Suriname's parliament has elected its first female president, voting doctor and former parliamentary speaker Jennifer Simons to lead the South American country.

The 71-year-old former opposition leader, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons was left the sole candidate for president after her ...

Geerlings-Simons will now be tasked with steering the Dutch-speaking country of 646,000 people ... project. Suriname is one ...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has been elected as Suriname’s first woman President on Sunday, after her parties' victory in the ...

Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the ...

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

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

Opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is set to become Suriname's first woman president after her rivals decided ...

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Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to be declared free of malaria, WHO announced this week.

Suriname on Monday, June 30, 2025, became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly ...