Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists.

Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists.
Suriname will distribute revenues from new oil and gas discoveries among its more than 600,000 citizens.
Twelve countries, representing the Amazon, Congo Basin and Southeast Asia, join pact for rainforest funding.
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela sign declaration to safeguard the Amazon.
The Latin American country had said it does not have the funds to build the controversial embassy.
The Leticia Pact signed by 7 South American Amazonian nations was supposed to protect the world’s largest rainforest.
The destruction is fuelled by logging, farming, ranching, mining and infrastructure projects on forest land.
Pompeo becomes the first US secretary of state to visit the two South American states where oil was recently discovered.
A big win for the opposition would likely end the longtime rule of President Bouterse, who was convicted of murder.
The charismatic president stands a fair chance of holding onto power as the country elects a new National Assembly.
As elections loom and protests rattle the region, here are the stories to look out for this year.
Desi Bouterse found guilty of killing 15 political opponents in 1982, two years after he seized power in a coup.
As controversial new leaders find their feet and crises continue, here are the stories to look out for this year.
Foreign Minister Stef Blok calls Suriname ‘a failed state’ and says ethnic divisions are genetically determined.