SIBLINGS: Siblings are the children of the same parents. It is a convenient term meaning brothers and sisters. If you have two brothers and one sister, you have three siblings. SPOUSE: Another convenient term meaning husband or wife.
Bouterseâs father, Desi Bouterse, ruled Suriname after a coup and reclaimed power in 2010. The president, 69, in 1999 was convicted by a Dutch court of involvement in cocaine smuggling. Earlier this year, a Dutch court rejected his third bid to have the conviction overturned. A synagogue and mosque in Paramaribo, Suriname.
Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms: The Suriname Coat of Arms includes the country's motto, which reads Justitia - Pietas - Fides meaning Justice - Piety - Fidelity. Two natives carry a shield with two halves. The left half of the shield represents the past, as slaves were abducted via ship out of Africa.