Rubio Holds Joint Press Conference With Surinamese President

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio paid a lightning visit to Suriname. It took barely two hours and he couldn't get further than Johan Adolf Pangel Airport. Nevertheless, it is significant that Rubio also visited Suriname during his two-day visit to the Caribbean region, late on Thursday evening (Dutch time). The fact that Suriname was included in Rubio's travel program has a lot to do with the major oil discoveries made off the country's coast…

Suriname: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Suriname during his two-day visit to the region. Beyond the airport, he…

Rubio Holds Joint Press Conference With Surinamese President

Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds a joint press conference with Surinamese President Chan Santokhi at 4:55 p.m. ET on March 27. ...

Rubio Slams China’s Role In The Caribbean

News Americas, New York, NY, March 28, 2025: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued a pointed critique of China’s growing footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting concerns over poor infrastructure quality, debt burdens, and data security risks, while calling on U.S. companies to offer better alternatives. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Suriname’s President Chan Santokh attend a meeting, in Paramaribo, Suriname, o…

Praise for Suriname by Marco Rubio during a lightning visit on Thursday. The government of Chan Santokhi works systematically and creates long-term prosperity, said the U.S. Secretary of State. He calls for Caribbean countries to work with US companies and says the US wants to offer alternatives to “what we think is bad work done by the Chinese who never finish on time, always exceed their budgets, bring their own workers and don't hire locals.”

President Chandrikapersad Santokhi had been looking forward to visits from French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch King Willem-Alexander during his first term. But despite all his efforts, they stayed away. The fact that this week, in the final days of his first presidency, a high-profile visitor is arriving in the person of American Secretary of State Marco Rubio is, in any case, a small consolation. Text Armand Snijders Photo Drew Angerer/G…