|  |  |  | | | | | DevSur: Focus on Suriname | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Washington, D.C.—Suriname has joined IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, it was announced on Friday. Joining the institute as its 183rd member –and 14th in the Caribbean- Suriname is expected to benefit as, said Central Bank (CBvS) Governor Gilmore Hoefdraad according to a press release, "this (membership) will have a positive impact in [...] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PARAMARIBO–Several photos of Suriname based documentary Ertugrul Kilic recently claimed prices in the 2011 International Photography Awards of the International Photography Awards. A press release from the organisation says Kilic's photo of a sunrise early in the morning through a barber shop window claimed 2nd place in Nature – Sunset category. The photographer was also [...] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PARAMARIBO–The first draft report of UNDP's National Consultation for the Caribbean Human Development Report calls for a shift from state security to citizens' security in the Caribbean. The draft was presented on Friday September 2nd at a one day conference at Hotel Torarica, during which around 60 representatives from Suriname's Government Ministries, the National Assembly, [...] | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  |
