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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03SANTODOMINGO4548 |
CARIBBEAN ISSUES CONFERENCE: EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) Embassy Santo Domingo strongly supports the proposal of a Caribbean issues conference and expects to nominate an Embassy participant. 2. (SBU) In response to para 8 inquiry concerning possible Dominican participants we have the following comments: - - Frederic Emam Zade, Director [...] |
2003-08-28 12:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BB BF DR GY JM PINR TD NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO1 |
SURINAME INTRODUCES SURINAME DOLLAR TO BOLSTER [...] Summary: On January 1, 2004, Suriname will launch its new currency, the Surinamese dollar. The new currency will be set at an exchange rate of SR$ 2.80 to one USD, versus Sf 2,800 to one USD. According to Central Bank President Andre Telting, the introduction of the new currency is meant to [...] |
2004-01-02 18:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON EFIN NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO116 |
DEMARCHE ON MAKING A POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-11 10:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL NS IAEA |
| 04PARAMARIBO117 |
MILITARY OFFICER VOICES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR AN [...] (C) Summary. During a February 7 press "Information Day" hosted by Suriname's National Army, a military officer, Major Goerdeyal, called on the Surinamese Government to sign an Article 98 agreement with the United States or face losing US military assistance. Goerdeyal declared that the day [...] |
2004-02-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO121 |
SURINAME: WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP [...] PER REF B, EMBASSY PARAMARIBO IS PLEASED TO CONFIRM THAT SURINAME WILL ATTEND THE MARCH 21-26 WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE (WW2BW) IN MIAMI (REF A). MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PERMANENT SECRETARY JASWANT SAHTOE HAS CONFIRMED THE FIVE-PERSON SURINAMESE DELEGATION WILL BE COMPR [...] |
2004-02-12 10:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO126 |
LOCAL PUNDIT'S CRITICISM OF FTAA GETS BIG MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: A JANUARY 19 EDITORIAL BY LOCAL PUNDIT NICO WAAGMEESTER CRITICIZED THE FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS (FTAA) PROCESS FOR STRAYING FROM THE ORIGINAL IDEALS OF DEVELOPMENT, DEMOCRACY, FREE TRADE, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. WAAGMEESTER, A MEMBER OF THE CONSERVATIVE EMPLOYERS' UNION ( [...] |
2004-02-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EMIN NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO128 |
SURINAME BANS IMPORT OF US CHICKEN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-12 18:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO157 |
DEMARCHE ON WHO GLOBAL STRATEGY ON DIET, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AORC PREL NS WHO |
| 04PARAMARIBO165 |
DEMARCHE TO OAS MEMBERS STATES [...] THE FOREIGN MINISTER IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY UNTIL MARCH 2, 2004. AMBASSADOR MADE REFTEL POINTS TO THE ACTING PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, A FORMER AMBASSADOR TO VENEZUELA. HE WAS AWARE OF THE FEBRUARY 13 OAS/TCC STATEMENT AND UNDERSTOOD OUR CONCERNS. HE INDICATED [...] |
2004-02-23 19:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM VE NS OAS |
| 04PARAMARIBO169 |
TEACHER UNION STRIKE FORCES CASH-STRAPPED [...] In the first case of labor unrest this year, the Union of High School Teachers (BVL) began a strike on February 17 to protest the government's refusal to fulfill terms of a 1998 agreement between the Wijdenbosch administration (1996- 2000) and civil servants. In response, Minister of Educati [...] |
2004-02-24 19:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO175 |
ICAO'S MEETING IN CAIRO: SURINAME REGRETS [...] PER REFTEL REQUEST, ON FEBRUARY 20 THE EMBASSY DISCUSSED THE ICAO FACILITATION DIVISION (FAL/12) MEETING TO BE HELD IN CAIRO FROM MARCH 22 TO APRIL 2, 2004, WITH SURINAME'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY DIRECTOR VIVIAN HANENBERG. HANENBERG RESPONDED THAT THE GOS WAS UNABLE TO SEND A DELEGATION [...] |
2004-02-26 18:42:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EC EG NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO183 |
SURINAMESE MINISTER OF DEFENSE DISAVOWS PRESS [...] (U) SURINAMESE DEFENSE/ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER RONALD ASSEN DISAVOWED TO THE EMBASSY A HEADLINE STORY IN THE FEBRUARY 25 EDITION OF THE LOCAL DAILY DE WARE TIJD, IN WHICH HE REPORTEDLY DECLARED SURINAME'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT HAITIAN REFUGEES IF THE SITUATION IN HAITI DETERIORATES. CONTRAR [...] |
2004-02-27 19:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO184 |
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT SURINAME: TRADE, [...] ACCORDING TO THE FEBRUARY 24 EDITION OF THE LOCAL DAILY "DE WARE TIJD," SURINAMESE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MICHAEL JONG TJIEN FA ANNOUNCED DURING LOCAL CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS ON FEBRUARY 20 A VISIT BY BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LUS INCIO LULA DA SILVA TO SURINAME AT THE END OF MARCH/EARLY APRI [...] |
2004-02-27 19:24:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAGR ETRD NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO187 |
CIVAIR: SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA, ADOPTING A REGIONAL [...] IN RESPONSE TO THE FEBRUARY 26 REQUEST BY FAA DESK OFFICER FOR NIGERIA AND AFRICAN MULTILATERAL ISSUES FOREST RAWLS, THE EMBASSY PURCHASED ECONOMY-CLASS TICKETS FOR VIVIAN HANENBERG, DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY, TO ATTEND A MISSION IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, FROM MARCH 8-12, [...] |
2004-03-02 19:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EAID PREL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO195 |
SURINAME SHOCKED OVER GUYANA TAKING IT TO UNCLOS TO [...] UPON THEIR MARCH 2 RETURN TO SURINAME AFTER A VISIT TO CHINA, SURINAMESE PRESIDENT VENETIAAN AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MARIE LEVENS ANNOUNCED SURINAME'S INTENT TO CAREFULLY STUDY THE CASE BROUGHT AGAINST SURINAME BY GUYANA BEFORE UN CONVENTION OF THE LAW OF THE SEAS (UNCLOS) REGARDING T [...] |
2004-03-04 18:02:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS NS GY |
| 04PARAMARIBO197 |
SURINAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER LEVENS EXPRESSES [...] Following her return from a visit to China, Surinamese Foreign Minister, Marie Levens announced publicly that Suriname stands behind CARICOM on Haiti and is concerned about allegations made by ex-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide that the US forced him out of Haiti. Levens suggested that if t [...] |
2004-03-04 18:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR KPAO NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO200 |
SIXTH WESTERN HEMISPHER ENERGY MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-05 18:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO203 |
SURINAME POLITICAL PARTY SNAPSHOT: PALU: THE [...] Established in 1977, the Progressive Workers and Farmers Union (PALU) is yet another marginal party trying to escape extinction in Suriname's crowded political scene. Under the leadership of party leader Iwan Krolis, the mostly Creole party of 1,000 members uses its single National Assembly [...] |
2004-03-08 18:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO225 |
SURINAME: NO LIKELY HUMANITARIAN AID FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-11 18:42:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL EAID NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO31 |
SURINAME RECEIVED US TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT B. [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-16 10:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD NS WTO |
| 04PARAMARIBO33 |
SURINAME TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE TO THE COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-16 10:37:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM NS UN |
| 04PARAMARIBO35 |
SURINAME: WHITE WATER TO BLUE WATER PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-16 10:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO39 |
IIP U.S. RICE POLICY SPEAKER DR. GAIL CRAMER WINS [...] Dr. Gail Cramer, the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at Louisiana State University, educated Surinamers about U.S. Rice Policy during an October 12-16 visit to Suriname. He met with a variety of government officials, politicians, rice farmers and exporters b [...] |
2004-01-16 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR PREL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO44 |
SURINAME'S SERVICE-STATION OWNERS DEMAND HIGHER [...] (U) On January 6, Suriname's service-station owners threatened to resume a December 2003 strike to protest the government's refusal to negotiate an increase in profit margins, which had remained stagnant since a 1999 agreement. Since that agreement, service-station owners have suffered a stea [...] |
2004-01-16 18:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PBTS FR NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO454 |
THANK YOU NOTE FROM MINISTER LEVENS [...] IN A DIPLOMATIC NOTE RECEIVED JUNE 17, THE SURINAMESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REQUESTED THAT POST FORWARD A THANK YOU NOTE FROM THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MARIA E. LEVENS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN L. POWELL. THE SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL BE FORWARDED VIA POUCH TO STATE, WHA/CAR, FO [...] |
2004-06-17 18:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO464 |
SURINAMESE DEFENSE MINISTER SHARES VIEWS ON [...] (U) DURING THE JUNE 14 OPENING OF A COURSE ENTITLED "THE THEORIES AND REALITIES OF THE SECURITY OF SMALL STATES" SPONSORED BY ANTON DE KOM UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SURINAMESE MINISTER OF DEFENSE RONALD ASSEN PROVIDED A RARE GLIMPSE OF SURINAME'S DEFENSE STANDPOI [...] |
2004-06-22 19:23:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO476 |
PRESIDENT VENETIAAN PRESENTS SYMPATHY LETTER [...] THE EMBASSY RECEIVED ON JUNE 22 A DIPLOMATIC NOTE WITH A SYMPATHY LETTER ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT BUSH BY PRESIDENT VENETIAAN MARKING THE DEATH OF FORMER PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN. THE SIGNED ORIGINAL WILL BE FORWARDED VIA POUCH TO WHA/CAR FOR APPROPRIATE HANDLING. PRESIDENT VENETIAAN ALSO PERS [...] |
2004-06-29 10:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO483 |
SURINAMESE BANANA LABOR UNION SEEKS REREFENDUM TO [...] IN A JUNE 15 ARTICLE IN LOCAL DAILY "DAGBLAD SURINAME," JARIKABA BANANA WORKERS UNION (JWB) SECRETARY STUART CODRINGTON ANNOUNCED THAT THE UNION HAD FILED A REQUEST WITH THE GOVERNMENT MEDIATION COUNCIL (BR) TO HOLD A REFERENDUM AMONG WORKERS IN SURINAME'S REVIVED BANANA SECTOR. HE DECLA [...] |
2004-07-02 18:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO502 |
UNEMPLOYED MAROONS PROTESTING LACK OF JOB [...] After two days of unrest, protesters who had been disrupting operations of the Canadian gold mining company Cambior, in Suriname's Brokopondo district, decided to seek a peaceful resolution to address their key demand. Displeased with Cambior's alleged employment practices, protesters called [...] |
2004-07-12 17:48:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO504 |
SURINAME: MULLING OVER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED CUBAN AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Cuban and Haitian migrants at Guantanamo Naval Base to Surinamese Foreign Minister Marie Levens on July 9, and asked for Suriname's assistance in providing a resettlement opportunity for [...] |
2004-07-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SMIG MARR HA XL NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO514 |
NEW POLL SHOWS INCREASING SUPPORT FOR FORMER [...] A poll taken of voters residing in Suriname's capital Paramaribo by a respected polling organization revealed the extent of voters' dissatisfaction with the ruling New Front coalition ahead of the upcoming May 2005 elections. Poll results indicate that former President Jules Wijdenbosch (199 [...] |
2004-07-14 17:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NS DESI BOUTERSE |
| 04PARAMARIBO515 |
FORMER MILITARY STRONGMAN DESI BOUTERSE'S PARTY [...] (U) Suriname's National Democratic Party (NDP), led by former military strongman Desi Bouterse, voted to dissolve the Millennium Combination, the country's largest opposition coalition, on July 12. The move came after NDP's two coalition partners, Democratic Alternative (DA) and KTPI, publi [...] |
2004-07-14 19:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV NS DESI BOUTERSE |
| 04PARAMARIBO523 |
SURINAME CLINCHES CARICOM'S SUPPORT FOR ITS [...] During their July 5-8 meeting in Grenada, CARICOM heads of state endorsed the nomination of Surinamese diplomat Albert Ramdin for the position of Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of the American States. Ramdin is currently the Caribbean Affairs Advisor to OAS Secretary General [...] |
2004-07-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC NS OAS |
| 04PARAMARIBO527 |
JAZZ AMBASSADORS THRILL CROWDS IN SURINAME, HELP [...] On July 8-11, the Embassy hosted Jazz Ambassadors Deborah Davis and a Few Good Men in the first ever visit of a Jazz Ambassadors group to Suriname. The dynamic quartet thrilled school children in a workshop entitled "What is Jazz?," invitees to a private concert at the Ambassador's residence [...] |
2004-07-19 19:07:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO529 |
SURINAME TO CONDUCT NEW CENSUS IN AUGUST [...] According to Surinamese media reports, the National Assembly unanimously approved legislation on July 8 to permit the conduct of a new census in August. The census will be undertaken by the General Statistics Bureau (ABS) August 2-15 and will be financed by the government and the Inter Ameri [...] |
2004-07-20 18:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO545 |
CHINESE DELEGATION VISIT TO SURINAME: JUST REGULAR [...] In a July 22 conversation with the Embassy, Political Officer Yumin Zhao of the Chinese Embassy downplayed a recent visit by a delegation from the Peoples National Congress to Suriname. Zhao stressed that the July 6-9 visit was part of a regular orientation of Chinese government officials to [...] |
2004-07-27 13:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI CH NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO58 |
SURINAME PROPOSES NEW ROUND OF BORDER TALKS WITH [...] SURINAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER MARIE LEVENS ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 11 PLANS TO CONTINUE TALKS WITH GUYANA OVER THE ONGOING BORDER DISPUTE NEXT MONTH. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CAME ON THE HEELS OF PUBLIC STATEMENTS BY GUYANESE FOREIGN MINISTER RUDY INSANALLY, WHO, DURING A RECENT TRIP TO EASTERN GUYANA, [...] |
