FLORIDA – One by one, Donald Trump’s defeated rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination took the stage to sing his praises at the party’s convention on Tuesday night. From his box just above the convention floor, Trump smiled at times as he watched his former opponents Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy voice their full support for his candidacy. If there were any doubts that this was Trump’s party, Tuesday’s programming put them to rest. “I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear: Donald Trump has my strong endorsement, period,” said Haley, the former UN Ambassador who posed the strongest challenge to Trump earlier this year. She said Trump had asked her to speak at the event in Milwaukee in the name of “unity”.

Haley said in May that she would vote for the former president, but her headline speech on Tuesday was her most direct endorsement of the Republican nominee yet. Haley’s arrival, however, was not universally welcomed in the arena. There was a noticeable intake of breath as she acknowledged that she and Trump had their differences. Some Republicans have struggled to forgive her for launching an aggressive campaign against their favoured candidate. Late in the race, she questioned whether Trump had the mental stamina to serve as president. A smattering of boos greeted her as she took the podium, though they were soon drowned out by cheers and chants.

“She stayed in that race a lot longer than she needed to and dragged out the inevitable,” said Matt Bumela, a delegate from Washington state who had predicted the booing. “And said things about Trump that were negative all the way up to the end.” Haley notably broke from Trump when she called for the US to continue to support Ukraine in its war with Russia. When she later said she would vote for him in November, she said the former president would be “smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me”. On Tuesday night, she told supporters of hers who might be on the fence: “You don’t have to agree with Trump 100% of the time to vote for him take it from me Tonight is our unity night,” said New Hampshire state Senator William Gannon, who had served as a delegate for Haley. He believed Trump made the right choice to invite her to speak. wanna win the national election,” he said. “It was a wise move to bring her in. The third-place finisher in the primary, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, received a far more enthusiastic welcome from the crowd. (BBC)…[+]

PARAMARIBO – E.R. who is on trial for the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl had initially confessed but eventually started denying the charges. The prosecutor on Monday demanded that the defendant be sentenced to 4 years in prison. The mother of the tween told the police that the defendant was dating her underage daughter.

 The defendant who allegedly had sex with the girl on multiple occasions often met her outside her school and a store located near her house. The girl told the police that she and the defendant often had sex in a house that is under construction and that is located next to her house. The medical report confirms that the girl is no longer a virgin. The girlfriends of the victim confirmed that they had often spotted their friend with the suspect after school. The defendant is an ex convict who had served time in prison after having been found guilty of murder. The prosecutor told the court that the defendant had not learnt his lesson. “There is no evidence,” said the defendant. The judge is expected to announce the verdict in August…[+]

PARAMARIBO – Reports indicate that a growing number of youths have committed suicide in the past couple of weeks because they were being bullied. There has been a drastic rise in the number of youths who are being bullied every day but local organizations and even the government have done very little to address bullying.

 The My Love For You Is Endless Foundation wants the government to address this alarming trend by collecting signatures for a petition that will be presented to parliament. “We want to urge parliament to take action against bullying. It is of crucial importance to hold bullies accountable for their actions,” said the foundation that wants strict measures and heavy punishment to address this issue. The foundation wants effective measures aimed at tackling bullying at schools in particular. It is collecting signatures via the following link:

Https://chng.it/hvvKPnCtfV. “Let’s send a strong signal to make it clear that bullying will never be tolerated.” Bullying is when people deliberately use words or actions repeatedly against an individual or a group to cause physical, social and/or psychological harm. They usually want to make the person feel less powerful or helpless. Bullying can happen anywhere — at school, at work, at home, online, or by text messaging or email. Bullying can come in different forms, all of which cause distress and pain for the person who is being bullied…[+]

PARAMARIBO – S.R., a science teacher who is stationed at Havo 4, reportedly helped his students to commit fraud. The fraudulent actions came to light when the test papers were a reened. The students who took the science test on July 2nd expected to hear the results on Friday but had to wait until last Monday because the Education, Science and Culture Ministry was busy with its investigation into the irregularities that were detected.

 Last Monday the students expressed disbelief when they were told by the management team of their high school  that they would have to retake the science exam on July 22nd. After the VOS inspection Department had launched an investigation, the science teacher confessed that he had given the students the opportunity to add answers to their test papers. The teacher had also given a group of students the answers so that they could correct their mistakes on their test papers. The students confirmed that they had accepted the teacher’s offer to add answers on their test papers. S.R. has reportedly been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. The results of the science exam has been declared null and void in the classes where S.R. taught science. His students will not be transferred to another school but they have to retake the science exam. Reports indicate that another teacher will correct the test papers. The Education Ministry deemed the incident that happened at Havo 4 regrettable. “This type of behaviour is unacceptable and we hope that the students have come to realize that their actions have consequences and that they have learnt a valuable life lesson.”…[+]