Jerry Slijngard

Jerry Slijngard is a Surinamese soldier and official. Jerry Slijngard has the rank of colonel.[1] [notes 1] In 2003 he was appointed to head the National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR).[2] In 2013 he was appointed to head the newly created Coast Guard.[3][4]

Jerry Slijngard
NationalitySuriname
OccupationDirector Coast Guard
Director National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR)

COVID-19 pandemic

At the announcement of the first COVID-19 infection in Suriname, Slijngard was appointed as a member of the National COVID-19 Managementteam which coordinates the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname. After Antoine Joly, the French ambassador to Suriname, tested positive on 24 April 2020,[5] Danielle Veira, the Director of the COVID-19 Managementteam, went into quarantine, and [6] Jerry Slijngard was temporarily appointed as her successor.[6] Veira returned to resume her duties on 2 April 2020.[7]

On 8 April 2020, the Law Exceptional Condition Covid 19 (State of Emergency) has been approved by the National Assembly.[8] This law creates the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team of which Slijngard is a member in his capacity as Director National Coordination Centre for Emergency Management (NCCR)[9]

On 11 June 2020, it was announced that Jerry Slijngard, part of the COVID-19 management team, was diagnosed COVID-19 positive.[10] He was released from hospital on 24 June, and is doing fine.[11]

Notes
  1. Colonel is the highest ranking officer in Suriname.

References
  1. "The Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Suriname 1954-2004 - Cronicle of an illusion (in Dutch)". Rozenberg Quarterly. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Ready for the disaster (in Dutch)". Parbode. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. "Slijngaard: Boat first visible result Coast Guard (in Dutch)". Star Nieuws. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. "Coast Guard (in Dutch)". gov.sr. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "French Ambassador in isolation in Wanica Hospital (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. "France Ambassador 8th Covid 19 victim (in Dutch)". Suriname News. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. "Director DNV Veira out of quarantine". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. "Law Exceptional Condition Covid 19 has been approved (in Dutch)". Suriname Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. "Law Exceptional Condition - Article 2 (pdf in Dutch)" (PDF). Foundation for Law in Suriname (SRiS). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. "Jerry Slijngard infect with new Coronavirus (in Dutch)". De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  11. "Kolonel Slijngard ontslagen uit ziekenhuis". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2020.


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