2004-01-23 12:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NS GY |
| 04PARAMARIBO7 |
HIGH LEVEL PUSH FOR US CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-05 17:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NS UN |
| 04PARAMARIBO76 |
DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTION OF REFORM- [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-29 10:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL NS CDG UNGA |
| 04PARAMARIBO8 |
SURINAME FAVORS A MEANINGFUL DECLARATION AT THE [...] (C) Surinamese Foreign Minister Levens told the Ambassador January 5 that Suriname supports the US vision for a meaningful declaration at the Monterey Special Summit of the Americas, which Surinamese President Venetiaan will attend. In addition to firm commitments with firm time frames, Leve [...] |
2004-01-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSUM MARR AMGT NS OAS |
| 04PARAMARIBO80 |
PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S VISIT TO THE SPECIAL SUMMIT [...] (U) THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT RONALD VENETIAAN AND OTHER SURINAMESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY MICHAEL JONG TJIEN FA, TO THE SPECIAL SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS IN MONTEREY, MEXICO, RECEIVED MUCH PRESS ATTENTION IN SURINAME. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, UPON HIS RE [...] |
2004-01-30 10:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR ECON KHIV NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO9 |
SURINAME IMPOSES TEMPORARY BAN ON IMPORT OF US BEEF [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO97 |
THE 17TH FTAA TRADE NEGOTIATION COMMITTEE MEETING, [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-04 17:07:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTIA NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO98 |
CST GENTIAN COMPLETES OUTSTANDING TRAINING AND [...] FOLLOWING ITS SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO GUYANA (REFTEL), CST GENTIAN SAILED INTO PARAMARIBO JANUARY 21 AND COMPLETED A HIGHLY PRAISED PROGRAM OF TRAINING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS. THE AMBASSADOR MET THE GENTIAN AT SEA ON A SURINAMESE PILOT VESSEL AND SAILED INTO PORT WITH THE GENTIAN'S CREW TO BEGIN T [...] |
2004-02-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS MARR KPAO NS |
| 04THEHAGUE406 |
SCHIPHOL INTERDICTION - MINISTRY OF JUSTICE CLAIMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Seeing positive results from its efforts to cut off the flow of cocaine from the Caribbean through Schiphol, the Justice Ministry is expanding its interdiction efforts to cover couriers of "small" amounts of drugs and to flights from Suriname. The Ministry is exploring ways to sh [...] |
2004-02-18 14:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM NS NL |
| 05BRASILIA763 |
BRAZIL RESPONSE TO OAS SOCIAL CHARTER DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On March 21, Poloff delivered reftel demarche --regarding the chairmanship of the OAS Working Group to draft the OAS Social Charter and Action Plan-- to Counselor Mariangela Rebua, Head of the Division of Social Affairs, and her Deputy, Adriano Silva Pucci, at Brazil's Foreign Ministry. [...] |
2005-03-21 14:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI BH GY MX XL XM NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO647 |
PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: Surinamese President Ronald Venetiaan marked the start of the new parliamentary year with his constitutionally required "State of the Republic" speech on October 3, which includes a presentation of the country's budget for the coming year. Successfully past the election period, the ne [...] |
2005-10-05 19:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PREL NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO679 |
REQUEST TO SUPPORT U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD NS WTRO |
| 05PARAMARIBO680 |
BOUTERSE CALLS FOR MASS PROTESTS TO BRING DOWN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-19 17:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO687 |
TOWARD A MORE OBJECTIVE VIEW OF THE CHAVEZ [...] On the same day that the leading paper carried a front page story praising a Cuban-Venezuelan program providing eye treatment to impoverished Surinamers, another paper carried an article noting that Chavez' traditional supporters are beginning to turn against him. The opinion piece written by [...] |
2005-10-21 16:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NS PKAO |
| 05PARAMARIBO688 |
WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR NS WTO |
| 05PARAMARIBO690 |
PRESS REPORT ON DESECRATION OF HUMAN REMAINS BY [...] Local press has carried AP reports of alleged desecration of human remains in Afghanistan. There has to date been no comment, but in Suriname pundits and editorialists are often slow to pick up story. 2. Ambassador used points in reftel in letters to leaders of two largest Muslim organiza [...] |
2005-10-21 19:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PREL NS PKAO |
| 05PARAMARIBO698 |
SURINAME - SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-26 19:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KSUM NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO699 |
DEMARCHE: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS STAND ALONE [...] Per reftel, on October 26 post delivered points to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Trade and Industry, and the Minister of Labor, Technological Development and Environment. The Ministers' provided no initial reaction 2. Post will report any further comments from the Govern [...] |
2005-10-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KSUM NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO701 |
DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot paid an official visit to Suriname on October 21 to discuss the future of bilateral relations and prepare for a visit by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Balkenende next month. Bot and his Surinamese counterparts discussed expanding law enforcement coop [...] |
2005-10-28 10:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO714 |
SURINAME - WHA ECONOMIC OFFICERS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EAID NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO715 |
SURINAME - WHA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ECPS AMGT NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO721 |
SOFA WITH SURINAME IN FORCE [...] On November 1, the Embassy received a diplomatic note dated October 20 from Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming acceptance of the text of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) proposed in the Embassy's note of April 11, 2005. The SOFA was approved by Suriname's Parliament on June 2 [...] |
2005-11-04 18:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PGOV NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO723 |
CUBA AND VENEZUELA GARNER HEADLINES FOR PROVIDING [...] (SBU) Summary. The Governments of Cuba (GOS) and Venezuela (GOV) are jointly funding a new medical assistance program to Suriname that provides eye treatment and surgery to impoverished Surinamers. The new Minister of Health Celsius Waterberg publicly praised the project, which has provided C [...] |
2005-11-04 18:31:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TBIO SOCI NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO725 |
Possible Venzuelan Meddling [...] (C) A member of Desi Bouterse's National Democratic Party (NDP) claims Bouterse is receiving funding and tacit political support from Venezuela. End summary 2. (C) A member of the Mission has been told by a self described member of the NDP that former military dictator Desi Bouterse has made [...] |
2005-11-07 18:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO736 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES ARTICLE 98 WITH NEW FOREIGN [...] (U) During a November 10 meeting with Suriname's recently installed Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk, the Ambassador emphasized the USG's ongoing desire to sign an Article 98 agreement with Suriname, clarified possible points of misunderstanding, and provided sample agr [...] |
2005-11-14 17:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO737 |
SURINAME'S REACTION TO THE SUMMIT OF AMERICAS [...] (U) Commenting on the Summit of the Americas (SOA) on his return from Argentina, Surinamese President Venetiaan remarked that for the first time, the final declaration included consideration of the position of small countries with weak and vulnerable economies, such as those of the CARICOM mem [...] |
2005-11-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD ECON PREL PGOV NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO745 |
Iran Resolution Third Committee Vote [...] (SBU) Ambassador spoke with Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Frederick Boekstaaf, on Tuesday, November 15 regarding Iran Resolution Third Committee. She urged Suriname to oppose no action motion and to support Iran resolution. Noting Suriname's membership in OIC, she asked [...] |
2005-11-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM NS UNHRC |
| 05PARAMARIBO746 |
INTER-AMERICAN CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCIP PGOV PREL NS OAS |
| 05PARAMARIBO748 |
SURINAME FACES POSSIBLE GAS STATION STRIKE IN [...] (U) Summary: On Monday November 14 gas station operators throughout Suriname shut down all pumps in order to focus public attention on their demands for an increased share of the profit margin on the fixed price of gasoline. This strike comes at an inopportune time for the government as it fa [...] |
2005-11-18 17:42:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD ENRG PREL NS PROG |
| 05PARAMARIBO756 |
DEMARCHE ON IMO CANDIDACY - SURINAME [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-22 18:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC NS IMO |
| 05PARAMARIBO764 |
INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC FLU - SURINAME [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-28 17:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO766 |
RESOLVING SURINAME'S DEBTS [...] (C) The Governor of the Central bank is embarrassed by the debt owed to the USG and would like to find a way to clear the books. See action request at para 6. End Summary. 2. (C) The widely respected Governor of Suriname's Central Bank, Andre Telting, sought the Ambassador out at a dinner h [...] |
2005-11-28 17:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO768 |
THE BATTLE FOR THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF SURINAME'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Suriname's "Maroon" population came to political prominence in the 2005 elections, with their five seats in parliament the key to the governing coalition's thin margin (29 of 51 National Assembly seats). The Maroons are descendants of escaped African slaves living primarily in t [...] |
2005-11-29 09:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO774 |
BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO778 |
USPTO JANUARY 2006 ACADEMY ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 17:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO788 |
PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S OUTLOOK SPEECH ECHOES [...] Summary: President Ronald Venetiaan's annual "government outlook" speech before Suriname's National Assembly articulated his administration's plans and policies for the next five years. The President projected that his government's economic policies will bring about significant growth over th [...] |
2005-12-06 16:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO790 |
SURINAME TO SIGN ARTICLE 98? [...] (C) Summary: Surinamese President Venetiaan announced in an appearance before the National Assembly on December 6 that Suriname intends both to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to sign an Article 98 agreement with the United States. A subsequent conversation with the Presiden [...] |
2005-12-07 17:50:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO810 |
SURINAME'S FOREIGN CURRENCY RATING IMPROVES, BUT [...] (U) The credit-rating agency Standard and Poor's recently improved the outlook on Suriname's foreign currency rating from stable to positive. The agency affirmed the outlook on local currency as stable and assigned 'B-' and 'B' ratings on long term foreign and long term local currency, respec [...] |
2005-12-13 17:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO811 |
EARLY OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT'S STATED INTENTION [...] (U) Summary. In an appearance before the National Assembly on December 6, Surinamese President Ronald Venetiaan announced that Suriname intends both to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sign an Article 98 agreement with the United States. (See reftel). Since then a spattering of [...] |
2005-12-13 18:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR EAID NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO815 |
BOLIVIA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-14 18:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NS BO |
| 05PARAMARIBO828 |
PROPOSED ARTICLE 98 SIGNING STIRS CRITICAL [...] (U) Summary. President Venetiaan's December 6 statement that Suriname plans to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sign a bilateral non-surrender (Article 98) agreement with the United States continues to reverberate in the press. It has been given new life by an Amnesty Internatio [...] |
2005-12-20 18:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO831 |
SOUTHCOM VISIT SUCCESSFULLY FOSTERS CLOSER [...] (U) Summary. General John Craddock, Combatant Commander of U.S. Southern Command, visited Suriname for six hours on December 16 and made office calls to President Ronald Venetiaan, Minister of Defense Ivan Fernald, and Commander of the Armed Forces Colonel Ernst Mercuur. He also had lunch wi [...] |
2005-12-20 19:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PGOV EAID NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO836 |
FUTURE BRIGHT AS STATE-OWNED OIL COMPANY TURNS 25 [...] (U) On December 13 Suriname's state-owned oil company, Staatsolie, celebrated its 25th anniversary and said farewell to the man who has led the company since the beginning, Eddy Jharap. In his retirement speech Jharap highlighted the company's financial success and described the highs and low [...] |
2005-12-23 11:56:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON KTDB PREL NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO838 |
SURINAME: RESPONSE ON USDA DEBT [...] Post is in receipt of reftel. Post will suggest to the Debt Management Office that it contact Mr. Erickson directly to discuss a possible repayment schedule. Presumably, Erickson has already responded to letter of May 13, 2005 from Debt Management Office to advise them that no terms are avail [...] |
2005-12-23 16:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO843 |
SURINAME ILL-PREPARED ON EVE OF CSME [...] In a special meeting on Saturday December 17, Suriname's Council of Ministers voted to remove all remaining legal restrictions to Suriname joining the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). This came exactly two weeks before the December 31 deadline set by CARICOM members five years ago t [...] |
