by Cofona Admin | Sep 12, 2013 | General, News
The New Amsterdam Town Council is presently celebrating 122 years of existence as a municipality. The Council which is headed by Mayor Claude Henry observed the occasion on Tuesday with a simple cake cutting ceremony. The cake was made in the shape of the town hall....
by Cofona Admin | Sep 2, 2013 | General, News
Commander of B Division, Senior Super-intendent Clifton Hicken is introducing an unorthodox approach to make the community of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, safer. Many distribution companies do not permit their trucks to take goods into that community for fear of...
by Cofona Admin | Aug 8, 2013 | General, News
“Berbice Uprising 1763-2013”, an entertaining dramatic musical production of modern-day people time travelling back to 1763 and playing critical roles in the Berbice Slave Rebellion, will premiere at the Berbice High School auditorium on Friday, August 9, at 20:00h,...
by Cofona Admin | Aug 7, 2013 | General, News
With Emancipation observances ongoing and this being the commemorative year of the 250th Anniversary of the Berbice Slave Rebellion, the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) and the Revival, Awareness and Perpetuation of African Culture (RAPAC) have announced...
by Cofona Admin | Aug 6, 2013 | General, News
The late former First Lady Viola Burnham was among a list of 250 persons of African ancestry who were honoured by the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) for their contribution to New Amsterdam and Guyana. COFONA held its awards and recognition ceremony on...
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...
