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FILE - Suriname's President Desi Bouterse, re-elected to a second, five-year term, attends his swearing-in ceremony in Paramaribo, Suriname, Aug. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Ertugrul Kilic, File)

Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79

By Gerold Rozenblad - Associated Press

A man sits on the banks of the Suriname River in Paramaribo, Suriname, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

French and U.S. companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname’s coast

By Gerold Rozenblad - Associated Press

Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, wife of Suriname's former President Desi Bouterse is surrounded by supporters as she speaks to the press outside her home in Paramaribo, Suriname, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. The former dictator, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Dec. 2023 for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities on Friday as planned. His wife told reporters that she did not know where he was and firmly stated, “He's not going to jail!" (AP Photo/Anthony Moeridjan)

Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents

Associated Press

Suriname gets new president, faces economic crisis

By HARMEN BOERBOOM - Associated Press

AP Explains: What awaits Suriname’s convicted president?

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In this Aug. 12, 2015, file photo, Suriname President Desire "Desi" Delano Bouterse observes a military parade, after being sworn in for his second term, in Paramaribo, Suriname. A Suriname court on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, convicted Bouterse in the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. (AP Photo/Ertugrul Kilic, File)

Court convicts Desi Bouterse, Suriname leader, in killings of 15 opponents

By Harmen Boerboom - The Washington Times

Police in Suriname seize historic 2,300 kilograms of cocaine

Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about refugees as he makes a statement to the media Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mike Pompeo blasts Democrats over ‘delay and obstruction’ of key State Department nominees

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017, AT 3:01 A.M. EDT - This March 10, 2017, photo shows the Red bauxite runs that for miles along the path to the now shuttered mining and mill operations that once made Suralco one of Surinam's largest employers. The company, a subsidiary of Alcoa, has promised to remediate the land upon their departure of the country. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Struggling country’s past, future shaped by Alcoa, aluminum

By RICH LORD and LEN BOSELOVIC and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Associated Press

Protests disrupt French Guiana, prompt US travel warning

By PIETER VAN MAELE - Associated Press

Signing ceremony of the mineral agreement between Surgold (Newmont) and the Republic of Suriname for the Merian project, Jim Hok, Minister of Natural Resources (left) Adriaan Van Kersen, Managing Director of Surgold (right).

Newmont starts $1 billion gold-mining project

By P.D. Paulin

Suriname&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Exports By Major Product Group: 2013

Suriname’s macroeconomic developments and outlook

Security and beyond: Suriname and the U.S. deepen their bilateral ties

By Katrina Lamb

Suriname's President Desire Delano Bouterse speaks at the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)

New power plant meets rising demand

By P.D. Paulin

IAMGOLD’s 10-year-old open-pit Rosebel gold mine at dawn. (Photo: Courtesy or IAMGOLD)

Toronto-based IAMGOLD upbeat about Suriname gold mining operations

By P.D. Paulin

The Port of Paramaribo, a mid-sized facility known locally as Nieuwe Haven, is situated along the Suriname River in the capital of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy N.V. Havenbeheer)

Port of Paramaribo serves growing region

By P.D. Paulin

Rising sea levels from melting glaciers, ice caps, and the oceans' thermal expansion could eventually flood the low-lying capital of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

Staying ‘green’ to keep the ocean at bay

By P.D. Paulin

Robert Ameerali, Vice President of Suriname. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

Open for business: Suriname looks to grow and broaden its investment opportunities

By Katrina Lamb

As one of the world’s most ethnically and culturally diverse countries, Suriname has many colorful street festivals for visitors to enjoy. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

Tourism industry poised for growth

By P.D. Paulin

The Arya Dewaker Hindu Temple in Paramaribo (Photo: Courtesy Wilderness Explorers)

A mosaic of cultural and religious diversity

By Katrina Lamb