More than three quarters of the Education Budget eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 7th 2025– Direct costs of crime in 2022 reached 3.44% of the region’s GDP, or so says the IDB study. It also says that the cost of crime is equivalent to 78% of the public budget for education, double the public budget for social assistance and 12 times…
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Democracy under pressure, autocracy on the rise O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek In the 1990s it still seemed self-evident: democracy would triumph. The Cold War was over, dictatorships fell like dominoes, and elections became the new normal worldwide. But that hope is outdated today. According to research institutions like the V-Dem Institute and Freedom House, we now…
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Suriname in a World of Data eyesonsuriname Our world is transforming at a dizzying pace. Change has always been a given, a constant, when it comes to human societies. But the pace at which these changes occur is increasing with each passing day. Unquestionably, the digital revolution acts like a giant booster rocket mounted on…
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All In Berlin. Suriname, South America AntonJieSamFoek The scent of smoked piment hung heavy in the air, mingling with the sweet rot of mangoes, fallen way too late. Old Ma Gertie stirred her pepperpot, the deep brown stew bubbling like a forgotten memory. Her hands, gnarled and darkened by a lifetime of sun and soil, moved with the practiced…
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antonjiesamfoek© Washington DC / Amsterdam, December 29, 2022— He was born nearly 64 years ago in Dangogo on the Saramacca River. Of course reading and writing didn’t end up there in the woods then. But what would it be? Who wants to learn to read and write when you already have everything you could want…
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antonfoek Amsterdam, September 24th, 2024 – In the early 17th century, the Dutch established a bustling settlement called New Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. This colony quickly became a vital hub for trade and commerce, attracting settlers from various parts of Europe. The strategic location and the natural harbor made it an ideal…
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Enfant terrible and bon vivant Text Armand Snijders – Image Iwan Brave Filmmaker, columnist and bon vivant Pim de la Parra died Friday at the age of 84. A look back at the turbulent life of the director of the iconic classic ‘Wan Pipel’, with which generations of Surinamese grew up. But who was also…
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‘Werken bij de Marechaussee’ antonfoek De deur zwaait open van het klaslokaal naast het oude trainingsveld van Ajax. Het gebouw kijkt uit op het grasveld waar spelers als Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jari Litmanen en Rafael van der Vaart zich in het zweet werkten. De Johan Cruijff ArenA statig op de achtergrond. In de deuropening staat de…
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antonfoek John Goedschalk is the Nature Based Solutions pioneer with over a decade of experience in climate finance, carbon credit development and climate and conservation program design Amsterdam, June 2, 2024 –In march of 2011, I learnt that climate change was going to make the city of Paramaribo I loved virtually uninhabitable due to increased temperatures…
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Anton JieSamFoek / eyesonsuriname Message from the deepest of my soul and heart to those who mean well with repairing and polishing the country: Being part of the problem is no solution for Suriname. Being part of a productive and creative solution is. Oftewel: Maak geen deel uit van het immens en all-over grote sociaal, financieel,…
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