SURINAME – “Many fishing poles are being placed in the pond of the Vooruitstrevende Hervormingspartij (VHP),” said the deputy chairman of the VHP,  Radjkoemar Randjietsingh. He pointed out that prominent members of this political party are being intimidated and bribed in order to damage the VHP. “There is a culture of fear and intimidation,” Randjietsingh told  Times of Suriname. He has received information which suggests that VHP members who work for the government are being threatened with being transferred or fired if they do not join the National Democratic Party (NDP)…[+]