2005-12-29 18:34:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PBTS PGOV PREL SCUL SMIG TBIO SENV NS |
| 06BELIZE506 |
BELIZE: DEMARCHE TO BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nancy Namis, Director General of the Belize Directorate for Foreign Trade. Post will report any substantive GOB response. DIETER [...] |
2006-06-07 19:12:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BB GY GJ JM NS TD WTRO BH |
| 06GEORGETOWN112 |
SHAHEED "ROGER" KHAN: GUYANA'S OWN ESCOBAR? [...] (S) SUMMARY. Shaheed "Roger" Khan (DOB: 13-Jan-72), Guyana's number one narco-criminal, threatens to exert control over the fragile Guyanese state akin to Pablo Escobar's erstwhile control over Colombia. Khan is presently active in drug trafficking, money laundering, and arms smuggling. His [...] |
2006-02-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET | SNAR PINR PINS PGOV KCRM KCOR NS GY |
| 06GEORGETOWN424 |
INTERAGENCY EFFORT TO APPREHEND GUYANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met April 20 in Port of Spain with Ambassador to Suriname Marsha E. Barnes and officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Embassies Georgetown and Paramaribo. The meeting accomplish [...] |
2006-05-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PINS KCRM GY NS |
| 06GEORGETOWN640 |
(C/NF) GUYANA RESPONSE: DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED [...] (C) Post presents response to ref A. Noting that Shaheed "Roger" Khan is now in custody, Post takes this opportunity to mention other narco-criminals in Guyana eager to take over Khan's turf (see paras 14-17). As Minister of Home Affairs told Ambassador at their June 23 meeting: "When one st [...] |
2006-06-29 18:22:00 | Embassy Georgetown | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO100 |
SURINAME RATIFIES COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN [...] (U) Suriname ratified the United Nations Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) on February 7. The country signed the Treaty, which bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes, on January 14, 1997. Suriname is the 129th country to ratify the CTBT. [...] |
2006-02-16 19:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MNUC PARM NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO105 |
VENEZUELA DEFENDS IAEA VOTE ON IRAN IN THE [...] (U) Under the heading "Venezuela Justifies Its Vote Against IAEA," De West, a Surinamese daily paper published a press release on February 20 from sources at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The paper, which has the smallest circulation in Suriname, ran the article on its second pag [...] |
2006-02-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL EU AORC ENRG NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO118 |
COURT REJECTS BOUTERSE'S PRE-TRIAL OBJECTIONS IN [...] (SBU) On February 24 the military court in the high stakes 1982 December murder case formally rejected all pre- trial objections submitted by convicted drugs trafficker and former military dictator Desi Bouterse and several other suspects in the case. Defense lawyers have already indicated th [...] |
2006-02-27 19:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO135 |
BOUTERSE'S NDP PARLIAMENTARY FRACTION LEADER STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 20 Jenny Geerlings-Simons stepped down as the leader of the opposition National Democrat Party (NDP) fraction in the National Assembly (DNA), causing a political stir within her party. While her reasons were vague, political observers cite an increasing rift between [...] |
2006-03-03 17:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO141 |
SURINAME'S STATE-OWNED ELECTRICITY COMPANY NEARING [...] News that Suriname's state-owned electric utility company, EBS, will need to file for bankruptcy unless the Government of Suriname (GOS) quickly intervenes to prevent a shutdown has jostled Surinamers. The Minister of Natural Resources, Gregory Rusland, has asked the government's accounting o [...] |
2006-03-07 19:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON TRGY KTDB NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO150 |
INSCR RECEIVES MEDIA ATTENTION IN SURINAME UPON [...] (U) The 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2006 (INCSR) received prominent coverage from Suriname's leading newspaper De Ware Tijd upon its public release last week. The newspaper's headlines focused on the USG recommendation that Suriname devote more attention to dismantlin [...] |
2006-03-10 18:34:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO151 |
INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY TO PRESSURE [...] (U) Summary. The debate over President Ronald Venetiaan's stated intention for Suriname to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sign an Article 98 agreement has again made headlines, when the Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC) launched a campaign to encourage Sur [...] |
2006-03-10 18:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR EAID NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO155 |
CONTINUED CONCERN OVER BOUTERSE'S NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Former military dictator and convicted narcotics trafficker Desi Bouterse's recent statements claiming current conditions in Suriname are similar to those just prior to his 1980 coup have heightened public unease over Suriname's future stability. Adding to the atmosphere was a r [...] |
2006-03-14 12:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO164 |
SURINAME CONSIDERS EXPANDING ITS MARITIME BORDER [...] Suriname's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lygia Kraag Keteldijk, announced on March 10, that Suriname would exercise its option to increase the country's maritime border (northern Atlantic seacoast) an additional 150 nautical miles under the auspices of the United Nation's Convention on the Law [...] |
2006-03-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL KTIA ECON EPET ENRG NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO170 |
SURINAME PLANNING TO HOST REGIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) The Government of Suriname (GOS) is planning to host a regional anti-narcotics conference in September. Minister of Justice and Police and Chandrikerpad Santokhi is the driving force behind the initiative, which is intended to bring together the governments of source, transit and destinati [...] |
2006-03-21 19:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO174 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROGRAM FOR SURINAMESE [...] The March 13-15 visit of two U.S. judges to Suriname was very well received by their Surinamese counterparts, with whom they held intensive discussions about effective approaches to the handling of cases involving trafficking in persons (TIP). The judges also met with academics, members of g [...] |
2006-03-22 19:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO191 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL PRAISES DEA ASSISTANCE, CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary. In recent public statements, Attorney General Subhas Punwasi reiterated his commitment to combating narcotics, praised cooperation between the Government of Suriname (GOS) and DEA, and expressed a desire to increase law enforcement ties with Guyana to stem the increasing quantity [...] |
2006-03-31 17:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO201 |
REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON SURINAME CALL FOR [...] This cable is an action request --- see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On January 19 Suriname's Attorney General Subhas Punwasi publicly made a plea for the U.S. to expand its bilateral cooperation with Suriname by taking better advantage of the "Shiprider" Agreement, which entered into force in Aug [...] |
2006-04-07 17:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM PGOV PHSA NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO214 |
STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY: DVC SPARKS DISCUSSION ON [...] (U) Embassy Paramaribo held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) titled "Preparing for Elections, It's Never too Early to Start" on April 7 to stimulate discussion between U.S. and Surinamese election experts on improving electoral systems in Suriname. Over the last decade, democracy has taken ho [...] |
2006-04-13 20:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO219 |
GROWING DIVIDE WITHIN PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Eight months into his second consecutive term, President Ronald Venetiaan is presiding over an increasingly fractured eight-party coalition. The all- Maroon (descendants of escaped slaves) A-Combination (AC) is in a coalition standoff with the President's New Front grouping over [...] |
2006-04-20 12:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO23 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] (SBU) Further to the readiness assessment of Government of Suriname (GOS) capabilities conveyed ref (b), post notes that the GOS avian flu working group, consisting of government entities and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), had not as of January 9 yet completed its promised avian [...] |
2006-01-12 17:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AMER NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO253 |
IN SEARCH OF VIABILITY: RESTRUCTURING, EU MARKET [...] The European Union's (EU) development assistance package for Suriname's banana sector targeted improving productivity in the hopes of making Suriname's state owned banana company SBBS - attractive enough to potential buyers for the next round of privatization in June 2006. As an African, Cari [...] |
2006-05-02 22:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EAID ETRD EAGR KPRV HO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO266 |
HEAVY FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR DISPLACES [...] (U) Heavy flooding associated with significant rainfall over the last six days is affecting an estimated 175 villages located along Suriname's interior riverways. The government has yet to declare the floods a national disaster, but is calling the situation a "serious crisis." The government [...] |
2006-05-08 20:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO270 |
SITUATION UPDATE 1: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S [...] (U) President Ronald Venetiaan officially declared the regions of Suriname affected by recent heavy flooding (See reftel) as disaster areas in a short evening address to the nation on May 9. The declared disaster zones include areas along the upper Suriname and upper Marowijne rivers. Accordin [...] |
2006-05-09 20:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO272 |
PARTICULARS CONCERNING SEPTEMBER REGIONAL [...] (U) As noted in reftel, the Government of Suriname will host an international anti-narcotics conference from 7-8 September 2006 in Paramaribo. The Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi has now formally invited representatives of the U.S. Government to attend the conference vi [...] |
2006-05-10 14:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO277 |
SITUATION UPDATE 2: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR [...] The Government of Suriname (GOS) continues to investigate the extent of the flooding disaster in southern Suriname, and is struggling to mount its response against formidable logistic obstacles. As noted in ref (b), we received a formal request for assistance from the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...] |
2006-05-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO28 |
PROMINENT CASINO OWNER CONVICTED OF MONEY [...] (U) Summary. On 23 December a judge in the Netherlands sentenced Bidjay Parmessar to ten years in prison for drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud. Parmessar, who is a Dutch national, is a well-known and influential businessman in Suriname. He was arrested in March 2005 as part of 'Op [...] |
2006-01-13 19:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO280 |
SITUATION UPDATE 3: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S [...] (U) Heavy flooding is continuing to have severe effects on Suriname's interior. (See reftels). Good news is that water levels are falling in the upper Suriname River region (which saw the greatest initial damage), however, levels are starting to rise in eastern and southern Suriname, especial [...] |
2006-05-12 19:46:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO284 |
SITUATION UPDATE 4: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S INTERIOR [...] (U) USAID/OFDA's three-person disaster assessment team arrived in Suriname on May 15. Team members are currently coordinating with United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC), European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), and the National Coordinating Commission for [...] |
2006-05-15 18:48:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO285 |
BOUTERSE ADMITS TRAVELING TO GUYANA DESPITE INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Desi Bouterse, former military dictator and current opposition party chairman, disclosed to journalists on May 13 that he recently made a trip to neighboring Guyana. The trip was made despite an outstanding Interpol warrant for his arrest issued after he was convicted in 1999 by a Dutch [...] |
2006-05-16 15:25:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO286 |
GROWING DIVIDE WITHIN PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S [...] (U) Summary. President Ronald Venetiaan's eight-party governing coalition is becoming increasingly fractured as squabbles have escalated into testy standoffs in recent weeks. The Javanese-based Pertjaja Luhur's (PL) temporary refusal to attend National Assembly sessions (DNA) over a personnel [...] |
2006-05-16 19:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO290 |
SITUATION UPDATE 5: FLOODING IN SURINAME'S [...] (U) Flooding in most affected areas of Suriname's interior has subsided and the disaster response in now focused on stabilization of the situation. Water levels are still rising, however, along the Marowijne and Tapahoni rivers in the east, although less rapidly. Overall, the number of severe [...] |
2006-05-17 19:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO291 |
STRIKE AT CANADIAN GOLD MINE IN SURINAME [...] On Sunday, May 14, some 300-500 employees of the Rosebel Gold Mines N.V. ("Rosebel"), a subsidiary of Cambior (Montreal-headquartered international gold-mining company), engaged in a work stoppage called by non-accredited union representatives. This forced Rosebel to suspend all activities [...] |
2006-05-17 20:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ETRD ELAB ECON EINV SENV NS CA |
| 06PARAMARIBO300 |
JUSTICE MINISTER CLAIMS FARC PRESENCE IN SURINAME [...] (U) Suriname's Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi told journalists on May 17 that transnational criminal organizations involved in the weapons-for-drugs trade are working closely together in Suriname and that the FARC is one of these organizations. He made the statement up [...] |
2006-05-22 19:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NS CO |
