by Cofona Admin | Jul 30, 2013 | General, News
Under the theme “From resistance to emancipation towards empowerment” the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) will be celebrating emancipation activities with the New Amsterdam 2013 Commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the 1763 Berbice Slave revolt and...
by Cofona Admin | Jul 29, 2013 | General, News
As Emancipation Day 2013 gets nearer, the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) kicked off its first activity for the 250th anniversary celebrations by commencing its initiative to plant 250 trees around the town of New Amsterdam. Last Friday, the first 20...
by Cofona Admin | Jul 29, 2013 | General, News
Drumming in Guyana has been considered a dying art, but recently, many organisations have been collaborating to resuscitate an art form considered a vital part of Guyana’s cultural heritage. The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) with a grant of G$1M...
by Cofona Admin | Jul 6, 2013 | General, News
The existence of white mangroves from New Amsterdam to Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice; is being threatened by waste oil contaminating the Berbice River. Apiculturists are calling on the relevant authorities to investigate the origin of the waste oil and to put an...
by Cofona Admin | Jun 3, 2013 | General, News
The Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) has streamlined not one, but two weeks of rich cultural events and enriching activities that would celebrate the splendour of the 175th Anniversary of the Emancipation of Africans in British Guiana, as well as the 250th...
