SURINAME – “Several local hospitals have reportedly been given SRD 500 million in cash advances. Hospitals will receive subsidy for things that must be guaranteed,” said Vice President Robert Ameerali during the discussion of the 2015 budget in Parliament on Monday night. VP Ameerali discussed the hospital issue after several parliamentarians had mentioned the alarming situation within the hospitals. VP Ameerali pointed out that the Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP) and the Diakonessenhuis were able to pay the wages of their employees after the government had intervened…[+]