Inter-Maretraite opposes construction of gold company
SURINAME – The Inter-Maretraite Sports Association will continue its protest against the construction of a gold purchasing company along the Maretraiteweg. The association on Friday organized a protest in the Boys’ Sports Center located along the Eldoradolaan. The association issued a press release, indicating that the local residents strongly oppose the construction plans because the operations of the gold company would release mercury vapors and other dangerous gasses into the environment during the gold filtering process…[+]