious recovery start  eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, May 4, 2023– After protracted negotiations since 2020, the government has reached an agreement in principle with the Eurobond Creditor Committee on the restructuring of the Oppenheimer debts.  These debts weigh heavily on the budget and limit the financial scope to implement policy for the population.  The restructuring of the…
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Suriname Food For Thought

Suriname Food For Thought

A Most Precious Gift geert camerlinkcx/ eyesonsuriname Amsterdam May 2nd 2023–Perhaps it was not experienced as such by most, but the most precious gift Surinamese society has received in the past year comes from the Constitutional Court.  More specifically when its president announced on 5 August that the most recently used electoral system had not passed…
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The New/Ancient Illicit Making Money Industry

The New/Ancient Illicit Making Money Industry

eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 18 april 2023 –Police in all of Latin America have seized cocaine and other drugs worth $5bn (£4bn) in an operation lasting three weeks and spanning 15 countries.  They also seized more than 8,000 illicit firearms and carried out almost 15,000 arrests.Police forces from Mexico in the north to Argentina in the south…
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