| 06PARAMARIBO305 |
UPDATE: PATAMACCA PALM OIL PROJECT [...] (SBU) A late breaking solution to difficulties securing financial guarantees has breathed new life into the Chinese Patamacca palm oil project, but this event has renewed controversy over the sound business sense behind the deal. Those opposed describe it as nothing more than a thinly veiled t [...] |
2006-05-24 11:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON EAGR EINV SMIG TBIO CH NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO311 |
SURINAMESE FLOODS TWO WEEKS ON: PAST CRISIS PHASE [...] Summary: While the ongoing rainy season may yet bring new challenges, for now the flooding disaster in Suriname's interior is under control. A quick and generous international official and private sector response has been sufficient to meet identified immediate needs. The picture remains l [...] |
2006-05-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV PREL EAID ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO33 |
INL ASSISTANCE CONTRIBUTING TO CASH SMUGGLING [...] (U) Summary. On December 29 Surinamese police in the western district of Nickerie seized USD 391,000 from a Guyanese man attempting to board a boat to neighboring Guyana after leaping from a helicopter that dropped him on the bank of the Corantijn River. Post's INL assistance is playing a rol [...] |
2006-01-18 19:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO336 |
VICE PRESIDENT FACING STIFF OPPOSITION FROM OWN [...] (U) Summary. Nine months after its formation, the governing New Front Plus coalition is plagued by infighting. The newcomer to the coalition, the all-Maroon A-Combination, often finds itself at odds with its coalition partners (see Ref A) while the ambitious Javanese-based Pertjaja Luhur party [...] |
2006-06-06 20:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO340 |
THIRTY YEARS OF SURINAMESE CHINESE DIPLOMATIC [...] (C/NF) The Chinese government continues it high profile activities in Suriname and the Surinamese government, if not the general public, is responding warmly. Chinese Ambassador to Suriname Chen Jinghua hosted a reception may 26 to mark thirty years of diplomatic relations between the PRC and [...] |
2006-06-09 14:31:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CH NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO353 |
INDONESIA SEEKS SURINAME'S SUPPORT FOR SECURITY [...] (U) On June 7, a special envoy from the Government of Indonesia, Ambassador Ambassador Soemadi D.M. Brotodininggrat, met with President Venetiaan, according to the evening newspaper "De West." Ambassador Brotodininggrat reportedly discussed Indonesia's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on th [...] |
2006-06-12 19:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO38 |
TRADE MINISTER GILDS RESIGNS AFTER ATTORNEY [...] (U) Suriname's Minister of Trade and Industry Siegfried Gilds resigned on January 19 less than an hour after the Office of the Attorney General issued a press release saying that it is investigating him for money laundering and participation in a criminal organization. The investigation surro [...] |
2006-01-19 20:18:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL ECON NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO391 |
SURINAME MAKING EFFORTS TO SECURE BORDER WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Cross-border crime between Suriname and Guyana has been on the rise over the past year. Drugs, cash, goods, gold, arms, and people are smuggled across the poorly controlled border regularly through what is called the "back-track." This term generally refers to the multiple ro [...] |
2006-06-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO392 |
SUMMARY OF SURINAMESE PRESS COVERAGE OF ROGER KHAN [...] The arrest of Roger Khan and the USG's request for his extradition has dominated the news since Friday. Post provides a summary of Surinamese press coverage in chronological order to explain the action-reaction of Surinamese officials as they attempt to gain consensus on the disposition of Rog [...] |
2006-06-22 12:46:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO399 |
DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED ROGER KHAN ACTIVITIES [...] (S/NF) WHAT IS THE STATUS OF DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED "ROGER" KHAN'S CURRENT RELATIONSHIP? Khan and Bouterse are partners in the drug trade, according to sensitive sourcing. The police suspect that Surinamese citizen Steven Douglas, the owner of local fishing and hunting store "Tacklebo [...] |
2006-06-23 18:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO415 |
SUMMARY OF SURINAMESE PRESS COVERAGE OF ROGER KHAN [...] The deportation of Roger Khan from Suriname and speculation of possible U.S. involvement dominated the news on Thursday and Friday (June 29-30). (See Reftel). All electronic media and print covered the story extensively. Radio and TV broadcasts focused on a chaotic parliamentary meeting Thursd [...] |
2006-06-30 19:53:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO416 |
ASSET FORFEITURE AND FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant U.S. attorney Leslie Westphal and FBI special agent Joseph Boyer conducted an intensive three-day workshop on utilizing asset forfeiture and preparing financial prosecutions with Surinamese prosecutors, investigators, and a legislative expert from May 22-24. The works [...] |
2006-06-30 19:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO417 |
REQUEST TO CLARIFY EXTRADITION PROCESS UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request; see para four. 2. (SBU) Suriname remains an important transit country for drugs, with estimates of up to 2-4 metric tons per month moving through the country. Stepped up policing efforts suggest that persons of interest to the United States are likely to be [...] |
2006-07-03 18:00:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS CJAN NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO418 |
PARAMARIBO RESPONSE OAS MLAT and OPTIONAL [...] (U) Per reftel, on June 19 post delivered points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to no immediate reaction. In a follow-up attempt on June 29, neither the head of the MFA America's Desk nor the International Organizations' Division were yet conversant with the status of the OAS MLAT an [...] |
2006-07-03 18:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM SNAR NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO423 |
SUMMARY OF SURINAMESE PRESS COVERAGE OF ROGER KHAN [...] The deportation of Roger Khan from Suriname continues to recei polled believe that Khan is a criminal; with 53.8 percent responding 2. This division of opinion was roughly echoed on July 6 in an unsci 3. On Monday, Sky Radio broadcast a live 3-hour call-in talk show wit 4. DWT al [...] |
2006-07-06 18:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO424 |
SUMMARY OF SURINAMESE PRESS COVERAGE OF ROGER KHAN [...] The deportation of Roger Khan from Suriname continues to receive both front-page and electronic media coverage this week. (See reftel A and B for earlier coverage). The Times of Suriname published the results of an opinion poll conducted on July 5 by a respected Surinamese polling organiza [...] |
2006-07-06 19:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO425 |
Venezuelan Independence Celebrations: a Blooper in [...] (U) The Venezuelan Embassy in Paramaribo marked the 195th anniversary of independence with a string of events. Celebrations kicked off with an art exhibit on June 30, followed by an evening of Venezuelan food and culture and the crowning of the Queen of the Venezuelan Cultural Institute, a wre [...] |
2006-07-07 18:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI VE NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO435 |
SURINAME SIGNS VISA WAIVER AGREEMENTS WITH GRENADA [...] (U) On July 5 Suriname signed a visa waiver agreement with the Bahamas and Grenada. Suriname had called for the signing of the agreements since January 2005, requesting visa waivers from the two Caricom states for officials traveling on diplomatic and service passports and for nationals for st [...] |
2006-07-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CVIS NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO438 |
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT VENETIAAN REVEALS SUPPORT [...] (C) President Venetiaan told the Ambassador in a meeting on July 12 that while the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts had not finalized a formal common position on the UNSC vote, it was his view that CARICOM hoped to reach consensus to support Venezuela in its UNSC seat [...] |
2006-07-13 16:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC CARICOM VE NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO442 |
SURINAME FOREIGN MINISTER EXPLAINS CARICOM'S BACKING OF [...] (U) Suriname's Minister of Foreign Affairs Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk said in a radio interview aired July 14 that CARICOM had chosen to back Venezuela in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Kraag-Keteldijk said CARICOM members carefully considered the pros and [...] |
2006-07-14 19:00:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO449 |
MEDIA VIEW - SURINAME FACES ITS TROUBLED PAST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-18 19:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL OAS NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO450 |
MEDIA VIEW - SURINAME FACES ITS TROUBLED PAST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-18 19:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL OAS NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO46 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL PUBLICLY PRESSES FOR MORE [...] (SBU) On January 19 Suriname's Attorney General Subhas Punwasi publicly made a plea for the U.S. to expand its bilateral cooperation with Suriname by taking better advantage of the "Shiprider" Agreement, which entered into force in August 1999. Punwasi's comments were unexpected as the "Shipr [...] |
2006-01-25 18:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM PGOV PHSA NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO463 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] Embassy staff visited the Shooting Club of Suriname located at Molenpad 73, Paramaribo, Suriname to conduct the requested site visit (reftel). Per conversation with Mr. Roland Tjin Wong Joe manager/consignee on July 12, Embassy submits responses to questions posed by the Blue Lantern Coordina [...] |
2006-07-25 19:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO55 |
TWO SUSPECTS CONNECTED TO LARGE COCAINE BUST FOUND [...] (U) On January 26, Surinamese Judge Albert Ramnewash found two men arrested in connection with the April 2005 police seizure of 334 kilograms of cocaine from a residence in Paramaribo guilty of transporting narcotics. (See reftel). Angelo Carrot was sentenced to six years imprisonment and fine [...] |
2006-01-30 19:02:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO66 |
SURINAME'S FIU FOCUSED ON CAR DEALERS FOR NON- [...] A significant increase in car imports in recent years, especially those in the luxury class range valued at US$25,000 and above, and suspected links between this activity and money laundering have prompted a crackdown on car dealerships by Suriname's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Last w [...] |
2006-02-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELTN NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO690 |
USOAS AMBASSADOR MAISTO VISIT DEMONSTRATES USG COMMITMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Overcoming logistical challenges which significantly shortened his visit, Ambassador John Maisto was an eloquent spokesperson for USG policy in the hemisphere, focusing on democracy, development and multilateralism. In meetings with President Venetiaan, the Ministers of Home Aff [...] |
2006-10-30 16:33:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ETRD NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO698 |
CHINA POPULAR WITH MINISTRIES: LOANS IN ONE DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Ricardo van Ravenswaay, Chinese development assistance is increasingly popular with certain Ministries because loans to companies for development projects are available "in one day." Van Ravenswaay contrasted this wi [...] |
2006-10-31 20:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG NS CH CONS EAID SMIG |
| 06PARAMARIBO70 |
DUTCH HIGH COURT REJECTS BOUTERSE REQUEST TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 31 the Dutch High Court rejected a request by former Surinamese military dictator and opposition party leader Desi Bouterse to reopen the case surrounding his 1999 conviction for narcotics trafficking. The decision appears to end Bouterse's long quest to have his conv [...] |
2006-02-03 18:54:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KCRM PGOV NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO705 |
PARAMARIBO NONCOMMITTAL ON UN DECLARATION ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY Per reftel, post delivered message and non-papers regarding the UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Suriname showed interest and concern and said it would share a position paper, which we have not yet received. Po [...] |
2006-11-03 15:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO707 |
(S) BOUTERSE DISAPPEARS FROM SCENE, MAY HAVE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET | PGOV NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO709 |
PARAMARIBO RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche and handed non-paper and bio to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MFA Head of International Organizations Division Nalinie Sewpersadsingh said a recommendation has already been made and that she is waiting for approval. She would not say whom Suriname is s [...] |
2006-11-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP ILC UNGA NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO714 |
ITU DEMARCHE DELIVERED; MINISTER AMAFO TO ATTEND [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche and diplomatic notes regarding the International Telecommunications Union plenipotentiary conference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Suriname acknowledged receipt of information and had no immediate response. GOS informed post that [...] |
2006-11-07 11:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO715 |
GOS NONCOMMITAL ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON LEBANESE [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and left non-paper. Government of Suriname acknowledged receipt of information but had no initial response. 2. (U) Post will inform the Department of any response from GOS. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...] |
2006-11-07 11:50:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO72 |
SURINAME'S POLICE ACADEMY TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR EAID PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO721 |
ISRAEL AT UNGA: GOS HAS NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered demarche and diplomatic notes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the request to vote against three, one-sided resolutions on the Middle East. Government of Suriname acknowledged receipt of information. GOS informed Post that the Ministry is reviewing [...] |
