Times of Suriname | |
Type: | National newspaper |
Format: | Broadsheet |
Owners: | Rudi Dilip Sardjoe |
Publisher: | Rudisa Broadcasting Communications & Publications N.V. |
Chiefeditor: | Alirio Polsbroek |
Foundation: | 23 December 2003 |
Language: | Dutch and English |
Headquarters: | Paramaribo |
Circulation: | 40.000 |
Website: | http://www.surinametimes.com/ |
Times of Suriname is a national newspaper in Suriname.[1] The paper is published daily (except on Sundays) in a broadsheet format with a reported circulation of 35,000-40,000.[2] [3] The paper was founded in December 2003 by (at the time) rich business man and politician Rudi Dilip Sardjoe and claims to be a quality news paper and the largest and most-read paper of the country.[4]
The Times of Suriname is one of the main newspapers of the country,[5] and publishes news articles primarily in Dutch, while also publishing some articles in English (in 2005 it experimented with some articles in Portuguese).[6] [7] The paper contains news on Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands.
The paper is reported to have some 20 journalists under employment, most of them young.