After years of operating out of the Paramaribo Noord administrative area, the Paramaribo Midden (Central) District Commissioner’s Office is making a major move to a purposefully chosen site that sits directly at the geographic heart of the territory it serves. District Commissioner Ruchsana Illahibaks says the new purpose-built office space will deliver two key public benefits: far better accessibility for local residents and much more efficient delivery of government services to the five administrative resort areas that fall under the office’s jurisdiction.
The new headquarters will be located on the grounds of the Public Greenery and Waste Management agency, at the intersection of Professor W.J. Kernkampweg and Johannes Mungrastraat. Illahibaks confirmed to local outlet Starnieuws that the Ministry of Public Works and Spatial Planning has made the refurbished office space available for the district’s administrative use.
The official opening ceremony for the new facility is scheduled to take place at 10:00 a.m. local time on Monday, and starting the following day — Tuesday, July 28 — the new office will open its doors to the general public for all regular administrative services.
Illahibaks emphasized that the selection of this new location was a deliberate strategic choice, made specifically for its central position relative to all five resorts the office oversees. “From this new location, we are able to carry out our work far more effectively,” she explained. “We are now positioned much closer to the people and the communities we are responsible for serving.”
The Paramaribo Central District Commissioner’s Office holds administrative responsibility for five resorts: Welgelegen, Weg naar Zee, Centrum, Tammenga and Flora. It also oversees management of four major local markets: the Haitian Market, Paramaribo Central Market, Kwakoe Market and Vreedzaam Market.
To complete the relocation process, the office will remain closed to the public on the day of the official opening ceremony. After the opening, all members of the public can access regular administrative services at the new address: Professor W.J. Kernkampweg 64, at the corner of Johannes Mungrastraat.