by Cofona Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | General
By STABROEK STAFF | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2010 Fire suspected to be electrical in origin destroyed a two-flat wooden and concrete building that housed The Woodworks Factory at Plantation Caracas, Smithfield, New Amsterdam yesterday.Owner of the building, William...
by Cofona Admin | Nov 11, 2010 | General
Support the Overseas Friends of New Amsterdam in conjunction with Victoria High School Alumni Association in their Annual Toy Drive. Deadline November 15, 2010 This year’s Toy Drive will be distributed by the Lions Club of New Amsterdam Please be generous in...
by Cofona Admin | Nov 7, 2010 | General
NOVEMBER 7, 2010 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS BY RALPH SEERAMShe Googled her hometown in Colombia and was very excited that she can show me her home, the school she attended and even some homes that she said were owned by big drug lords in Colombia.I was travelling to Guyana...
by Cofona Admin | Nov 7, 2010 | General, News
Saturday, November 6, 2010 | 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, November 6th members of the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) assembled to strategize on plans to assist the town of New Amsterdam. Several meetings had been held after the September Forum to...
by Cofona Admin | Nov 2, 2010 | General
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010 By Stabroek staff The family of the late Tulsie Ragnauth, a British-trained Berbice lawyer, last week commissioned a $1M waiting area in the compound of the National Psychiatric Hospital during a simple ceremony.Recounting the life of the...
by Cofona Admin | Oct 21, 2010 | General
October 21, 2010 by Kaieteur NewsBy Samuel WhyteThe United States of America Continuing Promise 2010 to Guyana was officially launched yesterday with an official ceremony held in the compound of the New Amsterdam Hospital.Among those in attendance were President...