Por: ABC News World February 19, 2023
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Suriname’s government warned of more arrests and put police on high alert Saturday a day after a protest against the policies of President Chandrikapersad Santokhi spun out of control and hundreds of demonstrators stormed parliament. Demonstrators marched Friday to the National Assembly building to protest against price hikes and the reduction of electricity and fuel subsidies as a result of an IMF program. They... + full article
ABC News USA World February 18, 2023
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Hundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname’s parliament, broke windows and looted nearby businesses Friday to protest high fuel and electricity prices in the South American nation.Protesters in the capital, Paramaribo, overwhelmed police who had fired... + más
Caribbean divided as Netherlands mulls slavery apology | WPLG Local 10
Guyana court sentences two pirates to death for 2018 attack | ABC News
ABC News USA World February 03, 2023
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- A Guyanese court handed down death sentences for two men found guilty of high seas piracy attacks that killed seven fishermen off the nation’s coast in 2018, and authorities said they have broken the back of a deadly group that preyed on fishermen for... + más
Guyana protests pro-Venezuela maps posted on social media | Associated Press
Exxon set to order 5th Guyana oil vessel, sizing up more blocks | Fox Business
The Boston Globe USA World December 20, 2022
THE HAGUE — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’s role in slavery and the slave trade, in a speech welcomed by activists as historic but lacking in concrete plans for repair and reparations.“Today I... + más
Dutch Prime Minister Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade | The New York Times
WPLG Local 10 USA Politics December 16, 2022
PARAMARIBO – Dutch colonizers kidnapped men, women and children and enslaved them on plantations growing sugar, coffee and other goods that built wealth at the price of misery.On Monday, the Netherlands is expected to become one of the few nations to apologize for its role in... + más
Tennessee slavery vote results leave internet aghast | Newsweek
Even now, slavery is a worldwide scourge | The Boston Globe
Associated Press USA Business December 15, 2022
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — After Chinese state firms won a string of large state contracts in Guyana, an American company has sealed a $760 million deal to build two plants for using natural gas from offshore oil fields to produce electricity. Houston-based Lindsayca and CH-4... + más
US partnership wins $760M power plant deal in Guyana | ABC News
Portland Press Herald USA Sports October 08, 2022
SOUTH PORTLAND — On a night when the South Portland offense let a number of opportunities slip away, the Red Riots defense made sure their team didn’t need many scoring chances. South Portland’s defense pitched a shutout, including a goal-line stand early in the fourth... + más
Uncovering Biddeford through centuries-old headstones | Portland Press Herald
Football: Charles provides spark in Portland’s win over Biddeford | Portland Press Herald
The New York Times USA Business October 06, 2022
BEIJING — When Suriname couldn’t make its debt payments, a Chinese state bank seized the money from one of the South American country’s accounts.As Pakistan has struggled to cope with a that has inundated a third of the country, its loan repayments to China have been... + más
China's economy is 'in deep trouble' as Xi heads for next decade in power | CNN
Xi looks to defy Western backlash, boost China's diplomatic edge over U.S. | Newsweek
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