A little history

Suriname (Surinam) was discovered in the 16th century by French English and Spanish explorers. But it wasn't till the 17th century that the English and the Dutch began to setup colonies on the western region of the country. An are to this day although politically settled as belonging to Suriname, is still under dispute between Guyana and Suriname.
In 1667 a dispute over control of the country caused the Dutch and the English to part ways leaving the Dutch with Suriname and the English with the former Dutch colony of New Amsterdam(New York).