Nickerie, Suriname's North-west
Brassa Plein, the park opposite the market buidings in Nieuw Nickerie. In the centre is a bust of Mr. Jaggernath Lachmon (1916 – 2001), one of the founders of the Progressive Reform Party, an Indo-Surinamese party founded in 1947 of which he served a long period as President. He was born in Corantijnpolder in the district of Nickerie. The youngest child of six, his parents were contract laborers from Uttar Pradesh to Suriname.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Wed Jan 27, 2016