Suriname’s new president Jennifer Geerlings-Simons said at her swearing in yesterday that the country’s government must ensure massive expected profits from offshore oil and gas ventures improve living standards for all, adding “fiscal discipline is desirable at every stage”, Reuters reported.
Newspaper De Ware Tijd (DWT) said Geerlings-Simons called on all Surinamese to get back to work and continue supporting each other through good and bad times. “Let us all work hand in hand, side by side, shoulder to shoulder to make Suriname what we want it to be for us and our children,” she emphasized in the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall, as the audience cheered her on with thunderous applause and loud cheers.
