Country reference
- Country codes
- SR / SUR · M49 740
- Browsing region
- South America
- Language options to specify
- Dutch, Sranan Tongo
- UN statistical subregion
- Latin America and the Caribbean
For STVS Journaal, request a dated news edition rather than relying on the usual evening hour. STVS has published specific bulletin-time changes around live football. That is a useful reminder to check the programme’s date whenever sport and news share an evening.
STVS Journaal and event changes
A September 2026 STVS notice moved two identified editions from the normal slot to a later time because of football coverage. Those exceptions belong to those dates. They should neither become the permanent news schedule nor be used as proof of rights to the next football event. A current programme check must answer each of those questions separately.
A published exception has a date
If your goal is Surinamese news, say STVS Journaal, the local date and whether you need the complete bulletin. A report posted after the programme can be easier to find but is not the same viewing experience. For a particular community story, add the district, interviewee or headline so the checker can distinguish a full edition from a related clip.
Ask for the full Surinamese bulletin
When watching from the Netherlands or another country, retain the Paramaribo calendar date before converting the time. Ask whether an apparent late start is a published schedule change, a replay or simply a different edition. That prevents a sports-led exception from being mistaken for missing news or an incorrect channel.
Time-zone reference locations
America/Paramaribo
Use the location relevant to the viewer and the event date. IANA reference locations are not a count of distinct current offsets; do not apply one fixed offset to the whole country.