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Guyana, Suriname to get development boost through US$1B Islamic Development Bank, IDB Group financing
IN a move to promote sustainable development in Guyana and Suriname, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), in a joint and strategic partnership, pledged US$1 billion over the next five...
Owner: Guyanese Government
Suriname sprinter loses U20 world record after doping appeal dismissed
The doping case of Surinamese sprinter and U20 100m world record holder Issam Asinga came to a close on Thursday in Switzerland. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed Asinga’s appeal following an anti-doping rule violation in 2023 for...
Owner: David Chaundy-Smart
Sports court upholds sprinter’s 4-year doping ban, rejects ‘recovery gummies’ defense
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The sprinter who claimed his positive test for a performance-enhancer came from eating contaminated “recovery gummies” has lost an appeal against his four-year ban. Issam Asinga, who set the Under-20 world record at...
Owner: The Associated Press (Non-profit)
Islamic Development Bank & IDB Group announce US$1B financing for development in Guyana & Suriname
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) renewed their strategic partnership, pledging US$1 billion over the next five years to support development in Guyana and Suriname, and signing a...
Owner: Ranjisinghi Ramroop
Islamic Development Bank and IDB Group Announce US$1 Billion Financing to Boost Development in Guyana and Suriname
In a move to promote sustainable development in Guyana and Suriname, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group), in a joint and strategic partnership, pledged US$1 billion over the next five...
Owner: Guyanese Government
Guyana and Suriname to benefit from US$1 Billion in development funding from Islamic Development Bank and IDB
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) have pledged US$1 Billion over the next five years to support development in Guyana and Suriname with the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In...
Owner: Gordon Moseley
IDB, Islamic bank pledge US$1B for development in Guyana and Suriname
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) have pledged US$1 billion to Guyana and Suriname to be used over the next five years to support development. A statement from the IDB yesterday described the...
Owner: Guyana Publications Inc.
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDBG) Announce US$1 Billion Financing for Development Projects in Suriname and Guyana
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Islamic Development Bank
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Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, October 29, 2025 - The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDBG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), pledging at least US$1 billion over the next five...
Owner: Saudi Government & Other Shareholders
Ali welcomes Islamic Development Bank, IDB Group’s $1 billion financing for Suriname, Guyana development
President Irfaan Ali in Saudi Arabia President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday welcomed the US$1 billion pledge by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) to support development in Suriname and Guyana...
Owner: Denis Scott Chabrol
Suriname faces declining fruit and vegetable exports to Europe
Whereas every flight to Amsterdam was once packed with Surinamese fruit and vegetables, today aircraft space remains conspicuously underused by fresh produce exporters. "We are still only loading at most 10 tonnes per flight," sighs Swami...
Owner: Pieter Boekhout
Dormaa Central MCE strengthens ties with suriname ambassador to boost tourism and development
By Daniel Donkor The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Dormaa Central, Mr. Dominic Adoma Ameyaw, has held a strategic meeting with the Ambassador of Suriname to Ghana, Her Excellency Fidelia Graand-Galon, to deepen bilateral relations and...
Owner: Ghanian Government
Cliff Anderson Sports Hall closed for ‘works’ ahead of CBC women’s basketball tournament
The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall has been closed for at least one week as remedial works get underway to address a number of issues flagged by FIBA during a recent inspection. This was confirmed by a source within the...
Owner: Guyana Publications Inc.
Reflections from Suriname: My journey at the first Guianame conference and art exposition
Alyce Cameron with her work: Lady of Gold (left), Ogun (right) (Photo: Courtesy of the artist) By Alyce Cameron This week, multi-disciplinary artist Alyce Cameron shares her experience as a participant of the inaugural Guianame Conference and...
Owner: Guyana Publications Inc.
BLUE ECONOMY MINISTER RECOMMITS TO SUSTAINABLE OCEAN STEWARDSHIP
Hon. Anthony Smith Jr., Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy, is representing Antigua & Barbuda at the Great Oceans Dialogue 2025 in Mumbai, India. He is advocating for the potency of the blue economy to transform lives...
Owner: Antigua & Barbuda Government
Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of the Blue Economy Makes Strategic Waves at the Great Oceans Dialogue 2025 in India
The Honorable Anthony Smith Jr., Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy, is representing Antigua and Barbuda at the Second Edition of Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue 2025, being held from October 27–29, 2025, at the...
Owner: Non-transparent
Is oil a panacea for South Africa’s ailing economy?
Oil exploration and production has the potential to create tens of thousands of jobs and set South Africa’s ailing economy on a trajectory of faster growth and industrialisation. That, at least, is the assessment of a study by FTI Consulting that...
Owner: The Daily Maverick Pty
Ten rural communities in Suriname will benefit from a CDF Electrification Project to be completed before year-end
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PARAMARIBO, Suriname--Two thousand persons in ten Suriname rural communities will benefit from the completion of a CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) electrification project. The US$ 11.8 million project to install hybrid renewable micro-grid systems...
Owner: De Windt & Snow Families
Suriname rural villages to benefit from new CDF funded project
Residents of 10 rural communities in Suriname are expected to benefit from a multi-million US dollar electrification project funded by the Barbados-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF). The US$11.8 million project to install...
Owner: Trinidad and Tobago Government
Micro-Grids to power 10 communities in Suriname
Ten rural communities in Suriname will benefit from a CDF Electrification Project Two thousand persons in ten Suriname rural communities will benefit from the completion of a CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) electrification project. The US$ 11.8...
Owner: Ernesto Cooke
Suriname’s Coming Oil Boom
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Foreign Policy
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As Paramaribo, Suriname, flooded with shin-high water during a rainstorm in June, hundreds of taxis jostled for space on a recently paved street on the outskirts of the capital city. Passengers in suits disembarked alongside an overgrown canal....
Owner: Donald Graham