2006-11-09 18:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO722 |
EMOTIONS OF SURINAMESE POLITICIANS TRUMP [...] (C) SUMMARY On Tuesday, November 9, the President and Vice President of Suriname cancelled their meetings with visiting Dutch Minister of Planning and Development Agnes van Ardenne. News sources reported that the sudden change in schedules was seen as a protest against the recent security ch [...] |
2006-11-09 18:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO723 |
SURINAME: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Post presents its 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR), Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. Suriname I. Summary Suriname is a transit point for South American cocaine en route to Europe and, to a lesser extent, the United States, and has been a transit country [...] |
2006-11-09 18:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO729 |
(C) DESPITE PRESSURE, SURINAME NONCOMMITTAL BUT [...] (U) The Ambassador and Pol/Econ officers have approached the GOS Foreign Ministry on four separate occasions regarding ref A, most recently on 11/15, when the Ambassador and Pol/Econ section chief personally delivered points in reftels A and B. As with all previous approaches, and despite the [...] |
2006-11-15 19:28:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN XG BO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO736 |
NO RESPONSE YET IN SURINAME TO CARICOM ON UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 19:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA XL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO748 |
U.S. SPONSORED JAZZ NIGHT FURTHERS CULTURAL SUPPORT, [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Paramaribo sponsored a Jazz Night at Caf Tori Oso on Thursday which marked the opening of the annual Jazz Festival in Suriname, and gave Embassy officials the opportunity to develop and strengthen relations with contacts, show U.S. support for cultural events in Suriname [...] |
2006-11-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP OPRC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO750 |
NEW SOCIALIST PARTY ECHOES CHAVEZ, BOUTERSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A new socialist party, the Forum for Socialism and Democracy (ASD), announced its formation in Suriname. The party expresses a populist leftist ideology and made ideological references to Venezuela among other countries. Two of the party's founders have strong ties to former mi [...] |
2006-11-24 18:28:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO758 |
CONFUSION REIGNS ON SURINAME'S NATIONAL DAY PARADE [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. participation in Suriname's National Day parade was cancelled at the last minute, reportedly on orders from President Venetiaan. Post sees no snub intended, but rather a lack of coordination and clearance within the GOS as the primary reason. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Despit [...] |
2006-11-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO MARR NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO769 |
SURINAME'S RESPONSE TO SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Suriname acknowledged receipt of information and promised to share any information it may receive in the future. 2. (U) Post will inform the Department of any response from GOS. GENTON [...] |
2006-12-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM SENV OAS USTR NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO770 |
SURINAME'S RESPONSE TO USG'S SUPPORRT FOR BAMAKO [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to the Government of Suriname (GOS). Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department Head Terence Craig acknowledged receipt of information and said that he seriously doubted that the GOS would send a representative to the conference. 2. (U) Post will inform [...] |
2006-12-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID MA NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO771 |
TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (C) Per Reftel Embassy Paramaribo, Suriname designating as TFCO and deputy TFCO: a. TFCO: Genton, Thomas R., Title - Deputy Chief of Mission, Phone Number - (597) 472900 Ext 2202, Email - GentonTR@state.gov) b. Deputy TFCO: Sanders, Jesse L., Title - Chief of Political-Economi [...] |
2006-12-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO772 |
SURINAME'S RESPONSE TO THE MCC BOARD SELECTION OF [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Government of Suriname acknowledged receipt of information. A position paper on MCC, which the MFA official indicated he would be writing on several previous occasions was never produced. MFA official, Terence [...] |
2006-12-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KMCA PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO774 |
U.S. SPONSORED MEDIA TRAINING GENERATES EXTENSIVE COVERAGE, [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy sponsored Broadcast Journalism Workshops in Suriname from October 12 - 21, 2006. The trainings, held in Suriname's two largest cities, generated extensive positive media coverage on TV and radio and in the newspapers. In addition, the media training laid the groundwork for [...] |
2006-12-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OPRC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO788 |
BOUTERSE, SEEMINGLY FIT, MAKES APPEARANCE AT PARTY [...] (SBU) The National Democratic Party (NDP) re-elected former military dictator Desi Bouterse by acclamation as undisputed chairman and leader of the party at its December 9 party congress. In his keynote address, Bouterse blasted the government and ministers for corruption and mismanagement an [...] |
2006-12-12 18:43:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO789 |
BOUTERSE CONDEMNS TRIAL, SEEKS ROLE FOR HIS PARTY IN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-14 17:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO794 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered information regarding nine individuals and two entities (reftel) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Terence Craig, acknowledged receipt of information and promised to pass information to Government of Suriname's Central Bank for distribution to all major banks [...] |
2006-12-21 12:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO795 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: TALKING POINTS AND Q & AS FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered information regarding five individuals (reftel) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Terence Craig, acknowledged receipt of information and promised to pass information to Government of Suriname's Central Bank for distribution to all major banks in Suriname. NO [...] |
2006-12-21 12:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO796 |
SURINAME: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO NS PTER |
| 06PARAMARIBO797 |
INL FINANACIAL MANAGEMENT STATUS 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-21 15:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT KFSC SNAR NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO80 |
SURINAME SEEKS OPEN SKIES (SORT OF) [...] Suriname's Minister of Transportation Amafo has indicated that an Open Skies Agreement with the United States is possible, but her comments suggest Suriname is anxious to preserve CARICOM's dominance on intra-Caribbean routes. This pronouncement comes at a time when the national carrier, Suri [...] |
2006-02-08 19:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PBTS PGOV NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO808 |
IV REPORTING CABLE: RANU ABHELAKH [...] (U) SUMMA... [...] |
2006-12-27 18:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OIIP OEXC KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO81 |
SURINAME'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY REACTS PEACEFULLY TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-08 19:50:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI SCUL NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO811 |
REPORTING CABLE: MEDIA TRAINING BY DEBORAH POTTER [...] Project/Tracker No.: 26879 2. Project Name: IIP Speaker &Media Ethics8 3. MPP Goal Addressed: Democracy ----------------------------- 4. Brief Project Description ----------------------------- Deborah Potter, Executive Director of Newslab, an online resource center for journal [...] |
2006-12-29 12:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OPRC OIIP KPAO NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO90 |
BOUTERSE'S NDP PARTY TURNS UP THE PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Summary. Surinamese politics has become increasingly rancorous. The opposition National Democratic Party (NDP) is systematically working to exploit unpopular decisions taken by the government, with the goal of undermining a fragile coalition to provoke new elections. A recent chaotic N [...] |
2006-02-14 19:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR ASEC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO93 |
PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S GOVERNMENT FACING LOW [...] (U) SUMMARY: More than 100 days into his second consecutive term, approval ratings for President Venetiaan and his New Front plus coalition are down, with 64% of respondents disapproving of the government's performance, according to a recent public opinion poll. Former military dictator and c [...] |
2006-02-15 20:53:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO94 |
NEW BIDDING ROUND OPENED FOR OIL EXPLORATION OFF [...] Suriname's Minister of Natural Resources, Gregory Rusland, announced to the press last week that Suriname's state-owned oil company, Staatsolie has opened a new round of bidding to international oil companies interested in off shore oil exploration. This follows an earlier successful signing [...] |
2006-02-15 21:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ETRD ECON EINV KTDB PREL PBTS NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO96 |
COMMISSION ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW SURINAME'S [...] (U) On February 9, Minister of Justice and Police Chandrikapersad Santokhi established the 'International Criminal Court Commission.' The commission's main tasks are to advise the Government of Suriname (GOS) on the country's accession to the Statute of Rome; to advise the government on signin [...] |
2006-02-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID NS |
| 06THEHAGUE814 |
ONDCP DIRECTOR'S APRIL 5-6 VISIT TO THE HAGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), John Walters visited The Hague on April 5-6, at the end of a three-nation tour that included stops in Afghanistan and Belgium. Walters met with Thomas Driessen, Director of the Dutch National Crim [...] |
2006-04-12 13:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PINS PGOV AF NL CO NS |
| 07BEIJING3861 |
JUNE 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESIDENT BUSH-KADEER [...] Key points at the June 7 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA called President Bush's decision to meet with Rebiya Kadeer a "blatant interference in China's internal affairs." -- China and Costa Rica have established diplomatic ties. -- If the Korean nuclear issue is raised at G-8, the [...] |
2007-06-07 09:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GE KS NS CS RP |
| 07PARAMARIBO109 |
CY-06 INL END USE MONITORIING REPORT: SURINAME [...] Post is pleased to provide its 2006 End Use Monitoring Report in accordance with the format provided in ref. A. 2. SUMMARY: Suriname instituions receiving INL funded assistance used all resources provided in an effective manner and in accordance with their stated purpose. INL assistance h [...] |
2007-03-07 18:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO117 |
RELIGIOUS MODERATES IN SURINAME STAND UP TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent lunch for members of the government-supported Inter Faith Council of Suriname hosted by the Ambassador, local Muslim leader Shaak Abdul spoke out against religious radicals. Abdul said he recently prevented an invited visitor from preaching intolerance in his mosque [...] |
2007-03-09 19:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NS SCUL PGOV |
| 07PARAMARIBO120 |
ANOTHER MINISTER-LEVEL CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 6 opposition parliamentarian Jiwan Sital presented documents in Parliament which allegedly detail that the 30th birthday party of Alice Amafo, the Minister of Transport, Communication, and Tourism (TCT) was financed out of the Ministry's budget. Newspapers published cop [...] |
2007-03-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO121 |
DUTCH WANT ENERGY, NEIGHBORLY RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Ambassador-at-large Maurice De Hond told EmbOffs that the Dutch have &good relations8 with Venezuela, their &neighbor8 through the Antilles. De Hond also indicated interest in alternative energy sources in South America, particularly ethanol out of Brazil. The Dutch appea [...] |
2007-03-13 15:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG NL VE NA NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO127 |
BOUTERSE COMEBACK SPINS ITS WHEELS AS TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The long-delayed murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse and other suspects is now expected to start in March or April of 2007. However, Bouterse is among 23 suspects and it appears they will be tried in turn, meaning it could be months or even years before Boute [...] |
2007-03-14 21:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO131 |
Minister Resigns Over "Birthday Party Scandal" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Accused of spending state funds for her birthday party (reftel), Minister of Transport, Communication, and Tourism Alice Amafo resigned on Tuesday, March 13th. Portions of her own party grouping, the Maroon-based A-Combination, refused to support her. This spared President V [...] |
2007-03-16 19:33:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO133 |
IRAN: AS USUAL, SURINAME LARGELY SILENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an official at the government of Suriname,s (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Suriname has no position with regard to pressuring Iran on UNSCR 1737 or nuclear proliferation. Typically for Suriname, the official was reluctant to express clear positions and s [...] |
2007-03-19 19:42:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NS KNNP IR |
| 07PARAMARIBO146 |
ZIMBABWE: SURINAMESE MFA NOT FOLLOWING ISSUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff spoke with three officials at the Surinamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Zimbabwe (ref A), all of whom admitted not following the issue. All accepted further information on the issue, and one said that Suriname would like to support a UN Human Rights Council stanc [...] |
2007-03-23 20:06:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NS ZI UNHRC PHUM |
| 07PARAMARIBO159 |
