How Brazil Found Itself in Washington’s Crosshairs eyesonguyana Amsterdam, July 11th, 2025 – In a dramatic escalation of economic pressure, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports starting August 1st—a move that stunned global markets and ignited a firestorm of political debate. While the official rationale cites Brazil’s…
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More than three quarters of the Education Budget eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, July 7th 2025– Direct costs of crime in 2022 reached 3.44% of the region’s GDP, or so says the IDB study. It also says that the cost of crime is equivalent to 78% of the public budget for education, double the public budget for social assistance and 12…
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The Old World Order in Review eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, 7 juli 2025–The old world order has come to an end and it is up to the BRICS countries to make proposals for a new one during the summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is according to Brazilian foreign affairs government advisor Celso Amorim in an…
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Could a Return to the Roots Rewrite Our Legal Identity? eyesonguyana Amsterdam, July 5th, 2025 – In the shadow of Donald Trump’s July 4th declaration to revive the original Constitution of 1776, a wave of speculation has surged across alternative media and sovereignty circles. Among the most controversial questions: Could this move dismantle the legal…
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eyesonguyana On July 4th, amid fireworks and patriotic fervor, Donald Trump reignited a bold idea: returning to the original Constitution of 1776. His message, wrapped in nostalgia and defiance, struck a chord with those who believe America has strayed from its founding principles. But what does this really mean—and could it usher in a new…
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Opinion By Anton JieSamFoek The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) marks a quiet earthquake in the media industry. Articles are written faster and cheaper than ever. Images appear on command. Voices echo out of nowhere. The technology is impressive — and dangerous in its confidence. AI sounds like it knows what it’s talking about. It uses language…
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and other stories from Latin and South America eyesonsuriname Amsterdam, June 13th 2025–While I sit quietly at lunch in the hotel somewhere in Northern Colombia, waiting for inspiration for a story about Venezuelan refugees who often cross from here to Aruba and Curaçao to escape the regime of first Hugo Chávez and now Mr. Maduro,…
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Democracy under pressure, autocracy on the rise O P I N I O N Anton JieSamFoek In the 1990s it still seemed self-evident: democracy would triumph. The Cold War was over, dictatorships fell like dominoes, and elections became the new normal worldwide. But that hope is outdated today. According to research institutions like the V-Dem Institute and Freedom House, we now…
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Cybercriminals have started a campaign of redirecting links placed on gaming sites and social media—and as sponsored ads—that lead to fake websites posing as Booking.com. According to Malwarebytes research, 40% of people book travel through a general online search, creating a lot of opportunities for scammers. The first signs of the campaign showed up mid-May 2025 and the…
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Diverging Paths: Lula and Macron’s Stances on Ukraine eyesonguyana Amsterdam, June, 8th, 2025 – During his visit to Paris, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed his support for a peace initiative jointly proposed by China and Brazil to mediate the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The six-point plan, which calls for non-escalation, humanitarian…
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