by Cofona Admin | Feb 24, 2013 | General, News
Berbicians lined the streets of New Amsterdam on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the town’s float parade, which started at Tacama Turn, Stanleytown shortly after 13:00 hrs. It was the second year in a row that the town planned its own local festivities to cater for...
by Cofona Admin | Feb 21, 2013 | Education, News
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, performing the duties of President, on Tuesday evening attended the second of a three-part commemorative lecture series in observance of the 250th anniversary of the 1763 Berbice Slave Revolt at the Umana Yana. The lecture was delivered by...
by Cofona Admin | Feb 21, 2013 | Education, News
Pupils from several nursery schools in New Amsterdam took the town by storm on Thursday when the Education Ministry held its Mashramani Kidde’s Street Parade. “Man dem lil children could wuk up,” one onlooker said. The children displayed costumes that were designed to...
by Cofona Admin | Feb 17, 2013 | General, News
Fitness enthusiast, Eliz Hazel, is known for his unique public fitness demonstrations, for example maneuvering a football from Number 19 Village through to New Amsterdam, a distance of some six miles. That was a few years ago. On Valentine’s Day, he decided to raise...
by Cofona Admin | Feb 8, 2013 | General, News
Guyanese designer Carol Fraser’s ‘Organic Orgasm’ collection, launched last year at the Barbados Fashion Week, displayed Guyana’s natural aesthetics, and was well-received by critics. The designs had a natural vibe with a sense of ease and comfort. The collection...
