Armed robbers force workers to mine for gold

Newmont gold mines

SURINAME – Six masked robbers who were armed with rifles on November 3 took 15 workers hostage and forced them to work the mine in the Tabokaw-gebied near the  Lelygebergte. The workers searched for gold at gunpoint from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Due to the long distance they did not manage to report the armed robbery and hostage situation immediately. They notified the Brokopondo Police Department  this week…[+]