President Desi Bouterse who addressed the supporters of his party at a rally near the Revolution Square on Tuesday night announced that the general child allowance (AKB) will be raised from SRD 30 to SRD 50 at the end of March. Bouterse’s administration previously raised the general child allowance from SRD 3 to SRD 30 per child up to 4 kids max per family. The head of state also announced that the housing factory will be up and running at the end of March. According to President Bouterse, the factory has a production capacity of 200,000 square meters per year which means that a few thousand homes can be produced and assembled every year…[+]