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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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Lula sets the tone in China

Lula sets the tone in China

Business not as usual eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, 16 april 2023– He brought an entourage. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva traveled to China this week along with dozens of political representatives and more than two hundred business leaders for a visit that focused on improving trade and economic ties between the largest countries in Asia and South America. …
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First-Ever WIPO Global Awards

Winners from China, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore Geneva, July 19, 2022PR/2022/892 Small and medium-sized enterprises from China, Japan, the Netherlands and Singapore are the first-ever winners of WIPO’s new Global Awards program, which recognizes exceptional enterprises and individuals using intellectual property (IP) to make a positive impact at home and abroad. In an awards ceremony held…
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Water Alliance presenteert ‘Blueprint for a circular water smart society’

Blueprint for a Circular Water Smart Society

Expert Group Circular Water (Partnership) New partnership: Global Expert Group Circular Water. Initiated by the Dutch Expertgroep Circular Water of the Dutch Water Alliance. The kick off is on Wednesday 22nd March – World Water Day – launching its first publication: a ‘BLUEPRINT FOR A CIRCULAR WATER SMART SOCIETY’ with tangible solutions for the practical…
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