Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi addresses the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2021. Justin Lane/Pool via REUTERS

Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi addresses the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2021. John Angelillo/Pool via REUTERS

Suriname's President Chan Santokhi arrives for the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2021. John Minchillo/Pool via REUTERS

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse looks on during a news conference after the Court Martial of Suriname confirmed a 20-year jail sentence for his involvement in the murder of 15 people while he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo, Suriname August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks during a news conference after the Court Martial of Suriname confirmed a 20-year jail sentence for his involvement in the murder of 15 people while he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo, Suriname August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse looks on during a news conference after the Court Martial of Suriname confirmed a 20-year jail sentence for his involvement in the murder of 15 people while he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo, Suriname August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks during a news conference after the Court Martial of Suriname confirmed a 20-year jail sentence for his involvement in the murder of 15 people while he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo, Suriname August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks during a news conference after the Court Martial of Suriname confirmed a 20-year jail sentence for his involvement in the murder of 15 people while he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo, Suriname August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Semifinal 1 - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Matthew Glaetzer of Australia, Jack Carlin of Britain, Jason Kenny of Britain, Kwesi Browne of Trinidad & Tobago and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Semifinal 1 - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Matthew Glaetzer of Australia, Jack Carlin of Britain, Jason Kenny of Britain, Kwesi Browne of Trinidad & Tobago and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Quarterfinal - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia, Maximilian Levy of Germany, Jack Carlin of Britain, Callum Saunders of New Zealand, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Nicholas Paul of Trinidad & Tobago in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Semifinal 1 - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Matthew Glaetzer of Australia, Kwesi Browne of Trinidad & Tobago, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Jack Carlin of Britain and Jason Kenny of Britain in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Gold Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Jason Kenny of Britain celebrates taking gold in front of Azizul Hasni Awang of Malaysia and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Gold Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Jason Kenny of Britain celebrates taking gold in front of Azizul Hasni Awang of Malaysia and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Gold Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Mohd Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname react after the race. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Semifinal 1 - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Matthew Glaetzer of Australia, Jack Carlin of Britain, Jason Kenny of Britain, Kwesi Browne of Trinidad & Tobago and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Semifinal 1 - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Matthew Glaetzer of Australia, Jack Carlin of Britain, Jason Kenny of Britain, Kwesi Browne of Trinidad & Tobago and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Semifinal 1 - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Matthew Glaetzer of Australia, Jack Carlin of Britain, Jason Kenny of Britain, Kwesi Browne of Trinidad & Tobago and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Semifinal 1 - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Matthew Glaetzer of Australia, Kwesi Browne of Trinidad & Tobago, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Jack Carlin of Britain and Jason Kenny of Britain in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Quarterfinal - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Nicholas Paul of Trinidad & Tobago in action ahead of Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname, Jack Carlin of Britain, Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia, Maximilian Levy of Germany, and Callum Saunders of New Zealand. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Quarterfinal - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia, Maximilian Levy of Germany, Jack Carlin of Britain, Callum Saunders of New Zealand, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Nicholas Paul of Trinidad & Tobago in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Quarterfinal - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Maximilian Levy of Germany, Jack Carlin of Britain, Callum Saunders of New Zealand, Nicholas Paul of Trinidad & Tobago, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Quarterfinal - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 8, 2021. Maximilian Levy of Germany, Jack Carlin of Britain, Callum Saunders of New Zealand, Nicholas Paul of Trinidad & Tobago, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom of Malaysia in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Repechage Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Patryk Rajkowski of Poland, Hugo Barrette of Canada, Sam Webster of New Zealand, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Repechage Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Patryk Rajkowski of Poland, Hugo Barrette of Canada, Sam Webster of New Zealand, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Repechage Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Patryk Rajkowski of Poland, Hugo Barrette of Canada, Sam Webster of New Zealand, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands in action.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Repechage Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Patryk Rajkowski of Poland, Hugo Barrette of Canada, Sam Webster of New Zealand, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands in action.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - Repechage Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Patryk Rajkowski of Poland, Hugo Barrette of Canada, Sam Webster of New Zealand, Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname and Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname compete REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Keirin - 1st Round - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 7, 2021. Nick Wammes of Canada, Kevin Quintero of Colombia, Tomas Babek of Czech Republic, Yuta Wakimoto of Japan, Callum Saunders of New Zealand and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname compete REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Sprint - 1/32 Final - Izu Velodrome - Shizuoka, Japan - August 4, 2021. Nathan Hart of Australia, Xu Chao of China and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Sprint - 1/32 Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 4, 2021. Maximilian Levy of Germany and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Sprint - 1/32 Final - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 4, 2021. Maximilian Levy of Germany and Jair Tjon En Fa of Suriname in action. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flag bearer Renzo Tjon-A-Joe of Suriname leads his contingent during the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021. Flagbearer Renzo Tjon-A-Joe of Suriname lead his contingent in the athletes parade during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Phil Noble

A health worker holds a vial with doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, marketed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) as COVISHIELD, against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Paramaribo, Suriname February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Suriname's Public Health Minister Amar Ramadhin is vaccinated with a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, marketed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) as COVISHIELD, against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Paramaribo, Suriname February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Cuban migrants cook at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

A Cuban migrant lights a fire to cook at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Cuban migrants are seen at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Cuban migrants eat at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Cuban migrants rest at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

A Cuban migrant gets a haircut at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Cuban migrants play dominoes at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Cuban migrants rest at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

A Cuban migrant carries a bucket with water at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

A Cuban migrant cooks at an encampment, set up by Cubans stranded at South Drain while awaiting the ferry service from Suriname to Guyana, as they try to reach the United States, in Nickerie, Suriname December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali addresses the media during a joint news conference with Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi (not pictured), a day before celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of Suriname's independence, in Paramaribo, Suriname November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi addresses the media during a joint news conference with Guyana's President Irfaan Ali (not pictured), a day before celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of Suriname's independence, in Paramaribo, Suriname November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali addresses the media during a joint news conference with Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi (not pictured), a day before celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of Suriname's independence, in Paramaribo, Suriname November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi (R) and his counterpart from Guyana Irfaan Ali walk together, a day before celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of Suriname's independence, in Paramaribo, Suriname November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi (L) and his counterpart from Guyana Irfaan Ali pose for the media, a day before celebrations marking the 45th anniversary of Suriname's independence, in Paramaribo, Suriname November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Karen Williams, Vice President and General Manager of Newmont Suriname LLC Gordon Mountford, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Suriname Country Manager at Apache Corporation Ian Roberts and Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Michael Kozak pose for a photograph, in Paramaribo, Suriname September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh

Suriname's President Chan Santokhi and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk together, in Paramaribo, Suriname September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Ranu Abhelakh