New Amsterdam Prison is new champion

New Amsterdam Prison is new champion

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 | BY KAIETEUR NEWSThe New Amsterdam Prisons astutely lead by its officer commanding Officer Assistant Superintendent Kevin ‘Show Stopper’ Pilgrim, upstaged defending champions the Georgetown Combination of Prison Headquarters & Georgetown...

COFONA outlines 2013 activities

Written by Mark Bradford, Guyana Chronicle | 08 August 2012THE Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA), a United States based non- governmental organisation, was formed to assist in activities to restore the town of New Amsterdam and its environs to a state of...
Former native of New Amsterdam deployed into war zone

Former native of New Amsterdam deployed into war zone

July 12, 2012Sandra McKenzie (Corry) a native of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, attended the Berbice Educational Institute and then the New Amsterdam Technical Institute.   In 1976 she joined the Guyana Defence Force, where she worked at the Pay Office and the Culture...
New Amsterdam, East Bank Berbice hit by high tides

New Amsterdam, East Bank Berbice hit by high tides

JULY 7, 2012 | BY KAIETEUR NEWSVendors of the New Amsterdam Market who are affected by the current high tides have estimated their losses to be in the millions of dollars. While this tallying was going on, the residents of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, could be seen...