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IBC Suriname 2025: Catalysing economic transformation, regional collaboration
Paramaribo, Suriname –JUST one week after the International Business Conference Suriname 2025, hosted by the Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce, the monumental success of this event continues to resonate across industries. It has set the stage...

How to watch Australia vs Argentina: FREE Rugby Championship 2025 streams, TV schedule, preview
It's safe to assume both the Wallabies and the Pumas learned plenty from last weekend's thriller. Argentina had led 21-7 at half-time, but couldn't cope with Australia after the interval, with Angus Bell crossing the whitewash in the 85th minute...

'I like it HOT!' festival returns to Largo
LARGO, Fla. — Thousands of hot sauce and taco lovers will flock to the Largo Event Center over the course of the weekend. For 25 years, the festival has offered local vendors an opportunity to expand their brand and establish a presence in the...
Brazil Carnival 2025 Travel Advisory: “Exercise a High Degree of Caution”
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: shutterstock.com Travelers are being warned to “remain vigilant” when visiting Brazil for the 2025 Carnival season. The Government of Canada has issued an updated travel advisory for Brazil suggesting travelers avoid...

CARICOM, Colombia explore avenues to expand South-South Co-operation
CARICOM and Colombia trade negotiators concluded the second round of negotiations to update the CARICOM-Colombia Trade and Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (TECA), in Bogota, Colombia on September 10, 2025. The negotiations, which took...

THE CORENTYNE RIVER BRIDGE AWAKENS THE DORMANT TRUTH THAT SURINAME AND GUYANA ARE DESTINED TO TRAVERSE HISTORY HAND-IN-HAND
OF any two countries in the world, Guyana and Suriname are the closest, not merely geographically but in their culture and psyche. They share a common history, each being a British and Dutch colony at various periods, and their laws and...

Tourists reveal the most underrated holiday destinations - including a region of the U.S with 'world-class museums you get to yourself'
Want to escape the tourist crowds on your next holiday? We think we know the answer - and so have delved into a Reddit thread in which the contributors have shared destinations they think are vastly underrated - yet free from throngs of visitors....

NEW TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TO OPEN IN EUROPE IN 2025
The year 2025 promises to be an exciting time for explorers and adventurers. From thrilling experiences at theme parks to cultural gems in newly opened museums and spectacular events, Europe's travel destinations are introducing fresh highlights....

How can they let the monster who is prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's kidnapping walk free next week?
A grey mountain darkens the sky behind Sehnde Prison. The mound, known as Monte Cristallino, contains potash slag from a nearby potassium mine and is so high that, at certain times of day, it blocks out the sun. Shade creeps over the redbrick...
Migration minister Van Bossuyt signs readmission agreement with Suriname
Belgium’s asylum and migration minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt has signed an agreement with Suriname, in which the South American country commits to cooperate more actively in the readmission of compatriots residing illegally in Belgium. In...

Punjab Police make first arrest, nab travel agent on US deportee’s complaint
The NRI affairs wing of Punjab Police on Saturday made the first arrest in the illegal immigration network case following a complaint by a recent deportee from the United States. A travel agent identified as Anil Batra, one of the four accused...

US Deportation Scam: Punjab Police Nabs Travel Agent In Illegal Immigration Case
Chandigarh: The NRI affairs wing of Punjab police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a travel agent identified as Anil Batra, one of the four accused involved in the illegal immigration scam case. The development came close on the heels of the...

US deportation of Indian: Punjab Police arrests one travel agent from Patiala
CHANDIGARH: In a significant development amidst the ongoing crackdown against fraudulent immigration consultants, NRI Affairs wing of Punjab Police has arrested a travel agent identified as Anil Batra, one of the four accused involved in the...

Founders’ value doubles after Suriname project strides
After a strong year of high-grade gold drill results at its Antino project in Suriname, Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) has started off 2025 on the front foot. In early February, the Vancouver-based explorer announced a $30-million...

Deportation Row: Haryana Police Arrest Travel Agent In Ambala For Human Trafficking After US Deports 104 Indian Immigrants
Chandigarh: Haryana police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a travel agent in Ambala for breach of trust, criminal conspiracy and human trafficking in connection with the recent deportation of a local youth by the US government, who was one...

Suriname and Curaçao sign MOU to increase economic cooperation
Suriname and Curaçao have signed an agreement to promote trade and economic cooperation as President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi ends his official visit to the Dutch-speaking country. The state-owned Communication Service Suriname said that...

Suriname and Curaçao to increase economic cooperation with new MOU
Suriname and Curaçao have signed a pivotal agreement aimed at enhancing trade and economic cooperation as President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi concludes his official visit to the Dutch-speaking territory. According to the state-owned...

US DEPORTATION OF INDIANS: PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS ONE TRAVEL AGENT FROM PATIALA
Accused Anil Batra, a resident of Shanti Nagar, Teka Market, Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana, was apprehended from his in-laws’ residence in Patiala (5-E Partap Nagar). He is charged in FIR No. 06, dated February 8, 2025, under sections 406, 420,...

Man from Haryana deported from US after paying Rs 50 Lakh to travel agents for illegal entry; FIR lodged
A man from Haryana, who was one of the 104 people deported from the US for entering the country illegally, told the local police that the travel charged Rs 50 lakh to send him abroad but the patrolling police there arrested him within five minutes...

Suriname and Aruba deepen relations
Suriname and Aruba have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) further deepening their bilateral cooperation and laying the foundation for further cooperation in areas such as trade, tourism, education, energy, security and migration. The...