SURINAME – “I am not in the position to promise a national holiday. I can’t do that and I won’t do that,” said Ginmardo Kromosoeto, representative of President Desi Bouterse, in response to the discussion surrounding a national holiday for the Javanists. Kromosoeto pointed out that the reports which indicated that he had promised that this November 24 would be a national holiday and each October 16 of the coming years are based on misunderstanding…[+]