Curaçao Shipyard Eyes €100 Million Expansion to Tap Guyana and Suriname Oil Boom

  WILLEMSTAD – More than €100 million could be invested in the further modernization and expansion of Curaçao’s shipyard under an ambitious investment program designed to position the facility for growing opportunities in the offshore oil and gas …

Indonesia, Suriname explore cooperation on shared Javanese heritage

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Culture Ministry is exploring cultural cooperation with Suriname to promote national heritage globally, drawing on the shared Javanese heritage of the two countries. “The Javanese community in Suriname is a cultural asset …

Curaçao Shipyard Eyes €100 Million Expansion as Guyana and Suriname Oil Boom Creates New Market

  WILLEMSTAD – Curaçao's ship-repair industry could become a major beneficiary of the rapidly expanding offshore energy industries in Guyana and Suriname, with a proposed investment program of more than €100 million intended to prepare the island's …

Grid operators increasingly recruit knowledge migrants from South Africa, Suriname

A pivot into increased use of solar energy, on top of traditional energy, in the Netherlands has long meant that the local grid operators have to deal with a high chance of grid overload. For that, the companies need trained engineers and IT professionals …

Suriname: Can Fintech Prepare the Country for an Oil Boom?

The following is an overview of the fintech ecosystem and its relation to wider economic development of Suriname in 2026.    Suriname has approximately two years to prepare for an economic transformation unlike anything in its modern history. Around 150 …

Guyana-Suriname ferry service resumes after ban on MV Canawaima lifted

Former Suriname Defence Minister is new ambassador to Guyana

Last Updated on Friday, 28 August 2026, 9:05 by Denis Chabrol Suriname’s newly-sworn Ambassador to Guyana, Ivan FernaldFormer Suriname Defence Minister Ivan Fernald is his country’s new ambassador to Guyana, and already he President Jennifer Geerlings- …

Guyana-Suriname ferry resumes operations

Last Updated on Friday, 28 August 2026, 7:35 by Denis Chabrol The MV Canawaima ferry will today- Friday- resume operations across the Corentyne River after the ban was lifted by the Maritime Authority of Suriname, government here said. “Following …

MV Canawaima restarts Guyana/Suriname ferry service today

Suriname has lifted its suspension of the M.V. Canawaima service, paving the way for the restart of the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname. The vessel was taken out of service last week for maintenance after safety and other concerns were raised by …

SURINAME-LABOUR-Government to provide 15 per cent salary increase to civil servants