AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRegional Security: Suriname’s Justice Minister Harish Monorath used a CARICOM security meeting in Paramaribo to warn that illegal firearms fuel gang violence and called for stronger intelligence-sharing and faster implementation of the Caribbean Firearms Roadmap. Amazon Policy: More than 50 Mennonites were deported after authorities removed them from state land in Sipaliwini. President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has opposed large-scale farming that risks clearing primary rainforest. Justice Ministry: Geerlings-Simons met Monorath amid scrutiny over a criminal complaint tied to the Telecommunications Authority; he later chaired the regional security meeting, but the articles do not report a final decision on his position. Regional Diplomacy: Suriname joined most CARICOM countries in voting to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba, as Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister said U.S. visa negotiations influenced his country’s changed stance. Public Finances: S&P raised Suriname’s credit rating to B−, citing gold revenues and expected offshore oil growth, while warning that weak institutions and poor debt management remain risks.
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