Parimaribo, Suriname

first experiences
Sep 23, 2005

... a friend of one of the homestay families and also Suriname's new UN Youth Ambassador. He said that people in Suriname (that would be Parimaribo) do not like to appear poor, therefore what money they have "shows". Then, of course there is a lot ...

MAKING SENSE OF SURINAME
Oct 24, 2005

... and many of the people I have had a chance to talk to are NDP. My family and some of their friends see Bourtese as Suriname's Nelson Mandela. Their view on it is that Bouterse and the NDP have the majority of seats (15) and Venetiaan's party only 8. ...

Langa Tabiki - Into the Interior
Oct 10, 2005

... weekend we had quite the adventure into the Interior. In Suriname they seem to call almost anything outside the city of Parimaribo "the interior" . Langa Tabiki is an island in the Marowijne River which borders French Guyana. The trip was, in many ways ...

THE MAROON WOMEN
Oct 17, 2005

... attend their meeting which was this past Saturday and as well to be interviewed on Boscopo radio. Boscopo is a community radio in Parimaribo that broadcasts into the interior. So, I was interviewed on the radio last Saturday along with the 2 young radio ...