Topic - Paramaribo

Paramaribo (, nickname: Par′bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. - Source: Wikipedia

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Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, wife of Suriname's former President Desi Bouterse is surrounded by supporters as she speaks to the press outside her home in Paramaribo, Suriname, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. The former dictator, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Dec. 2023 for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities on Friday as planned. His wife told reporters that she did not know where he was and firmly stated, “He's not going to jail!" (AP Photo/Anthony Moeridjan)

Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents

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FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2010 file photo, Suriname's President Desi Bouterse attends a military parade after his swearing-in ceremony in Paramaribo, Suriname. Suriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict in Dec 2024 in the years-long judicial process over the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents that deeply scarred the South American country. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017, AT 3:01 A.M. EDT - This March 10, 2017, photo shows the Red bauxite runs that for miles along the path to the now shuttered mining and mill operations that once made Suralco one of Surinam's largest employers. The company, a subsidiary of Alcoa, has promised to remediate the land upon their departure of the country. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Struggling country’s past, future shaped by Alcoa, aluminum

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As one of the world’s most ethnically and culturally diverse countries, Suriname has many colorful street festivals for visitors to enjoy. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

Tourism industry poised for growth

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Rising sea levels from melting glaciers, ice caps, and the oceans' thermal expansion could eventually flood the low-lying capital of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

Staying ‘green’ to keep the ocean at bay

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The Port of Paramaribo, a mid-sized facility known locally as Nieuwe Haven, is situated along the Suriname River in the capital of Paramaribo. (Photo: Courtesy N.V. Havenbeheer)

Port of Paramaribo serves growing region

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The Government of Suriname is building bridges to connect remote communities to economic and social life.
(Photo: Courtesy Government of Suriname)

Suriname buzzes with infrastructure construction

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