Croke Park's GAA scoreboard...when outside agencies affect sport it's often hilarious

Strange things can happen at sports events - and just like Sunday's all-Ireland semi-final sports fans can find themselves talking about outside agencies, the actions of people not necessarily on the pitch. Derek Foley takes a lot at some well...

SURINAME-POLITICS-Suriname elects first woman head of state

Hosay tradition kept alive, fighting political injustices

News Janelle De Souza 2 Hrs Ago Cocorite band entertains during Flag Night of the 2025 Hosay celebrations at the Western Main Road on July 3, in St James. - Photo by Daniel Prentice HOSAY is not just a religious event or a tradition to be carried...

Jamaica wins 2025 CARICOM Classic Team Chess tournament

Team Jamaica emerged as the winner of the CARICOM Classic Team Chess Tournament 2025, with Trinidad and Tobago coming in a close second and Suriname third. The week-long FIDE-rated classic round-robin format saw eight CARICOM nations and 10 teams,...

Respected political journalist and ‘Caribbean man’ Rickey Singh passes on

Photo of Guyana-born regional journalist Rickey Singh via Wesley Gibbings and courtesy of his daughter, Donna Ramsammy, used with permission. Guyana-born Rickey Singh, a well-known, fearless and sometimes controversial voice in regional media,...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons elected Suriname’s First Female President

Suriname’s parliament on Sunday made history by electing physician and longtime congresswoman Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the country’s first female president. Geerlings-Simons, who ran unopposed, was elected by a two-thirds majority in the...

World News | Suriname's Parliament Elects Country's First Female President Amid Economic Turmoil

Paramaribo (Suriname), Jul 6 (AP) Suriname's parliament on Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country's first female president. The South American country's National Assembly chooses the president by a two-thirds...

Simons is elected as the first female president of Suriname by the Suriname Parliament

Suriname's Parliament backed Jennifer Simons, the country's first female president, on Sunday. This comes six weeks after both the former ruling party's and the top opposition's legislative seats were nearly equalled. The National Democratic...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname's first woman president

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats in legislative elections in May. The 71-year-old former opposition leader was left the sole candidate for president after...

World AFP Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname's first woman president

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats in legislative elections in May. The 71-year-old former opposition leader was left the sole candidate for president after...

Suriname expected to elect first female president amid discovery of oil reserves

Suriname is expected to elect its first female president this Sunday, the congresswoman and physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, who will run unopposed after the ruling party decided not to field a candidate. Geerlings-Simons will succeed...

SURINAME-POLITICS-Jennifer Simons poised to become Suriname’s first female president

Parliament to elect Jennifer Simons as Suriname’s first female President

Last Updated on Saturday, 5 July 2025, 19:16 by Denis Chabrol By Ivan Cairo Dr Jennifer Geerlings-Simons PARAMARIBO – Suriname is on the cusp of a historic moment. This Sunday, July 6, Jennifer Simons is set to become the country’s first female...

CRFM appoints two Caribbean leads for regional fisheries sustainability program

(L-r) Sherrón Barker, Daintyann Barrett-Smith,The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is actively progressing with the execution of the STAR-Fish Project, a venture funded by Canada aimed at fostering sustainable technologies to enhance...

Global LNG training programme returns to Trinidad and Tobago

Business Shweta Sharma 5 Hrs Ago Dr Vivek Chandra, LNG strategist, best-selling author and CEO of Gulfstream LNG. - THE globally recognised Natural Gas and LNG Dynamics (NGD) course will return to Trinidad and Tobago from August 6-7, bringing with...

Dutch/Surinamese singer-songwriter néomí shares tender offering "Trigger"

Dutch/Surinamese singer-songwriter néomí shares tender offering “Trigger,” capturing the tension of inevitable heartbreak within a swooning melody. With a lovelorn vibe led by emotive ballad stylings, the track is an unfiltered look at loving...

Global Fund Commends Suriname’s Elimination of Malaria

Suriname has officially been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the first country in the Amazon region to eliminate the disease. This certification marks the successful interruption of indigenous malaria...

Suriname’s Digital Archives: Preserving Jewish History 

News Americas, PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Tues. July 1, 2025: Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo, is a UNESCO World Heritage site – and also the home of an extensive digital archive that saves centuries of Jewish history. Paper documents have been...

SURINAME: WHO certifies Suriname malaria-free

CMC – The World Health Organization (WHO) says Suriname has become the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification following nearly 70 years of commitment by the government and people of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean...

Suriname becomes first Amazonian nation to eliminate malaria

After 70 years of combating malaria, Suriname has become the first Amazonian nation to eliminate the mosquito-borne disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. The accomplishment is particularly notable given the country’s...