STVS (Surinaamse Televisie Stichting) is a television network in Suriname and was founded in 1965 by Prime Minister Johan Adolf Pengel.
In 1961, Frits Pengel of the Dutch omroep VARA (the current BNNVARA) he wrote a plan to start television broadcasts in Suriname.
The new Prime Minister was interested in his plan and asked Frits Pengel to write an additional report.
[2] On 24 February 1964, the Surinamese government founded the Surinaamse Televisie Stichting (STVS) and ordered the construction of a studio.
[2] On the night of May 10 to 11, 1993, an attack took place in which a handful of masked armed men entered the studio and assaulted the staff and doused them with diesel oil.
It is clear that confidants of army leader Desi Bouterse were involved, including his former bodyguard Orlando Brakke.
Shortly after the attack, Frits Pengel said he called NDP leader Herrenberg with the message: "Henk, compliments.
"[8] Four months after Desi Bouterse took office as president of Suriname,[9] on November 22, 2010, STVS director Kenneth Oostburg was sent on compulsory leave.
For the 2018 financial year, the government has budgeted 1.7 million Surinamese dollars (193,000 euros) for both broadcasters and the National Information Institute.