Baby stabbed to death in Suriname

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – Police have arrested one person after a one-year-old baby died after being stabbed during a domestic violence situation on Thursday night. Police said that they went to the scene at Cocobiacoweg on the outskirts of the...

Key Details Announced for Round One of the 2026 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Qualifiers

30 teams will participate in Round One of the tournament, competing for eight spots in the Final Round Aruba, Bermuda, Curaçao, and Nicaragua, confirmed as hosts The official draw is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2025 Miami, FL (Friday, October 10, 2025)...

CBC Women’s Championship 2025 schedule announced

MIAMI (United States) – The FIBA Americas Regional Office, in collaboration with the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF), has announced the schedule for the Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championship 2025 (CBC), which will be held from November 12...

Study finds lower vaccine uptake in children from certain socioeconomic and migration backgrounds

In the Netherlands, the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) was established in 1957. This programme provides free and voluntary vaccinations against 13 serious infectious diseases and has drastically reduced child and young adult mortality...

Belize Women’s National Team set for Concacaf W Qualifiers: Home opener vs Haiti on Sunday, November 30

Views: 13 Views: 13 Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2025. 10:18 am CST. BWNT – Photo Credit: FFB By Rubén Morales Iglesias: 🇧🇿 The Belize Women’s National Team (BWNT) is gearing up for the Concacaf W Qualifiers, with four key fixtures set between...

“There will always be demand in the Netherlands for fresh Surinamese fruit and vegetables”

In the Saramacca district, among green fields and sunlit greenhouses, Bhiesnoe Gopal and his wife Madhevi have been running the cultivation and export company Gopex since 1998. With about 80 acres of land, partly open-air, partly under plastic,...

Hindi called global language at Hindi Divas commemoration at the UN

The Permanent Mission of India to the UN (PMI) organized a Hindi Divas celebration at the UN headquarters in New York on October 9, 2025. PHOTO: Courtesy PMI. United Nations – The contribution of Bollywood Films to popularizing Hindi language and...

Indigenous communities take centre stage at Fourth Indigenous Peoples Conference

News Newsday 6 Hrs Ago Members of the Wainaro Lokono (Awarak) group from Suriname at the Indigenous Peoples Conference, La Horquetta Public Library, La Horquetta on October 6. - Photos by Lincoln Holder MEMBERS of indigenous communities across the...

Suriname special

Bananas, long beans, Asian vegetables, passion fruit, a large-scale avocado project in the pipeline, and tomatoes in a demo and test greenhouse. Suriname has it all. Admittedly, commercial cultivation of fruit and vegetables is still in its...

Former Guyana Women’s Golf champ Deo, thrilled to be back in action

Oct 08, 2025 Sports (Kaieteur Sports) One of Guyana’s premier Women golfers, Dr. Joaan said she’s thrilled to be back on the Fairways and Greens, following some time away from the game. One of Guyana’s women’s golfers Dr. Joaan Deo is eager to...

Photo report of two unique supermarket chains in Paramaribo

There's certainly no shortage of fruits and vegetables in Suriname. That abundance isn't just thanks to the country's tropical climate, which allows for a wide range of crops, but also to its rich and complex history—especially the events that...

Global immigration news round up

This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from Denmark, Hong Kong, Namibia, Portugal and Qatar. Denmark: No residence permits for nurse authorisations On 7 October 2025, the...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department. GREENBELT, Md. — The Trump administration went through unusual channels to select Uganda as the final...

Ramaleela & Ravan Dahan in Georgetown revitalises living bridge of shared culture, traditions 

Coinciding with Dussehra, the High Commission of India in collaboration with the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Surabhi – an Indian community ladies group affiliated to the High Commission, and members of the Indian community and diaspora...

DP World's Patricia Baez Talks End-to-End Workforce Development: Women in Supply Chain

Patricia Baez, SVP, People, Americas Region for DP World, was named a recipient of the 2025 Women in Supply Chain award, presented by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive and sponsored by Let's Talk Supply Chain, in the Workforce...

OP-ED: Big Tobacco Calls It Harm Reduction, Caribbean Youth Calls It Profiting From Addiction

Why is the Caribbean suddenly the focus of lobbying by groups like the World Vapers’ Alliance, Smoke Free Sweden and We Are Innovation? The answer is clear: our region is being targeted as an entry point for industry-driven narratives designed to...

Attin-Johnson, Briggs join senior women’s staff

Two new mem­bers have been added to the se­nior women’s foot­ball team ahead of the World Cup Qual­i­fiers start­ing in No­vem­ber. Con­fir­ma­tion came yes­ter­day that for­mer na­tion­al mid­field­er Maylee At­tin-John­son has been re­cruit­ed...

Indigenous team develops cutting-edge system to protect river in the Amazon: 'The future remains in their hands'

A fleet of solar-powered canoes is quietly reshaping life along Amazonian rivers, giving Indigenous communities a greener, more independent future. As reported by Mongabay, a project called Kara Solar, led by Indigenous engineers and community...

An insider’s guide to Diwali in New Zealand: Traditions, food and how to join the Festival of Lights

Why is it called ‘Diwali’? The word Diwali, also sometimes pronounced Divali, comes from the Sanskrit word Deepavali, meaning “row of lights”. The light refers to lighted diya (little oil lamps, traditionally made from terracotta). The celebration...

Suriname pledges to shield 90% of forests, far beyond global conservation goal

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Suriname’s government has pledged to permanently protect 90% of its tropical forests, a move conservationists say is among the most ambitious commitments to climate and biodiversity ever made by an Amazonian nation. The...