2024 in Suriname explained

See also: 2024 in South America.

Events in the year 2024 in Suriname.

Incumbents

• President: Chan Santokhi
• Vice President: Ronnie Brunswijk
• Speaker: Marinus Bee

Events

• 2 October – President Chan Santokhi announces a $10 billion project titled GrandMorgu between the French energy firm TotalEnergies, the US-based APA Corporation and the state oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname to extract an estimated 700 million barrels of the coast of Suriname.^[1]

Holidays

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• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 10 February – Chinese New Year
• 25 March – Phagwah
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 31 March - Easter Sunday
• 1 April - Easter Monday
• 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 16 June – Eid al-Adha
• 1 July – Ketikoti (Emancipation Day – end of slavery)
• 9 August – Indigenous People's Day
• 10 October – Day of the Maroons
• 1 November – Diwali
• 25 November – Independence Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

External links

• Online calendar

Notes and References

1. Web site: French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast . Associated Press . en . 2 October 2024. 2 October 2024.
2. Web site: Suriname Public Holidays 2024. 25 November 2023 . Public Holidays Global.