Location: Paramaribo, Suriname Event: Paramaribo Protest and Street Closures On Friday March 24, 2023, starting at approximately 10:00 AM, a protest will be held at the Independence Square in Downtown Paramaribo, near the Presidential Palace. The size of the protest is unknown. There will be a large police presence in the area. Road closures will be ... Read More»

Location: Paramaribo, Suriname Event: Paramaribo Street Closures The Surinamese Police Force (KPS) announced several road closures in the city in conjunction with Phagwa celebrations, a performance by popular Dutch artist, Frenna, and the Vice President of Suriname’s birthday.  Areas are expected to be both highly trafficked and populated.  There will be a heavy police and private ... Read More»

Location: Paramaribo, Suriname Event: Paramaribo Protests and City Center Street Closures Today, February 24, 2023, starting at approximately 1:00 PM, a protest will be held at the Cantonal Court on the Grote Combeweg. Protestors are demanding the immediate release of Stephano “Pakkitow” Biervliet who was detained because of the February 17, 2023, protests. Starting at 11:00 ... Read More»

Location: Paramaribo, Suriname Event: Continuing Paramaribo City Center Street Closures The Surinamese Police Force (KPS) announced that the curfew for downtown Paramaribo has been lifted, but the area in front of the Presidential Palace and National Assembly (DNA) remains closed: specifically at the intersections of Grote Combeweg and Henk Arronstraat and Van Roseveltkade and Kleine Waterstraat. There ... Read More»

Location: Paramaribo, Suriname Event: Paramaribo City Center Curfew and Street Closures The Surinamese Police Force (KPS) announced, following protests and subsequent property damage near the National Assembly (DNA) building, that, as of Friday, February 17, 2023, from 6:00 PM through the entirety of the weekend or until further notice, the area that lies within the borders of ... Read More»