atlas news
BBC : Suriname
28 december
19h32
Nine people, including five children, stabbed to death in Suriname
Police detained the male suspect after shooting him in the leg, while two others are seriously injured.
12 october
06h16
Adventurer faces venomous scorpions in world-first kayak journey
Ash Dykes and his team kayaked 380 miles from the source of the Coppename river to the sea.
10 march
18h07
Man charged with murder after deportation
John Belfield was deported from South America, then arrested and charged in Manchester for murder.
13 november
13h38
Suriname country profile
Provides an overview of Suriname, including key dates and facts about this South American country.
11 october
00h00
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
Steve boldly tries to take Shaun exploring barefoot in jungle with anacondas and jaguars.
22 may
08h00
Witness History
Sixteen army sergeants seized power in the South American country in 1980
28 march
15h33
Murder suspect arrested in South America
John Belfield is wanted in connection with Thomas Campbell’s death in Greater Manchester.
01 february
14h46
Suriname media guide
An overview of the media in Suriname, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
03h58
Pressure grows to jail Suriname’s ex-leader
Desi Bouterse has been appealing against his 2019 conviction over the killing of political opponents.
21 september
23h06
The fake sex chats fuelled by an elaborate scam
The erotic messages supposedly sent from women on some adult websites are often actually from men.
11 september
21h02
Simon Reeve’s South America
Simon travels from Venezuela across the great forests of the Guiana Shield.
10 september
00h08
I’ll be at front of queue to change my slave name’
Descendants of African slaves welcome a Dutch city’s decision to scrap fees for changing names.
14 july
13h32
Convicted murderer’s presidency ends in Suriname
Suriname’s National Assembly has elected a new president to replace the controversial Dési Bouterse.
25 may
13h09
Where a convicted murderer could win re-election
Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse was convicted of murder but he is confident he will be re-elected.
21 may
14h21
Amazon under threat: Fires, loggers and now virus
How the loss of the Amazon goes beyond deforestation - and what the nine countries that share this natural resource are doing to protect it.
30 november
01h39
Suriname president convicted of murder
Desi Bouterse was found guilty of ordering the execution of 15 political opponents in 1982.
04 may
01h26
Pirates ’massacre’ Guyana fishermen
Guyana’s president says an attack off the Suriname coast is thought to have killed at least a dozen.
22 january
10h32
Excess Baggage
John McCarthy explores the coast of Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana in South America.
30 may
09h32
Excess Baggage
John McCarthy looks at the very earliest days of man’s travel and little-known Surinam.
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