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.
Sherwin Johnson: Guyana’s latest FIFA referee
January 5, 2012 By Guyana Times International “When I was told that I was being nominated to the FIFA panel as a FIFA referee for the 2012 season, I was elated, excited and overwhelmed with joy.” These were the words of Sherwin Trevor Johnson, Guyana’s newest...
Republic Bank, Ansa McAl honour New Year’s babies
January 3 2012 | By Kaieteur NewsThere were two New Year bundles of joy at the New Amsterdam Hospital on January 1.Radica Dayadat of Fyrish Village, on the Corentyne, brought forth her little baby girl at 1:45 hrs on New Year’s Day. Devika Narain of Miss Pheobe, Port...
The woman who sang and prayed while her home burned
January 3, 2012 | By Kaieteur News | By Leon Suseran…a story of strength and faithHow would you have reacted or felt if you were in church worshipping God and all of a sudden you were informed that your home is being ravaged by fire? On Father’s Day last year (June...
Got to have that Old Year’s Night Cook- up?
December 31, 2011 | By Kaieteur News | By Leon SuseranHow preparing and enjoying a meal of cook- up rice became associated with the last night of the year may not be as important as savouring one of Guyana’s most beloved traditional foods. But the tradition of eating...
Guyana’s oldest centenarian celebrates her 111th birthday
December 30, 2011 By Guyana Chronicle “Obedience brings many blessings, but when you are disobedient, you allow a curse to come your way”, Ismay Spooner said, when asked about the secret of her longevity. Spooner, Guyana’s oldest citizen, celebrated her 111th birthday...
Space, flooding, power outages among constraints highlighted by IDCE Head at Graduation
By Leon SuseranResident tutor of the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) in New Amsterdam, Ms Janice John, stated that there were numerous challenges that came in the way of the centre achieving some of its projections during the past year. Space,...
UG Professor underscores importance of technical graduates
By Leon SuseranOne hundred and seventy- two students graduated in various technical and business fields from the New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) on Wednesday at the institution’s 39TH Convocation & Prize- Giving Ceremony. This event comes at a time also...
Republic Banks steps up for New Amsterdam development centre
December 10,2011 | By Knews In an effort to spread Christmas cheers and as part of its community outreach programme under its Power to Make a Difference in Communities programme, Republic Bank New Amsterdam Branch recently donated a full entertainment set to the All...
Council of Friends of New Amsterdam Inaugural Mayoral Ball deemed a success
The formal affair attracted a gathering of 200 guests at Antun’s Banquet Hall on October 8th, 2011. The Mayoral Ball was held to acknowledge the forty-one, former and current, Mayors of New Amsterdam and bring together their families, friends, and members of the civic...
U.S.-based Guyanese designer sets her eyes on acting
December 8, 2011 | Guyana Times International | By Venessa DeosaranU.S. based-Guyanese model and designer Shanice Jones has become an internationally established fashion mogul, and continues to develop her artistic talents; rapidly moving ahead in the fashion industry...
Self-made poet, Stephanie Bowry, is a ‘Special Person’
December 4 2011 | By Kaietrur NewsPull Quote: “It was so good to read. And you used to do poetry in school. You had to do poetry. You used to have to say a poem, memorize poems, but that is not happening in schools anymore.”By Leon SuseranIt is indeed a momentous and...
Trade Unionist Norman Semple is a ‘Special Person’
November 27, 2011 | By Kaieteur NewsPull Quote: “I enjoyed it, because for one thing, it was satisfying to me to help those workers who were unprotected, despite the fact that the law was there. Having laws on the books doesn’t mean you have protection, unless you can...