Experts discover alarming new wildlife trend sweeping social media platforms: 'It's not a hidden or black market'

Officials said it was a surprise to find the listings so easily online. by Beth NewhartJuly 10, 2025 Smugglers are making bold moves out in the open with illegal sales of jungle cat parts in Mexico. What's happening? Historically, most animal...

Malaria eradication in Suriname offers hope for Amazon neighbors

The declaration of Suriname as the first malaria-free Amazonian country by the World Health Organization should spur other countries in the region affected by illegal mining and high migration, say disease specialists. The small country on the...

Hess Withdraws From Suriname Offshore Oil Block, Ending Exploration Effort

By News Americas Business Editor News Americas, PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Weds. July 9, 2025: The American energy company Hess Corporation has quietly ended its pursuit of oil exploration in Block 59, a deepwater offshore area in Suriname, after...

Jagdeo defends US$650,000 per month consultancy contract for GPL as “small amount”

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, today defended the Guyana Government’s approval of a US$650,000 per month contract between the Guyana Power and Light Company, and Dominican Republic energy company, InterEnergy Group. He said a Memorandum of...

Hess announces withdrawal from Suriname’s offshore oil block

Staat­solie, Suri­name’s state-owned oil and en­er­gy com­pa­ny, has con­firmed that Hess, the US-based oil and gas com­pa­ny, has de­cid­ed to re­lin­quish its in­ter­est in Block 59 off­shore Suri­name. “Hess has ful­filled its min­i­mum work...

Sranan Gold Provides Progress Update On Drilling Campaign At The Tapanahony Gold Project In Suriname

(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - July 9, 2025) - Sranan Gold Corp. (CSE: SRAN) (FSE: P84) (Tradegate: P84) ("Sranan" or the "Company") announces updates on activities related to the upcoming drilling campaign at the...

Staatsolie Takes Back Offshore Oil Block in Suriname as Hess Exits

Jul 9, 2025 © Ranimiro / Adobe Stock U.S. oil producer Hess Corp has decided to withdraw from Suriname's offshore Block 59, the South American nation's state oil firm Staatsolie said on Tuesday, adding the block would now return to Staatsolie....

Hess Relinquishes Block 59 offshore Suriname after Failing to Find Partners

Hess Corp. decided to discontinue Block 59 exploration after failing to bring in new partners following Equinor ASA and Exxon Mobil Corp.’s withdrawal, Suriname’s national oil company said Tuesday. In July 2024 Norway’s majority state-owned...

Hess exits Suriname’s offshore Block 59

US-based oil and gas company Hess has announced its decision to relinquish its interest in Block 59 offshore Suriname. The block will revert to the state oil company Staatsolie and will become available for new contracts. After fulfilling its...

Caricom Chair calls for urgent regional trade reform as Trump tariffs loom

With the Unit­ed States set to im­ple­ment rec­i­p­ro­cal tar­iffs by Au­gust 1, 2025, Cari­com Chair An­drew Hol­ness says while talks with the Don­ald Trump ad­min­is­tra­tion con­tin­ue, the time has come for the re­gion to take trade...

“We are sitting on a gold mine” – Go-Invest Head rallies Guyana, Suriname to seize $10B trade opportunity

Hess will leave Suriname oil block after partners quit over drilling risks

Hess Corp, a U.S. oil company, has decided to withdraw its offshore Block 59 in Suriname, said the South American nation’s state oil firm Staatsolie on Tuesday. In a press release, Staatsolie stated that "Hess had completed its minimum work...

Cuba congratulates Suriname's first female president

HAVANA,Cuba, Jul 8 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, sent a congratulatory message to Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, who made history by becoming the first...

World News | Suriname's Parliament Elects Country's First Female President Amid Economic Turmoil

Paramaribo (Suriname), Jul 6 (AP) Suriname's parliament on Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country's first female president. The South American country's National Assembly chooses the president by a two-thirds...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons elected Suriname’s First Female President

Suriname’s parliament on Sunday made history by electing physician and longtime congresswoman Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the country’s first female president. Geerlings-Simons, who ran unopposed, was elected by a two-thirds majority in the...

US$400m in deals from Afreximbank

Barbados could be in line for about US$400 million in deals financed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). President and chairman Professor Benedict Oramah says this is a portion of the US$2.5 billion in deals now in the pipeline for...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons elected first female president of Suriname

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has been elected as the first female president of the small South American nation, Suriname. Geerlings-Simons, a 71-year-old physician and congresswoman, is the leader of the National Democratic Party. She will take...

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Newmont to fire at least 10% of staff at Suriname’s Merian mine

(Corrects second paragraph to say operating costs have increased, not fallen) PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Newmont, the world’s largest listed gold miner, announced on Friday that it would lay off 10% to 15% of its workforce at its Merian mine in...

Petronas Set for Three-Well Drilling Campaign off Suriname

Jul 7, 2025 Noble Developer rig (Credit: Noble Corporation) Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company...