News and Events
The Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) is a collaborative initiative that networks among individuals, associations, and agencies for the overall educational and socio-economic growth and development of the town of New Amsterdam.
Cofona boosts National Library
April 24, 2012 | By Kaieteur NewsThe Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) donated some $1M in books to the National Library in New Amsterdam on Saturday. George Rutherford, presenting the materials on behalf of the organization, said that 555 books covered...
BCB and Berbice Chamber Million-dollar 20/20 cricket tournament launched
April 23, 2012 | By Kaieteur NewsThe collaborative effort between the Berbice Cricket Board and the Berbice Chamber of Commerce was taken a step further with the launching of the joint 20/20 cricket initiative, which is scheduled to be held on 26th May Independence...
CARIFTA athletes ignite Berbice at LinWest Games
April 17, 2012 | By Kaieteur News- Linden overall winnersCARIFTA 1500m bronze medalist Andrea Foster and CARIFTA team athlete Chavez Ageday ignited Berbice last Sunday when the 12th edition of the LinWest Games saw Linden amassing 292 points to be the overall winners...
Food for the Poor and St Francis in million dollar donation to Berbice Police
April 24, 2012 | By Kaieteur News- Assists with sports gear and other equipmentFood for the Poor Guyana Incorporated and the St Francis Community Developers in Berbice continued their benevolence with a million dollar donation to the Berbice B division of the Guyana...
Psychiatric Hospital Administrator confronts allegations
April 21, 2012 | By Kaieteur News | By Leon Suseran…patients were indeed eating out of peanut butter bottles“I understand that it was happening but I was not aware of it”. – Clarke- DanielsThe Administrator of the National Psychiatric Hospital, on Thursday, responded...
Long-serving educator, Samuel Archer, is a ‘Special Person’
April 15, 2012 | By Kaieteur News | By Leon SuseranPull Quote: “Home visits were very helpful… I have found that the contact with the home and parent eases the load on the teacher”The name ‘Sammy’ Archer resonates favourably on the lips of many educators across Guyana...
Teachers vital to national development
April 11, 2012 | By Kaieteur News | By Leon Suseran– Ramotar reminds GTU ConferencePresident Donald Ramotar, in addressing teachers at the 3rd Biennial President Conference of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) last evening, said that his government considers teachers...
Bynoe returned as GTU President
April 9, 2012 | Kaieteur News | By Leon Suseran…plans to tackle growing teacher indisciplineColin Bynoe was re-elected for another two years as President of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) when the results of the elections were finalized late Saturday evening. First...
A man for all seasons… Marcel Crawford SC is a ‘Special Person’
April 8, 2012 By Kaieteur News | By Samuel WhyteTo put someone’s life and achievements in writing is seldom an easy task, especially if they are multitalented and have diverse pursuits. Many persons have excelled in just one area, but some have stood out in so many...
NBS earns $180M from Berbice Bridge in 2011
April 4, 2012 | By Kaieteur News | By Leonard Gildarie- disburses record-breaking $4.2B in mortgages, earns $772M profit- moving to increase mortgage ceiling to $15MAt the end of 2011, mortgage lender New Building Society (NBS) had recovered $584M, representing almost...
Ranks receive free IT training at UGBC
April 1, 2012 | By Kaieteur NewsMembers of the Community Policing Group (CPG) in Berbice, in commemorating 36 years of its presence in Guyana, were engaged in rigorous Information Technology training recently at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus (UGBC).The...
Berbice Bridge Company takes over riverway…Vessels forced to pay to pass under
March 28, 2012 | By Kaieteur NewsInvestor says this is a denial of fundamental right…the bridge people don’t own the riverThe restriction on some laden vessels from crossing under the Berbice River Bridge’s high span has left many to wonder if the Berbice River Bridge...