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Cybercriminals have started a campaign of redirecting links placed on gaming sites and social media—and as sponsored ads—that lead to fake websites posing as Booking.com. 

Cybercriminals Hijack Gaming & Social Ads to Mimic Booking.com—Stay Alert!

Cybercriminals have started a campaign of redirecting links placed on gaming sites and social media—and as sponsored ads—that lead to fake websites posing as Booking.com.  According to Malwarebytes research, 40% of people book travel through a general online search, creating a lot of opportunities for scammers. The first signs of the campaign showed up mid-May 2025 and the…
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Guyana Dutch Disease

The Dutch Disease in Guyana ???

According to the Economist { … }  eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 3d 2025–Not too long ago, the leading British Magazine Economist described Guyana as “about to become one of the most extreme cases” of the resource curse, referencing the rapid influx of oil revenue. But is that truly the case on the ground? The resource curse, or Dutch…
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Brazil launches platform to attract green investments

Brazil launches platform to attract green investments

The website will list Ecological Transition Plan projects eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, May 29th 2025–Brazilian and foreign investors now have access to a platform to select environmental and social projects for financing.  It’s already been a little while, but on a Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., Finance Minister  Fernando Haddad and Environment Minister Marina Silva launched the Climate and Ecological Transformation…
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Estonia Shows How AI Transforms Education 

 Why We Must Act Now By eyesonsuriname,  ATechnology and Society Analyses Amsterdam, 6 mei 2025– In Estonia, primary school children are already learning with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).  They use adaptive learning platforms and are supported by AI tutors that analyze their learning processes.  What is a reality there still seems like science fiction to many…
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Investment of 4 billion euros for AI use in Brazil

Investment of 4 billion euros for AI use in Brazil

Application in energy and climate eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, May 3, 2025–Brazil sees opportunities in the context of closely intertwined issues regarding energy and climate that are impacted by the use of AI on energy demand. While technology companies worldwide are rapidly building new data centers, the emission reduction story, particularly in the United States, is being…
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Suriname a Global Business Hub

Suriname’s Oil Boom: A Golden Opportunity to Shine as a Global Business Hub.

COMMENTARY Dear Editor, As a public communication analyst with over a decade of experience in the tourism industry, I believe Suriname’s emergence as a potential top global oil producer presents a significant opportunity to position the country as a premier business destination.  With the world’s estimated highest projected oil production growth through 2035, Suriname could and should be on the…
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Suriname’s amazing and incredible untapped potential

Robert J. Faucher U.S. Ambassador to Suriname  eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, April7th 2025 “Suriname has unbelievable and significant untapped potential,” U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Robert J. Faucher said in a recent interview, emphasizing investment as a key area of engagement between the U.S. and Suriname.  He highlighted the need for reforms to attract businesses, particularly in energy, mining, and tourism, while…
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Empty Rivers of Promise

Latin American, Caribbean Corruption and Hope  eyesonsuriname Amsterdam April 1st 2025–In the shadow of lush rainforests and along the banks of murky rivers, another kind of darkness lurks – one created not by nature, but by human hands. Corruption, like a slow-flowing undercurrent, has embedded itself in the foundation of Suriname and its Caribbean sister islands, where…
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Presidential Linked Drugs shipments from Ecuador to Europe

Family of the Family

Presidential Linked Drugs shipments from Ecuador to Europe eyesonbrasil Amsterdam, March 28th 2025– A large-scale drug trafficking investigation, supported by Europol, led to the dismantling of an Ecuadorian criminal cell involved in supplying wholesale cocaine to the EU via major ports. The international operation, led by the Ecuadorian National Police (Policía Nacional del Ecuador), also involved the…
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Staatsolie [ Suriname ]

Raises Much More Money Than Expected with New Loan eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, March 24, 2025 – The Surinamese company Staatsolie successfully issued a new bond on March 23, 2025, raising significantly more funds than initially planned. The company aimed to borrow US$ 304.1 million, but investors offered a total of US$ 515.8 million. This is US$…
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