Suriname’s Election

MARCO RUBIO, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 7, 2025 The United States congratulates Jennifer Geerlings-Simons on her election as President of Suriname. Suriname and the United States have a strong and growing partnership built on shared democratic values...

Suriname elects first female President amid economic challenges

Paramaribo [Suriname], July 8 (ANI): 71-year-old physician and veteran lawmaker Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has been elected as Suriname's first female president, receiving parliamentary approval to lead the economically troubled South American...

Suriname Assembly chooses first-ever female president

Monday, July 7th 2025 - 19:58 UTC Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, will be inaugurated on July 16 Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, a 71-year-old physician and congresswoman, has been elected as Suriname's first female president by the country's National...

Suriname Elects First Female President

Physician and longtime congresswoman Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is Suriname’s first female president. Geerlings-Simons, who ran unopposed, was elected by a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly on Sunday. The 71-year-old is set to be...

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SURINAME MAKES HISTORY: JENNIFER SIMONS ELECTED FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT AS OIL BOOM LOOMS

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME — JULY 6, 2025 — In a historic and symbolic breakthrough, Jennifer Simons was officially elected Sunday as the first female President of Suriname, marking a new chapter for the South American nation at the threshold of a...

Suriname parliament elects first female president

Paramaribo, Suriname Reuters — Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on the cusp of a predicted...

Suriname elects first female president amid economic uncertainty

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons to lead the impoverished Latin American country through crisis before oil wealth arrives. Suriname has elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old physician and...

Suriname's parliament elects first female president

July 7 (UPI) -- Suriname's parliament has elected its first female president, voting doctor and former parliamentary speaker Jennifer Simons to lead the South American country. Thirty-four of 50 parliamentarians voted for Simons on Sunday to helm...

Decades Ago, Painter Syd Solomon’s Phillippi Creek Home Became a Magical Gathering Spot for an Endless Stream of Famous Artists

Imagine growing up along the shores of Sarasota’s Phillippi Creek, back in the more bucolic 1950s and ’60s, in a house surrounded by lush vegetation—loquat, kumquat, tangerine, orange, grapefruit, mango and Surinam cherry trees providing fruit...

Suriname's Parliament elects country's first female President amid economic turmoil

Suriname’s Parliament on Sunday (July 6, 2025) elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country’s first female President. | Photo Credit: Reuters Suriname's Parliament on Sunday (July 6, 2025) elected physician Jennifer...

Suriname’s parliament elects the country’s first female president amid economic turmoil

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname ‘s parliament 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 vote....

Guyanese, Surinamese rum producers working on a common blend

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 July 2025, 10:26 by Denis Chabrol Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and Suriname Alcoholic Beverages (SAB) are jointly working on a common blend in time for the Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC)-organised...

Suriname elects first woman head of state

CMC -Jennifer Geerlings-Simons Sunday became the first woman to be elected President of Suriname. Lawmakers supported the doctor and former parliamentary speaker more than a month after voters in this Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

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Malaria eradication in Suriname offers hope for Amazon neighbors

The declaration of Suriname as the first malaria-free Amazonian country by the World Health Organization should spur other countries in the region affected by illegal mining and high migration, say disease specialists. The small country on the...

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...

We owe it to the Ballot Box Martyrs to unite for free and fair elections

Dear Editor, ON July 16, we will be commemorating the brutal murder of our two exemplary comrades: Bholanauth Parmanand and Jagan Ramessar. These two young men were ruthlessly and brutally gunned down as they were among their villagers who were...

Hess Relinquishes Block 59 offshore Suriname after Failing to Find Partners

Hess Corp. decided to discontinue Block 59 exploration after failing to bring in new partners following Equinor ASA and Exxon Mobil Corp.’s withdrawal, Suriname’s national oil company said Tuesday. In July 2024 Norway’s majority state-owned...

Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation holds Annual General Meeting

– elects new Executive Board for 2025–2027 THE Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation Inc. (G.S.S.F.), an incorporated non-profit entity under the Companies Act 1991 and holder of charitable status, hosted its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, July 3,...