2006 END USE MONITORING REPORT:SURINAME [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-30 15:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO165 |
CHINESE HIGH OFFICIAL VISITS: POPULAR WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, arrived in Suriname on March 27 for a two-day visit. In a striking display of warm relations by the government of Suriname (GOS), Li was met by Vice Presi [...] |
2007-04-03 18:06:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NS CH ECON |
| 07PARAMARIBO17 |
SURINAME: JOCKEYING BEGINS, BUT EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though parliamentary elections in Suriname are not scheduled until 2010, recent political posturing and rumors of shifting alliances have led some media and politicians to speculate that early elections might occur as early as 2007. The weak, eight-party coalition headed by Pr [...] |
2007-01-10 12:34:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO172 |
POLITICAL CIRCUS AROUND MAROON LEADER'S CONCUBINE CONTINUES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-04-05 18:53:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO176 |
TRIAL TENSIONS RAMP UP AS BOUTERSE AND SANTOKHI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite reports that the murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse may not go forward in April 2007, tensions over the trial have been increasing. Members of Bouterse,s National Democratic Party (NDP) issued a series of press statements which many, including Minister [...] |
2007-04-10 19:37:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO18 |
SURINAME PRESIDENT VENETIAAN CONDOLENCE LETTER TO [...] Post is pleased to forward a condolence letter from His Excellency, Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan, President of the Republic of Suriname to President George W. Bush on the death of former President Ford. 2. The text of the letter is repeated below and the original message will be pouched to th [...] |
2007-01-10 14:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV US NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO186 |
EMBASSY SPONSORED CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH [...] SUMMARY: In celebration of Black History Month post hosted events every Tuesday evening during the month of February, 2007. The American Corner at the Cultural Center of Suriname was the venue for a variety of events attended by more than two hundred people: politicians, scientists, artists, jo [...] |
2007-04-17 19:45:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OPRC NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO197 |
PARAMARIBO RESPONSE: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Craig said that he was unaware of the coming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to be held in Geneva in May, 2007 and he would ask his colleagues to see if anyon [...] |
2007-04-23 19:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY WMO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO2 |
PARAMARIBO'S RESPONSE TO IRAN - INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-03 17:54:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP PHUM NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO202 |
SURINAME RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST TO PRESERVE [...] (C) Poloff spoke to Terence Craig, Head of the America's Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) about the objectives laid out in reftel. Craig agreed that preserving press freedoms is an important issue and that he would bring the matter of the RCTV network shutdown by BRV to the attenti [...] |
2007-04-25 19:44:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL VE NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO204 |
PARAMARIBO RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA). Craig said that he was unaware of the upcoming Preparatory Committee (PrepCom I) to be held in Vienna, Austria from 30 April to 11 May 2007, regarding the Nuclear Prolif [...] |
2007-04-26 16:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO233 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CARICOM-U.S. INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) April 18, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of our desire to issue a joint statement to begin cooperative efforts to combat illicit trafficking in arms. Poloff share [...] |
2007-05-10 19:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MASS OAS PARM PREL XL JM BB GY TD NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO235 |
SURINAME RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES [...] Poloff delivered information from reftel to Eurdice Hofwyks, Deputy of the Head of the America's Division, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hofwyks was unaware of the upcoming annual World Health Assembly (WHA) that will convene in Geneva, Switzerland from May 14-23, 2007. She agre [...] |
2007-05-11 19:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO256 |
SURINAME/VENEZUELA: PRETROCARIBE DEAL REINSTATED [...] Contrary to announcements in April, 2007 Suriname has reversed its position and is now moving ahead with a PetroCaribe agreement with Venezuela. On May 22, Natural Resources Minister Gregory Rusland signed an investment agreement with Venezuela's "Bandesbank," opening the way for Suriname to [...] |
2007-05-24 16:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ETRD ECON EINV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO264 |
AMNESTY FOR SURINAME'S FORMER MILITARY STRONGMAN, DESI [...] (U) During the week ending May 25, Suriname's ruling New Front plus coalition parties held high-level talks concerning a possible referendum to allow the Surinamese electorate the right to decide whether suspects of the December 8 (1982) murders should be granted amnesty. The chief proponent of [...] |
2007-05-29 19:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO282 |
DRUGS TO THE WEST, ROBBERY TO THE EAST: TAXI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, there have been 48 instances of Surinamese taxi drivers who have been victims of reported crimes up to and including murder. On the lone road west from Paramaribo to Guyana, the most common incidence is involvement in drug transportation. Taxi drivers [...] |
2007-06-05 19:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC SNAR PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO283 |
UNSCR 1747 DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SURINAME CLAIMS VISA [...] (U) Poloff delivered information from ref A to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Craig had no initial response, but did repeat the frequent MFA line that if any action were to be taken, it would likely be taken as part of a CARICOM positi [...] |
2007-06-05 19:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO287 |
VENEZUELA TAKES OUT SURINAMESE NEWSPAPER AD TO DEFEND RCTV [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an ironic bid to influence public opinion, on June 2 the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs took out a page long advertisement in Suriname's leading daily, De Ware Tijd, to explain the May 27 closure of Venezuela's most popular television station and outlet for political o [...] |
2007-06-06 19:18:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NS VE |
| 07PARAMARIBO289 |
DOWNPLAYING THE CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN--AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Suriname (GOS) seems uninspired by the Conference on the Caribbean, and is downplaying its importance. Inexplicably, President Venetiaan will not attend. His substitute, Vice President Ramdien Sardjoe, told the press he is going to Washington for a CARICOM H [...] |
2007-06-08 19:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO297 |
TAIWAN STRIKES AT CHINA IN SURINAME [...] (U) SUMMARY: Responding to a charm-and-funding offensive (ref A) by the government of the People,s Republic of China (GOC), the Government of Taiwan (GOT) offered more than U.S. $100 million in loans and grant assistance to Suriname through a "Friendship Foundation" in April. Select governm [...] |
2007-06-12 11:32:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
| 07PARAMARIBO303 |
PSYCHEDELIC PURPLE VERSUS THE LUSTER OF GOLD [...] SUMMARY: The discovery of 24 new animal species by Surinamese and American scientists, including a frog with psychedelic purple markings, has given Suriname world-wide attention, as reported in over 150 newspapers and journals. These articles have also highlighted the threat to Suriname's high [...] |
2007-06-14 16:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EMIN NS SENV TBIO |
| 07PARAMARIBO305 |
CHINA/TAIWAN: ACCUSATIONS OF BRIBERY IN ST. LUCIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Head of the Americas Division Terence Craig (protect) told Post the government of Taiwan (GOT) bribed the government of St. Lucia (GOSL) to reject a "One-China Policy." The accusations are ironic given local grumbli [...] |
2007-06-15 16:46:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NS ST KCOR |
| 07PARAMARIBO313 |
DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITIONS FOR ICAO ASSEMBLY IN [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) June 13, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of our desire to seek support for U.S. positions, and co-sponsorship, on the Assembly Working Paper of the Universal Safe [...] |
2007-06-20 19:06:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO314 |
HAITI: NO IMMEDIATE REACTION TO DEMARCHE FROM [...] Per reftel, on June 21 post delivered points to Acting Head of the Americas Division Euredice Hofwijks of the government of Suriname Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Hofwijks provided no official initial reaction. Hofwijks did express sympathy with the ideas presented and said she would de [...] |
2007-06-21 17:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | HA PREL KPKO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO315 |
CHINA/TAIWAN: MUZZLING THE FREE MEDIA IN SURINAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Suriname (GOS) Vice President Ramdien Sardjoe "requested" that a local news show leave out parts of its programming dealing with the China-Taiwan controversy as debate raged in May as to whether China or Taiwan would be the better partner for Suriname. Local and r [...] |
2007-06-21 18:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NS CH TW PHUM |
| 07PARAMARIBO316 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S NEW INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Terence Craig Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) June 13, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of President Bush's proposal that addressed climate change. Poloff shared the USG views on the key issues per reftel, parag [...] |
2007-06-21 19:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO323 |
INACTION AS POLICY: ARTICLE 98 IN SURINAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under pressure from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the uniformed military, the Government of Suriname (GOS) appears to stick to its position that if it joins the International Criminal Court (ICC) it will also sign an Article 98 agreement. However, it will not be likely to [...] |
2007-06-26 13:50:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | NS PREL PGOV KAWC |
| 07PARAMARIBO325 |
BOUTERSE MURDER TRIAL PROGRESS PROCEEDS IN TINY INCREMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One week after final pre-trial motions were cleared on June 11 in the murder trial of former military strongman Desi Bouterse, the Organization of American States (OAS) promised to send observers in response to a request from the Government of Suriname (GOS). While he has react [...] |
2007-06-26 19:39:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO346 |
GOING TO TAIWAN: SURINAMESE PARLIMENTARY VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the latest attempt by the Government of Taiwan (GOT) to butter up the Surinamese for eventual diplomatic recognition (ref A), several parliamentarians from the Government of Suriname (GOS) were invited to Taiwan for a "familiarization" visit. The Deputy Speaker of Parliamen [...] |
2007-07-06 19:12:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
| 07PARAMARIBO350 |
ICAO ASSEMBLY: DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT KEY ENVIRONMENTAL POSITIONS [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche, second in a series of four, on topics for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) July 6, 2007. Craig said that he was unaware of our desire to seek su [...] |
2007-07-06 19:48:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO363 |
NO INITIAL REACTION ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] EmbOff delivered the message and handed over a copy of the draft diplomatic note from reftel to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS), on July 10. Craig had no initial reaction, but requested background documentatio [...] |
2007-07-12 20:46:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO364 |
LACK OF INTERNET FREEDOM IN CUBA SURPRISES [...] EmbOff delivered message from reftel to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS), on July 10. EmbOff also dropped off copies of a Reporters Without Borders article on the lack of internet freedom in Cuba for Craig and [...] |
2007-07-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV TINT CU VE NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO384 |
US EMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH 1206 FUNDING [...] (C) Embassy Paramaribo endorses the FY-08 1206 OEF-CCA funding proposal (with total cost estimate of $2,470,617 for equipment), which was received from CDR Gregory Ross, US Southern Command as e-mail attachment on July 20, 2007. Suriname lacks the resources to properly outfit and train its c [...] |
2007-07-24 18:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MCAP PREL PTER NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO393 |
RHYTHM ROAD REQUEST: OCTOBER 18-20 OR NOVEMBER 1-3 [...] Post is delighted to accept ECA/PE/C/CU offer for an American Music Abroad - Rhythm Road stop in Suriname and looks forward to an excellent opportunity to reach out in particular to youth. The hip-hop format will be especially attractive for target audiences and the large "Afro-Sranan" or "C [...] |
2007-07-27 13:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO403 |
INFORMATION DELIVERED: MARTYRS FOUNDATION AND [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Nalinie Sewpersadsingh, Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS), and to Deputy Head of the Americas Division, Eurydice Hofwijks. Sewpersadsingh and Hofwijks acknowledged rec [...] |
2007-08-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER LE NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO404 |
SURINAME VOICES TENTATIVE SUPPORT FOR US RED CROSS [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Nalinie Sewpersadsingh, Head of International Orgnaizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Sewpersadsingh showed interest, mentioned that the GOS has supported U.S. candidates in international forums in the past, [...] |
2007-08-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ICRC NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO405 |
