by Cofona Admin | Sep 18, 2010 | Events
Saturday, September 18, 2010 | St. Gabriel’s Hall 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) Inaugural Forum held on Saturday, September 18th at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Hall in Brooklyn, New York drew a crowd of about 75 persons. According...
by Cofona Admin | Sep 10, 2010 | General
September 10, 2010 Stabroek NewsA combination of abnormally high spring tides and inadequate river defences left residents in several communities in Regions 3, 4 and 6 battling fast rising flood waters up to late last night. The water from the Demerara river rushing...
by Cofona Admin | Sep 8, 2010 | Sports
By Stabroek staff | September 8, 2010 Lower Corentyne emerges victoriousA brilliant all-round performance from national under-15 player Shailendra Shameer led Lower Corentyne to an easy 44-run victory over New Amsterdam/Canje and the $50,000 victory in the Berbice...
by Cofona Admin | Sep 8, 2010 | Education
By Kaieteur News – September 8th 2010QUEENSTOWN, NEW AMSTERDAM – The Berbice High School (BHS), which produced many of Guyana’s most respected citizens, celebrated its 94th Anniversary yesterday.Principal of the school, Jennifer Rollins said her dedicated staff...
by Cofona Admin | Sep 8, 2010 | General
September 8, 2010 | By Kaieteur News…odour caused neighbours to feel unwellPolice found the badly decomposed body of 70-year-old Elsie Nieuenkirk in her house at 52 Winkle, New Amsterdam, Berbice, yesterday.The police who were called to the scene by neighbours who...