suriname
What I Felt When I Saw an Artefact Stolen From My People
Onias Landveld – a descendent of the Ndyuka tribe – describes holding a staff looted from his people as a “loss I can hardly describe”.
A Former Rebel and Drug Dealer Made His Pro Soccer Debut at Age 60 for the Team He Owns
Ronnie Brunswijk, who's also the vice president of Suriname, was filmed handing out cash to the other team after the game. Oh, and he has 50 children.
Photorealistic Drawings Explore the Trippy Dreamscape of Cultural Identity
The first solo exhibition of Xavier Robles de Medina touches down at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery on the Lower East Side.
How to have a global barbecue
Why stick with tradition when you can make the best grilled dishes from all over the world?
The Mosquito That Started Today's Zika Outbreak in Brazil Was Killed Off 50 Years Ago
Brazil’s government has declared “war” on the Aedes aegypti mosquito but conditions have changed since the country eliminated the insect in 1958, when it was spreading yellow fever.
The Zika Virus Is Spreading Through the Americas Very Quickly
The World Health Organization says that the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to abnormal births in Brazil, will likely spread to all countries in the continent except Canada and Chile. The US has yet to report a homegrown case of Zika.
Digging into Suriname's Massive and Corrupt Gold Industry
VICE Netherlands went to Suriname to investigate corruption in the country's gold industry, look at the public health concerns caused by mining with mercury, and to meet a powerful ex-rebel leader turned gold baron.
[Premiere] Optical Illusions Blanket the Walls of Suriname
'Fluorescencia' documents multimedia artist Rebecca Smith, of the live projection collective Stylus, and graffiti artist Felipe Pantone's experimental mural project in the streets of Paramaribo.
Here's What It Feels Like to Smuggle 700 Grams of Cocaine in Your Stomach
I spoke to my cousin about her time as a drug mule and how lax airport security used to be.
The Lost World of Surinamese Funk: How a South American Scene Disappeared Overnight
The story of Sumy: superstar child, main leader forever.
Did Scientologists Steal a Quarter Tonne of Gold from a Fishing Boat?
Guess what? Conspiracy theorists reckon they did.
The Gold Rush That Is Destroying Suriname's Rainforest
Suriname's Krikie Nigi gold camp represents the Platonic ideal of environmental devastation. From our car window, we see mud piles, craters filled with foaming mercury-contaminated water, the occasional scorched tree. Artisanal mining crews move in...