Suriname has some of the largest, most intact rainforests in the world. The Amazon covers around 93% of its surface area , making it one of the only countries with a net-negative carbon footprint.

Clearing the forest. Suriname, a former Dutch colony that won independence in 1975, is linguistically and physically isolated ...

Guyana’s forest cover is the size of England and Scotland combined, he pointed out. “We have kept this forest alive that stores 19.5 gigatonnes of carbon, that you enjoy, that the world enjoys ...

With a nervy opening-round win over the Dominican Republic in the bank, defending Gold Cup champions Mexico can confirm their ...

Suriname’s political system is unusual, designed to foster consensus between an array of ethnic groups. It is the only country in South America where presidents are not chosen directly by voters ...

Suriname votes in parliamentary elections Sunday that will determine who will be in charge of harnessing its giant oil wealth to carry out a rags-to-riches transformation of the nation. On Sunday ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (Reuters) -Voters in Suriname, which is on the cusp of a predicted oil boom, will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, which will later choose the South ...

Oil riches are on the horizon as Suriname chooses its next government. The Gran Morgu project may transform Suriname’s economy, rivalling oil-rich neighbour Guyana by 2028, officials predict.

The Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) undertook significant steps to modernize its monetary policy framework by shifting from an exchange rate regime to a monetary targeting regime in 2021. The main ...

In Suriname — a country that boasts 93 percent forest cover — jaguar hunters and traffickers are supplying “American tigers” to markets in Asia, where native tiger populations have been ...

Suriname has some of the largest, most intact rainforests in the world. The Amazon covers around 93% of its surface area, making it one of the only countries with a net-negative carbon footprint.

French group TotalEnergies announced last year a $10.5 billion project to exploit an oil field off Suriname's coast with an estimated capacity of producing 220,000 barrels per day.