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On September 4, 2001, Winod Parbhoe was murdered in cold blood. The entrepreneur, who was the founder of the Suriname Palace Casino, an establishment he co-owned with CCA Companies Incorporated (Conserver Corporation of America), was shot two times in the chest and once in the neck in a drive-by shooting, resulting in his death at the age of 36. Preceding the shooting, Parbhoe had blown the whistle about how millions of dollars were being siphoned out of his business’ bank account at De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB), the largest bank in the country aside from the country’s central bank. He had gone to the head of the DSB, the Central Bank of Suriname, the country’s Foreign Exchange Commission, the Minister of Justice (the current President of Suriname) and even the CIA to report that his funds were being drained from his business account. Not only did no one help resolve the issue, but he was killed soon after making the complaint. The case is still unsolved, and it’s been reported to be one of the largest injustices in Suriname’s history. Parbhoe left behind a wife and one daughter — Maya Parbhoe, a then 13-year-old girl. Maya Parbhoe with her father, Winod Parbhoe. Like Father, Like Daughter Maya Parbhoe, CEO of the Bitcoin startup Daedalus Labs and a member of the boards of two other companies she started — Quickship Logistics and Icarus Geo — inherited her father’s business acumen as well as his inability to stomach corruption. Before explaining how she’s tapping into both in an effort to become the next President of Suriname, it’s important to understand the role her family has played in Suriname’s history and the impact this has had on her. Parbhoe comes from a legacy of gifted businesspeople who helped develop Suriname, a former Dutch colony with…

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