by Cofona Admin | Jun 25, 2014 | General, News
In one of its most significant developments, the state-owned power company yesterday announced that it has finally completed works to connect Berbice and Demerara. In effect, the cable across the Berbice River, will serve to stabilize power in the Region Five and Six...
by Cofona Admin | Jun 9, 2014 | General, News
THE ‘Berbice Shines’ environment project, with the main aim of sensitising the public to the importance of maintaining clean and healthy communities, was officially launched on Saturday, June 7, in New Amsterdam, Berbice. Conceptualised after the implementation of the...
by Cofona Admin | Jun 7, 2014 | Education, News
Veteran educator, trade unionist, cultural activist, prominent Roman Catholic, New Amsterdam resident and poet, Mrs. Rose Dos Ramos, died yesterday at 05:45 hrs at the New Amsterdam Hospital following a period of illness. She was 58. Born in New Amsterdam, Rose from a...
by Cofona Admin | May 5, 2014 | General, News
Region Six Chairman David Armogan has stated that works on the 25-mile stretch of East Bank Berbice road are most likely to begin by year end. The project will be done in three phases. In the National Assembly, Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, commenting on the...
by Cofona Admin | May 5, 2014 | Education, News
First and Final Year Primary and Nursery teachers pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Education demonstrated their creativity and resourcefulness during the recent Annual Exhibition of Instructional Materials held by the University of Guyana Berbice Campus’s (UGBC). This...
by Cofona Admin | Apr 11, 2014 | Condolences, News
OCTOBER 25, 1921 – APRIL 7, 2014 Former resident of Lad Lane and St John’s Street New Amsterdam, Muriel Olive Sommersell also known as Sister Joyce died at the age of 92 in Brooklyn, New York on Monday, April 7th, 2014. She was a founder member of the Truth Center for...
