Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has been elected as Suriname's first female president, receiving parliamentary approval to lead the economically troubled South American nation, Al Jazeera reported on Monday ...

The letter was sent by the Collaboration of Tribal Peoples in Suriname (KAMPOS), a collective representing the country’s African descendant groups, and the Association of Indigenous Village ...

Simons, a 71-year-old physician and congresswoman, has been elected as Suriname's first female president by the country's ...

Bailliet's message is a rallying call for governments, international organizations, and civil society to correct historic ...

Community leaders, including those from the Collaboration of Tribal Peoples in Suriname and the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders, expressed frustration in an August letter, stating, “We ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname 's parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons ...

Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health ...

Indigenous communities in Suriname have sued their government to withdraw an agreement with Chinalco (Aluminum Corporation of China Limited), to dig for bauxite near the village of Bakhuis in the ...

Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old physician and lawmaker to lead the crisis-hit ...