AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWorker Health: Labor inspectors fined ferry operator Canawaima after employees reported threats, late pay and delays renewing health insurance; the union says it may take legal action. Hospital Care: Paramaribo’s Academic Hospital has opened a gastroenterology centre with new endoscopy equipment, aiming to cut waits of up to eight months and speed diagnosis, including for possible cancers. Food Safety: Exporters warn that weak pesticide oversight could expose consumers to unsafe residues in vegetables and threaten Suriname’s produce exports. Water and Environment: The environment authority says recent Saramacca River tests found lower mercury and lead levels and no cyanide, but advises against eating predatory fish. Separately, illegal gold mining is bringing mercury pollution and water concerns to Indigenous communities in the Amazon. Disease Prevention: Suriname and PAHO are developing a national roadmap to speed elimination of communicable diseases; a new regional malaria plan aims to halve cases by 2030. Children’s Health: Smoke from the Ornamibo dump fire sent children with breathing problems to a local clinic and forced nearby schools to close.
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