Jennifer Geerlings-Simons to lead the impoverished Latin American country through crisis before oil wealth arrives.

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 ...

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname’s first female president on Sunday after her party’s May legislative ...

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Suriname 's parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country's ...

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 ...

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

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

Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that ...

Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates the original people of North America. It’s often held up as a counter holiday to Columbus Day, seen by some as a celebration of the continent’s colonization.