Secretariat Congratulates Suriname on 46th Independence Anniversary
The Association of Caribbean States extends its congratulations to the Republic of Suriname on the country’s 46th Anniversary as an independent nation.
Known for its incredible ethnic diversity, Suriname gained its independence from the Netherlands on November 25, 1975.
Suriname is a founding Member of the ACS and is currently serving as Rapporteur of the Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism
The Association of Caribbean States is the organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba, Curacao, (France on behalf of French Guiana, Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin ), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Sint Maarten, (The Netherlands on behalf of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius ), Turks and Caicos.