by Cofona Admin | Feb 1, 2013 | News, Sports
The Seventeen cricketers from the Ancient County of Berbice who represented the West Indies at the Test level, between 1948 to 2012 were honoured on Wednesday when the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and Ansa Mcal under its Carib Beer brand unveiled a 16 x 8 Billboard...
by Cofona Admin | Jan 31, 2013 | General, News
U.S.-based Guyanese designer Shanice Jones recently launched her Spring/Summer 2013 collection, dubbed Colour Explosion, inspired by the beautiful colours of the Caribbean. The fabric choices for this collection were satin, polyester and spandex, giving the designs an...
by Cofona Admin | Jan 29, 2013 | General, News
THE expansion of Banks DIH in New Amsterdam, Berbice, will include a branch of Citizens Bank, Berbice Manager, Mr. Reginald Matthews announced at the shareholders 18th Annual General Meeting last Sunday. He told the gathering that a section of the lending institution...
by Cofona Admin | Jan 27, 2013 | Featured Profiles, News
“When we build our communities, the next generation benefits immediately, since there is a paved future for all. I want to make my little contribution; I want to make a difference.” By Leon Suseran This week we feature a young man—in his 30s—who is tangibly making a...
by Cofona Admin | Jan 25, 2013 | General, News
Abdhur Rahman Slade Hopkinson was a Guyanese poet and actor who was born in New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana in 1934. His mother was a nurse and his father a lawyer. He lived a middle-class life in New Amsterdam until his father died and his mother later moved...
by Cofona Admin | Jan 15, 2013 | General, News
CULTURE, Youth & Sports Minister Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday awarded two recipients for their remarkable designs for coins commemorating the anniversaries of the Berbice Slave Rebellion (1763) and the Arrival of Indentured Immigrants to British Guiana (1838).At a...