SURINAME NOT DECIDED YET ON ADOPTION OF NUCLEAR [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Head of the Americas Division Eurydice Hofwijks on July 31, and to Nalinie Sepersadsingh, Head of the International Organizations Division, on August 1. Sewpersadsingh said the Government o [...] |
2007-08-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP PINS PARM PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO406 |
SURINAME FIRST LADY LIKELY UNABLE TO ATTEND MRS. [...] Per reftel, post met with Nalinie Sewpersadsingh, Head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and discussed possible attendance of the First Lady of Suriname, Liesbeth Venetiaan, at a September 24 event to be hosted by Mrs. Bush. [...] |
2007-08-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA NS SOCI |
| 07PARAMARIBO407 |
SURINAME: NO CONCRETE INFORMATION YET ON UN [...] Per reftel, post met with Nalinie Sewpersadsingh, Head of the International Organizations Division of the Government of Suriname Ministry of Foreign Affairs and discussed United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) attendance. Post met with Sewpersadsingh on July 27 and again on August 1. Sewpers [...] |
2007-08-02 19:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO411 |
LEGITIMIZATION OR "WHITEWASH?" OAS KICKS OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Organization of American States (OAS) Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin visited Suriname from August 1 to August 4 for what he called "information gathering" for a possible OAS observer mission for the trial of Desi Bouterse. Former military strongman Bouterse and twent [...] |
2007-08-06 20:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO419 |
HOW MUCH DISPUTED OIL? GOVERNMENT, MEDIA DISAGREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government officials are reluctant to give an estimate of the amount of oil in the disputed maritime area between Guyana and Suriname. Nevertheless, in recent years the GOS has sought out foreign investment with offshore production sharing agreements. As for quantity, media rep [...] |
2007-08-13 11:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG EPET KTDB PBTS EINV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO441 |
TAIWAN AID PROPOSAL "IN THE GARBAGE?" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Surinamese delegation including four parliamentarians traveled to Taiwan from July 16-20 on their "personal title," and returned to Suriname with an "official" offer of aid from the government of Taiwan (GOT). However, the government of Suriname (GOS) has never acknowledged [...] |
2007-08-20 18:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
| 07PARAMARIBO444 |
CORRUPTION CORRODES MINISTRY OF FINANCE, THREATENS [...] SUMMARY: Authorities in Suriname are investigating a suspected fraud conspiracy within the Ministry of Finance and possible links to the Ministry of Education. According to Minister of Finance Humphrey Hildenberg, employees in his Ministry have embezzled approximately U.S. $375,000. The Ministe [...] |
2007-08-20 18:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO452 |
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN IN SURINAME--OR INSURANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The owner of three fishing boats in Suriname,s second city, Nieuw Nickerie, reported a supposed act of piracy to the police on August 18-19. However, police inspectors told post insurance fraud, not pirates, is a more likely explanation of this incident near the Guyanese borde [...] |
2007-08-23 18:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PBTS NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO460 |
SURINAME AND CHINA SLOW DANCE--BUT NOT TOO CLOSELY [...] SUMMARY (C) Despite mutual commitment of Suriname and China to their bilateral relationship, progress in achieving tangible results is slow. China's hopes of tapping into Suriname's riches have been tempered by bureaucratic processes, ill-conceived projects, environmental concerns, and publ [...] |
2007-08-28 19:53:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV CH NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO467 |
RESPONSE TO GRANTS ADMINISTATION AND SUPPORT FOR [...] The following responses are keyed to reftel, paragraph 3: a) No. Generally, Post receives about $35,000 a year in grants, which fall into three categories: Ambassador's small grants program, Ambassador's HIV/AIDS fund, and Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. b) No. c) Yes. [...] |
2007-08-31 19:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KICA KPAO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO470 |
COMBATTING CORRUPTION: THE NEW COOL IN SURINAME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While police have arrested two people in connection with the embezzlement scandal at the Ministry of Finance (reftel), Minister Humphrey Hildenberg has asked the Government's Central Accounting Department (CLAD) to launch a second investigation at his Ministry, this time at the T [...] |
2007-09-06 20:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO477 |
STRIKE IMMINENT AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SURINAME? [...] (U) Union officials, representing airport workers, have threatened to force the suspension of all flight operations at the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (also know as Zanderij Airport) if the Government of Suriname (GOS) does not meet the demands of the workers' union by midnight t [...] |
2007-09-07 20:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELAB PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO479 |
FRESH THREATS OF AIRPORT STRIKE IN SURINAME [...] (U) SUMMARY Immediate fears that all flight operations at the Johan Adolf International airport would be suspended from midnight on September 7 were alleviated when the labor union and the board of Airport Management chose the path of dialogue. However, union members almost immediately rejec [...] |
2007-09-10 20:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELAB PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO486 |
PHANTOM AIRPORT STRIKE GROUNDED FOR TWO MONTHS [...] (U) Flight operations at the Johan Adolf Pengel airport will not be suspended; at least not for the next two months. A meeting with union leadership called by Vice President Ramdien Sardjoe on September 11 was reportedly fruitful. Sardjoe assured union executives that the situation at the a [...] |
2007-09-12 20:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELAB PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO488 |
ICAO ASSEMBLY: NO DELEGATION FROM SURINAME [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-13 19:37:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO491 |
SURINAME: WIREC 2008 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-14 20:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ENGR EPET TRG KPAO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO492 |
SURINAME: DEMARCHE ON NEW MARITIME CARGO LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-14 20:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EWWT NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO493 |
SURINAME: DETAILS FOR ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-14 20:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP KSEP UNGA NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO501 |
(C) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY ROBERT GATES TO PARAMARIBO, SURINAME SATURDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER 6, 2007 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-19 21:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO502 |
UNPRECEDENTED CONVICTIONS AGAINST OLDEST BANK IN [...] (U) SUMMARY In a highly emotional proceeding on August 30 the former and current directors of the De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB), Ed Muller and Sigmund Proeve, were convicted for violating Suriname's foreign exchange law by transferring funds internationally without the consent of the Foreign Ex [...] |
2007-09-19 21:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SNAR KCRM NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO509 |
(C)Briefing information for October 6 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-20 19:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO510 |
(C) SUBJECT: BRIEFING INFORMATION FOR OCTOBER 6 [...] (C) President Venetiaan has agreed to a short (15 minute) courtesy call late in the afternoon of Saturday, October 6, immediately following your visit to the USNS Comfort. Venue for the meeting will be either the Presidential Palace or the President's Cabinet Office, both in Paramaribo. At that [...] |
2007-09-21 19:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO511 |
JUNGLE COMMANDOS BLOCK PARAMARIBO-ALBINA ROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former rebel forces blockaded the main East-West route on September 17, effectively closing down traffic from Paramaribo to Suriname's eastern-most city Albina in the district of Marowijne. The roadblock was lifted following Government of Suriname assurances that it would impl [...] |
2007-09-21 20:38:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO522 |
SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON DEMARCHE NOT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post deemed reftel counterproductive in the Surinamese operating environment, and chose not to deliver. Post will continue to cooperate with the Government of Suriname on the issue of terrorism in other areas. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...] |
2007-09-25 20:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC LE PTER NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO529 |
MARITIME BORDER DECISION: SURINAMERS, DISAPPOINTED BUT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The fate of the disputed maritime area off the borders of Suriname and Guyana was settled September 20 in a long-awaited and much-anticipated decision by the U.N. International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). While GOS President Ronald Venetiaan expressed satisfaction and [...] |
2007-09-27 20:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS EINV EPET PGOV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO534 |
BOUTERSE CALLS FOR MASS PROTESTS AFTER MARITIME BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary. Desi Bouterse, former military strongman and chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), is attempting to mobilize mass protests against the Venetiaan government on October 1 during President Venetiaan's annual State of the Republic speech. These protests are likely Bouters [...] |
2007-10-01 17:32:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS EINV EPET PGOV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO540 |
FIRST-EVER CABINET LEVEL VISIT TO SURINAME, SECRETARY GATES MEETS PRESIDENT VENETIAAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-10 20:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | NS OVIP PGOV PREL |
| 07PARAMARIBO543 |
First-Ever Cabinet Level Visit to Suriname: [...] (C) SUMMARY. In this unprecedented half-hour meeting in Paramaribo between Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Surinamese President Ronald Venetiaan, participants discussed the overwhelmingly positive week-long visit of the hospital ship, USNS Comfort, as well as the importance to Suriname of [...] |
2007-10-12 16:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO548 |
KTFN TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE SAUDI [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered message October 15 to Terence Craig, Head of the Americas Division of Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Craig had no immediate reaction but said he will pass the information to the Ministry of Justice and Police. 2. (U) Post will report any substant [...] |
2007-10-16 17:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO549 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname, on Monday, October 15. Elsenhout said she would contact members of Suriname's UN mission about the matter. Elsenhout did not have any immediat [...] |
2007-10-16 17:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO550 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED; 2007 WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname (GOS). Elsenhout said she would forward the information to the Ministry of Transportation, Communication, an [...] |
2007-10-16 19:29:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS CITEL XK XL XM NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO552 |
SURINAME CONSIDERING WIREC DELEGATION [...] (U) In relation to reftels, EmbOff spoke with Terence Craig of the Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ms. Boedhoe of the GOS Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (PLOS). While the GOS has not yet officially decided on whether to send a delegation [...] |
2007-10-17 19:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO554 |
SURINAME: CENTRAL BANK REPAYING PL480 DEBT ARREARS [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank Governor Andre Telting, during an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief, said the Central Bank is making payments to bring its PL480 debt to the United States up-to-date but will continue to negotiate on making payments on the GSM102 debt. End [...] |
2007-10-19 19:24:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO556 |
RHYTHM ROAD REQUEST: FEBRUARY 20-25 OR FEBRUARY [...] Post is delighted by the ECA/PD/C/Cu offer for an American Music Abroad - Rhythm Road stop in Suriname and looks forward to an excellent opportunity to continue the vibrant music outreach program at Post. This presentation fits our MSP goal of mutual U.S./Suriname appreciation and respect co [...] |
2007-10-24 19:52:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO558 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CIVAIR-CARIBBEAN - OPEN SKIES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA XL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO559 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO560 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED; EXPANDING PARTNERSHIP IN THE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC KTIA NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO561 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO562 |
SKEPTICISM FROM SURINAME ON YEAR OF ACTION FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-25 18:36:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OAS KTIA NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO565 |
DISPOSAL OF EXCESS WEAPONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. government provided assistance to the Government of Suriname for the disposal of small arms, light weapons and explosive materials through a contract with the Ronco Corporation. The contracted work was completed by the Ronco Corporation on October 22, 2007. Post pl [...] |
2007-10-26 18:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO576 |
SURINAME: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Post presents its 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR), Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. Suriname I. Summary Suriname is a transit point for South American cocaine en route to Europe, Africa, and, to a lesser extent, the United States. The Government of Surinam [...] |
