March 16, 2023

FIND & POST LOCAL JOBS FOR FREE AT CARIBBEANLIFE.COM/JOBS Vol. 39, Issue 11 BROOKLYN EDITION March 16-22, 2023 FIGHT TO LEAD SURINAME VP wants Santokhi’s job in 2025 By Bert Wilkinson ing away the three seats it won If you have not previously paid in the... More

FIND & POST LOCAL JOBS FOR FREE AT CARIBBEANLIFE.COM/JOBS Vol. 39, Issue 11 BROOKLYN EDITION March 16-22, 2023 FIGHT TO LEAD SURINAME VP wants Santokhi’s job in 2025 By Bert Wilkinson ing away the three seats it won If you have not previously paid in the May 2020 general elections. any attention to the daily politics of The other major group in opposi- Suriname, perhaps now would be tion is the NDP of former mili- the perfect time with the 2025 gen- tary strongman Desi Bouterse. His eral elections season slowly kicking party, which lost power in 2020, has into gear. 16 seats. In just under two years from The NPS’ departure is not known this month, Surinamese will vote to have done anything much to for one of two multiracial mega undermine incumbency but crit- coalition groups to run the Dutch- ics say it has helped to point locals speaking CARICOM country of to the fact that the coalition is about 600,000. politically shaky, fighting against New York State Attorney General, Letitia Jam Less