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Suriname

Nine killed, including five children, in Suriname attack

Suriname name new coach ahead of World Cup playoffs

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup Third Place Match - Al Jazira vs CF Pachuca - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 16, 2017  Al Jazira coach Henk ten Cate. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup Third Place Match - Al Jazira vs CF Pachuca - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 16, 2017  Al Jazira coach Henk ten Cate. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Suriname coach Menzo quits ahead of World Cup playoffs

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group A - Guatemala v Suriname - Estadio El Trebol, Guatemala City, Guatemala - November 18, 2025 Suriname coach Stanley Menzo REUTERS/Sandra Sebastian/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - CONCACAF Qualifiers - Group A - Guatemala v Suriname - Estadio El Trebol, Guatemala City, Guatemala - November 18, 2025 Suriname coach Stanley Menzo REUTERS/Sandra Sebastian/File Photo

DR Congo to play in Guadalajara, Iraq in Monterrey in World Cup play-off tournament

DR Congo supporters celebrate in the streets as they wait for the bus transporting the national soccer team upon their arrival in Kinshasa on Nov 17, 2025.
DR Congo supporters celebrate in the streets as they wait for the bus transporting the national soccer team upon their arrival in Kinshasa on Nov 17, 2025.

Tiny Curacao and strife-torn Haiti close to World Cup qualification

Jun 24, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; Honduras midfielder Edwin Rodriguez (16) plays the ball past Curacao defender Sherel Floranus (5) during the first half during a group stage match of the 2025 Gold Cup at PayPal Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images
Jun 24, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; Honduras midfielder Edwin Rodriguez (16) plays the ball past Curacao defender Sherel Floranus (5) during the first half during a group stage match of the 2025 Gold Cup at PayPal Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images

Suriname parliament elects Simons as first female president

FILE PHOTO: Suriname's opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons of the National Democratic Party (NDP) celebrates with supporters as she proclaims herself the winner of the presidency as counting continues during the National Assembly election, in Paramaribo, Suriname, May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Suriname's opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons of the National Democratic Party (NDP) celebrates with supporters as she proclaims herself the winner of the presidency as counting continues during the National Assembly election, in Paramaribo, Suriname, May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh/File Photo

Payback time: How Dutch players could power Suriname to the World Cup

Suriname defender Shaquille Pinas celebrates scoring against Costa Rica in a group stage match of the 2025 Gold Cup.
Suriname defender Shaquille Pinas celebrates scoring against Costa Rica in a group stage match of the 2025 Gold Cup.

Suriname's ruling party, opposition nearly tied in parliamentary election

Suriname's opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons of the National Democratic Party (NDP) celebrates with supporters as she proclaims herself the winner of the presidency as counting continues during the National Assembly election, in Paramaribo, Suriname, May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh
Suriname's opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons of the National Democratic Party (NDP) celebrates with supporters as she proclaims herself the winner of the presidency as counting continues during the National Assembly election, in Paramaribo, Suriname, May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Voters in Suriname to choose government to helm predicted oil boom

FILE PHOTO: Suriname's opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons of the National Democratic Party (NDP) attends a campaign event with young supporters ahead of the May 25 National Assembly election, in Paramaribo, Suriname May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Suriname's opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons of the National Democratic Party (NDP) attends a campaign event with young supporters ahead of the May 25 National Assembly election, in Paramaribo, Suriname May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh/File Photo

Suriname fugitive ex-president Desi Bouterse dead at 79

FILE PHOTO: Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks during a news conference in Paramaribo, Suriname August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks during a news conference in Paramaribo, Suriname August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh/File Photo

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.