{"id":11936,"date":"2026-04-04T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=11936"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:14:02","slug":"een-laatste-groet-aan-oud-president-chandrikapersad-santokhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/?p=11936","title":{"rendered":"Een Laatste Groet aan Oud-President Chandrikapersad Santokhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In het licht van de aanstaande uitvaart op dinsdag 7 april, staat de Vereniging Surinaams Bedrijfsleven (VSB) stil bij het leven en de nalatenschap van oud-president Chandrikapersad Santokhi. Terwijl de natie zich voorbereidt op dit definitieve afscheid, herdenkt de private sector een staatsman die in een turbulente periode de dialoog met het bedrijfsleven aanging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gedurende zijn ambtstermijn was ex-president Santokhi vaker in overleg met de private sector. In het bijzonder tijdens de uitvoering van het IMF-programma is met medewerking van de president het onafhankelijke Suriname Economic Oversight Board ( SEOB) opgericht en zijn de adviezen van dit orgaan vaker meegenomen in het beleid. De VSB heeft de heer Santokhi hierin ervaren als een president die het belang van macro-economische monitoring en de inbreng van het bedrijfsleven daarin onderkende.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zijn inzet voor de sociaaleconomische stabiliteit van Suriname kwam tevens tot uiting binnen het Tripartiet Overleg. Onder zijn leiding en in nauwe samenwerking met de VSB, ASFA, de Vakbeweging (en ook andere maatschappelijke groepen) werden essenti\u00eble discussies gestart over het structureel verbeteren van het ondernemersklimaat en de sociale welvaart van Suriname . De gesprekken over Vision 2050 die toen zijn gestart boden een fundament voor een langetermijnplanning waarin de private sector een cruciale rol vervult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">De crematie op aanstaande dinsdag markeert een moment van collectieve reflectie voor ons land. Namens het bestuur en alle leden van de Vereniging Surinaams Bedrijfsleven betuigen wij ons oprechte medeleven aan de familie Santokhi en hun naasten.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wij condoleren de Surinaamse samenleving met het verlies van een leider die zich tot het laatst toe bleef inzetten voor de versterking van onze instituten en onze economie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moge hij in vrede rusten.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:30.6666%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" autoplay=\"true\" muted=\"true\" loop=\"true\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720P-FUEL-CHIP-RING-03.6.26.mp4\" type=\"video\/webm\"><source src=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720P-FUEL-CHIP-RING-03.6.26.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser doesn&#039;t support embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-carousel fusion-image-carousel-auto\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel\" data-autoplay=\"yes\" data-columns=\"1\" data-itemmargin=\"0\" data-itemwidth=\"180\" data-touchscroll=\"no\" data-imagesize=\"auto\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-positioner\"><ul class=\"fusion-carousel-holder\"><li class=\"fusion-carousel-item\"><div class=\"fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-image-wrapper hover-type-zoomin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b2b.apptastic.sr\/r\/ky2\" target=\"_self\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-66x66.jpeg 66w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vsbstia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/App.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSflNblRRRd5IzkDqFtQ-ixvidvL-w3aJYSQErIkn0-4FzoAtQ\/viewform?embedded=true\" width=\"640\" height=\"8906\" frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\">Loading\u2026<\/iframe><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-nieuwslijn","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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