2007-11-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO577 |
POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN [...] (U) Post submits input for the report on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Answers are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) Paragraph 6. (1) WHETHER THE BENEFICIARY COUNTRY HAS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO UNDERTAKE ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE WTO UNDER OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND [...] |
2007-11-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AMGT XK XL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO584 |
BOUTERSE AND 24 OTHERS TO RECEIVE SUMMONSES FOR [...] (U) On November 7, local media reported that the Attorney General's Office had begun issuing summonses to 25 defendants who are scheduled to go on trial on Novermber 30 for the murder of 15 political opponents on December 8, 1982. The list, which was published in newspaper of record, "De Ware [...] |
2007-11-08 19:43:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NS ASEC |
| 07PARAMARIBO585 |
STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS: FAILED ACTION OR OMINOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Protest demonstrations organized by the Youth Collective Suriname (JCS) continued on November 5 and marked the third time in less than a week that students took to the streets of Paramaribo, ostensibly to protest deficiencies in the educational system and other youth issues. Mem [...] |
2007-11-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NS ASEC |
| 07PARAMARIBO586 |
STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS: FAILED ACTION OR OMINOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Protest demonstrations organized by the Youth Collective Suriname (JCS) continued on November 5 and marked the third time in less than a week that students took to the streets of Paramaribo, ostensibly to protest deficiencies in the educational system and other youth issues. Mem [...] |
2007-11-09 12:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NS ASEC |
| 07PARAMARIBO589 |
STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS: DRIZZLE & FIZZLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A student protest march organized on November 9 by the Youth Collective Suriname (YCS) failed to develop gravitas, but organizers can take some comfort from knowing that, despite heavy rains, they were successful at least in attracting about 300 student, reversing the trend of t [...] |
2007-11-09 20:32:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO596 |
PRESIDENT, TOP OFFICIALS WARN OF DESTABILIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Suriname (GOS) President Ronald Venetiaan and other officials warned on November 14 of attempts by the political opposition to destabilize the government. However, citizen reactions have been calm, and tended to blame the government for creating fear. Meanwhile [...] |
2007-11-16 18:27:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASIC NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO599 |
SURINAME MAY ABSTAIN ON UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 19 Post delivered the message per reftel to Government of Suriname (GOS) Ambassador to the United Nations Henry McDonald, GOS Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Jane Aarland-Nanhu, and GOS MFA Acting Head of International Organizations Rosita Hubar [...] |
2007-11-19 19:56:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO60 |
INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN SURINAME [...] (U) Per reftel Post submits a list of women influential and active in government, civil society, and business in Suriname. Post hopes these women will be included in future activities organized by the Office of the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment (S/WE). We are [...] |
2007-02-01 19:11:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO600 |
SURINAME DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FATF STATEMENT AND [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Americas Division Terence Craig. Craig acknowledged receipt of information, and said he felt banks in Suriname were already well aware of the stipulations of FATF. Craig said he would pass the information on t [...] |
2007-11-20 18:03:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON IR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO602 |
DECLINE: COMMEMORATION OF GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] (U) Post thanks the department for the opportunity to suggest participatory activities in commemorating the "great white fleet," but declines the offer to participate in related public diplomacy events at this time. 2. (U) Post discussed the "Great White Fleet" commemoration at the cou [...] |
2007-11-21 19:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO603 |
SURINAME TO SUPPORT UNGA BURMA RESOLUTION, [...] (U) Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Ambassador Robby D. Ramlakhan, the point-man for this year's UNGA 3rd Committee slate, told Ambassador Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes on November 21 that Suriname will break precedent and support the human rights resolution [...] |
2007-11-21 19:47:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN BM NS BO IR KN |
| 07PARAMARIBO604 |
SURINAME: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) 1. Post presents its 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR), Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Suriname: I. Summary: Suriname is not a regional financial center and is not yet a significant site for money laundering when compared to other count [...] |
2007-11-21 19:48:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO609 |
SUGGESTED INFO MEMO ON BOUTERSE TRIAL [...] (U) The following is suggested text for an info memo on the "December Process" (Bouterse trial) in Suriname. 2. (C) The trial of Desi Bouterse and 24 co-defendants for the December 1982 murder of fifteen political opponents will begin on Friday, November 30. Bouterse is expected by many [...] |
2007-11-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASIC SNAR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO610 |
CHINESE UNPOPULAR WITH SURINAME PRESS: "CHINESE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Surinamese media is severely biased against Chinese immigrants to Suriname, Chinese products, and China as a political presence. Privately editors and journalists commented bluntly, "I don't like the Chinese." The newspapers are to a degree beholden to the Chinese, howeve [...] |
2007-11-29 19:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NS CH TW |
| 07PARAMARIBO617 |
JUSTICE MINISTER TALKS PRIVATELY ABOUT STRIKES, [...] (U) From Ambassador Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes. 2. (C) In response to my telephone request, Justice and Police Minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi invited me and my RSO, Doug Marvin, to attend his November 29 meeting with Dutch Ambassador Tanya van Gool and her political officer to disc [...] |
2007-12-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASIC PREL SNAR NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO618 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered message to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname. The Government of Suriname had no immediate response. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from the Government of Surina [...] |
2007-12-04 14:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO619 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CASH COURIER INITIATIVE [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered message to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname. The Government of Suriname had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the Government of Surina [...] |
2007-12-04 14:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER ASEC NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO62 |
PROMINENT SURINAMER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MARITIME [...] (SBU) During a roundtable lunch for educators Kries Nandoe, Suriname's former Ambassador to the U.N., voiced his opinion about the maritime border dispute with Guyana currently being decided by an international tribunal in Washington. An observer during the preliminary hearings in December, 2 [...] |
2007-02-02 20:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO621 |
U.S. SPONSORED MEDIA TRAINING ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-04 18:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OPRC NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO622 |
BUREACRATIC BLOCKS ON OPEN SKIES, DIRECT FLIGHTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After delaying for months in response to Embassy attempts to set up a meeting to further discuss air traffic with the United States, government of Suriname (GOS) Minister of Transportation, Communication, and Tourism (TCT) Richel Apinsa tabled Open Skies, saying the GOS prefer [...] |
2007-12-04 18:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR KTIA XL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO623 |
BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-04 20:23:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO624 |
CHINA UNPOPULAR WITH THE SURINAMESE PUBLIC: "DIRTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Surinamese public is biased against recent immigrants from China. These "new Chinese" are accused of entering Suriname illegally, and receiving preferential treatment in obtaining residency permits and business licenses. Their economic competition is feared, and viewed by [...] |
2007-12-04 20:23:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO625 |
U.S. SPEAKER OFFERS STRATEGIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PHUM SOCI OEXC OPRC NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO626 |
BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The &December Process8 murder trial of Desi Bouterse began anti-climactically on November 30 with Bouterse,s failure to appear. The venue was heavily secured, and as expected Bouterse,s lawyer called for dismissal, claiming the court has no jurisdiction. Outside the venue, at [...] |
2007-12-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO627 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered message to Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of Suriname (GOS). Craig told EmbOff "you guys have our support... as long as it involves international peace and security, we are with you." 2. [...] |
2007-12-05 18:55:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR PARM NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO629 |
UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (U) In response to reftel Post provides the following updated information on Suriname's commitment to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. A. (U) Suriname has ratified ILO Convention 182 regarding the worst forms of child labor. ILO Convention 138, the Minimum Age Convention, is, howe [...] |
2007-12-06 18:24:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO636 |
GOVERNMENT OF SURINAME AND OPPOSITION TRADE [...] (C) Summary. "At very short notice, violent confrontations can be expected in Suriname," Dutch Embassy interlocuters relayed to EmbOffs during a late evening meeting at the Dutch Embassy on December 6. This information was from a "reliable source," the Dutch DCM said, who had also indicated [...] |
2007-12-07 20:22:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO638 |
BOUTERSE'S TRIAL BEGINS WITHOUT HIM; STRIKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The &December Process8 murder trial of Desi Bouterse began anti-climactically on November 30 with Bouterse,s failure to appear. The venue was heavily secured, and as expected Bouterse,s lawyer called for dismissal, claiming the court has no jurisdiction. Outside the venue, at [...] |
2007-12-10 19:19:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PGOV ASEC PREL NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO649 |
EMBASSY PARAMARIBO ACTIVITIES -- TAKING ACTION ON [...] (U) Summary. Post marked the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women as well as World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse by conducting a variety of events focused on violence against women and children. Events included a radio address, a reading to school children, a gue [...] |
2007-12-14 19:56:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KAPO PHUM NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO661 |
UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-21 20:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO663 |
EMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH SOCSOUTH JCET TOR [...] (S) Post provides initial concurrence with the Terms of Reference (TOR) provided by Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH) with the following caveats noted: A.(S) Timeline: the following modifications are requested: (1) Pre-deployment site survey (PDSS): 3rd week of January 2008 [...] |
2007-12-21 21:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC MARR PINS PREL PTER NS MASS |
| 07PARAMARIBO668 |
U.S. EMBASSY PARAMARIBO CONCURS WITH 1206 FUNDING [...] (C) Embassy Paramaribo reiterates its endorsement (REF B) of the FY-08 1206 OEF-CCA funding proposal (with total cost estimate of $2,470,617 for equipment), which was received from CDR Gregory Ross, U.S. Southern Command as e-mail attachment on July 20, 2007. Suriname lacks the resources to [...] |
2007-12-28 15:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MAS MCAP PREL PTER NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO89 |
GOLD MINE STRIKE BECOMES POLITICAL FOOTBALL [...] (U) SUMMARY. A deadlock in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement culminated in a tense work stoppage at the gold mine owned by the Canadian company IAMGOLD. At the height of the conflict, President Ronald Venetiaan ordered extra army troops to the site to guard explosives at t [...] |
2007-02-21 12:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV NS |
| 07PARAMARIBO94 |
Paramaribo Request for American Corner Sustaining Funds [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT: (A) Embassy Paramaribo requests "American Corner Sustaining Funds" for FY-07. Post is beginning to realize success in its efforts to re-energize the Embassy-American Corner relationship. The Pol-PD Officer and PD FSN have outlined a comprehensive plan of action to make the [...] |
2007-02-23 12:50:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL OPRC OIIP NS |
| 07SURABAYA63 |
JAWA POS: FIRST HAND-COVERAGE OF BURMA CRISIS, INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit by the Surabaya Principal Officer, Public Affairs Officer, and Public Affairs Assistant to the Surabaya headquarters of the Jawa Pos Group October 19, Jawa Pos editors and journalists described their efforts to provide accessible and relevant news coverage to read [...] |
2007-10-25 09:37:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO PGOV |