Suriname
World Bank: Haiti’s Economy to Grow 6 Percent, Lead Caribbean in 2013
January 15, 2013 | 8:45 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Haiti (Photo: MT Haiti) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti will lead the Caribbean in economic growth in 2013, according to a forecast in the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report released Tuesday. That matches a projection by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean released in December. The World Bank more...
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Suriname Gets $40 Million IDB Loan to Improve Major Road Network
December 17, 2012 | 9:36 am | 0 Comment
Above: Albina, Suriname, on the border with French Guiana By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname will be receiving a $40 million loan to improve the country's Meerzorg-Albina integration corridor, following approval by the Inter-American Development Bank. The road connects Suriname's capital, Paramaribo, with the eastern border with French Guiana. The project more...
Haiti’s GDP to Grow 6 Percent, Continue to Lead Region in 2012: ECLAC
October 4, 2012 | 7:28 pm | 0 Comment
Above: construction work on Wharf Jeremy in Haiti's Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti's economy is projected to grow 6 percent in 2012, followed by 7.5 percent GDP growth in 2013, according to the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean released this week by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the more...
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Belize, Suriname Foreign Ministers Meet With OAS in New York
September 26, 2012 | 10:29 pm | 0 Comment
Above: OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza and Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin met with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza in New York Wednesday. Elrington's discussions focused on the region's current more...
Suriname, OAS Sign Agreement to Combat Illegal Arms Trafficking
September 13, 2012 | 10:03 am | 0 Comment
Above: Suriname Ambassador to the OAS Niermela Hindori-Badrisingh (OAS Photo/Patricia Leiva) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname and the Organization of American States signed an agreement Tuesday for the donation of a firearms marking machine to the country. Suriname is the latest Caribbean country to sign such an agreement with the regional body. The more...
Moody’s Upgrades Suriname Bond Rating, Raises Outlook to “Positive”
August 15, 2012 | 11:50 am | 0 Comment
Above: Paramaribo (Photo: IDB) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ratings firm Moody's has upgraded the foreign currency rating of the government of Suriname to Ba3 and raised the country's economic outlook from stable to "positive." The change came from several factors, Moody's said, including the expectation of "continued prudent fiscal management and improved debt more...
Suriname, Guyana Ramp Up Anti-Smuggling Operations on Border
June 25, 2012 | 7:42 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the Berbice River bridge in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyana and Suriname have stepped up anti-smuggling operations on the border between the two countries. The customs departments of both countries have instituted a new procedure requiring boat owners to report to customs at both Corriverton and Nickerie with valid customs clearance for more...
Suriname Receives $13.7 Million IDB Loan to Improve Education
June 24, 2012 | 11:22 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Suriname (IDB Photo/Willie Heinz) By the Caribbean Journal staff Suriname will soon receive a $13.7 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank to improve the quality of education in the country. The loan, which has been approved by the IDB, will support Suriname's plan to strengthen the efficiency and quality of the new basic education system more...
Belize, Suriname Meet With OAS
April 12, 2012 | 7:04 pm | 0 Comment
Above: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Suriname Foreign Minister Winston Lackin (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Belize Foreign Minister Wilfred Erlington held a meeting Wednesday in Cartagena with Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza. The two are in Cartagena for the Sixth Summit of the Americas. The more...
Guyana and Suriname Meet with OAS
March 1, 2012 | 10:49 am | 0 Comment
Above: Suriname FM Winston Lackin and OAS SG Jose Miguel Insulza (OAS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guyanese President Donald Ramotar and Suriname Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Lackin both held talks with OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza this week. Insulza and Lackin met at the Foreign Ministry's office in Paramaribo to talk about the issue of more...
