The government has reached an agreement with wage unions for increases in salary while also planning to spend SRD 80 million on a new vessel for the National Army.
while the security and health sector seek negotiations for higher salaries from the government.
while there is chaos at the Academic Hospital Paramaribo with a lack of staff in the hospital.
while parliament members criticize ministers for lack of transparency and potential corruption
while gas station owners strike for higher profits
while police seize a cache of illegal firearms as they continue to handle increases in criminality.
while DNA raises questions and concerns towards the government
as around 20% of Surinamese live in poverty.
and Brunswijk continues to criticise his party's lack of support in government.
while DNA criticizes low gold revenues due to illegal small scale mining
and the parliament addresses flooding and robberies in the country.
unions negotiate for increased wages for civil servants.