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’s Sunday Brunch – Grace Lifestyle Center
Over 220 persons gathered at a Sunday Brunch in support of the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) first fund raiser. New Amsterdamers who had not seen each other for years took the opportunity to mingle and mix at the Grace Lifestyle Center in Brooklyn to...
New Amsterdam Rotary Club awards outstanding contributors
APRIL 3, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS One organization and one individual were awarded when the Rotary Club of New Amsterdam held its World Understanding and Peace Awareness Dinner and Awards ceremony at the Caribbean Cuisine, Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice.The...
Soaring to higher heights -junior national point guard Richard Mohandatt staying ‘on the ball’ in the U.S.A.
March 25, 2011 By Guyana Times InternationalFollowing his bitter-sweet departure from his homeland last week, 19-year-old Richard Mohandatt has already begun his quest to play college ball, and ultimately realise his dream of playing in the NBA.Mohandatt, born and...
Berbice police forms two youth clubs in community outreach drive
MARCH 21, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWSThe Berbice ‘B’ Division of the Guyana Police Force and more so the Central Police station continue with its community outreach initiative with the formation of two youth clubs in the division as it leads the way in the Guyana Police...
From the Diaspora…New Amsterdam was a beautiful Town.
March 20, 2011 | By Kaieteur News By Ralph SeeramDo you know that New Amsterdam had a horse race track and a motor racing track? Yes it is true. I guess those of you from Berbice and New Amsterdam are wondering what am I talking about, there is no place in N/A that...
GPSU sponsors women-empowering workshop
March 12, 2011 | By KAIETEUR NEWS A workshop aimed at empowering women in the public sector in Guyana was held on Wednesday at the Little Rock Suites Conference Room in New Amsterdam.The workshop, organized and executed by the women’s arm of the Guyana Public Service...
Kevaun does us proud
Kevaun M. Rollins, son Veronica Primo-Rollins and Berkeley Rollins (Jeep), recently graduated from the Atlanta Police Academy where he enrolled in May of 2010 as a police recruit. He endured six months of vigorous training and intensive of class room work to achieve...
Shanice Bacchus-Jones: from a country girl to a U.S. model/designer
March 11, 2011 By Guyana Times International Shanice Bacchus was born in New Amsterdam, East Berbice, on July 29, 1989. She is the third of three siblings. As a child in Guyana, Bacchus undertook a few assignments to appear as a model in advertisements, but her career...
BCB launch U-23 & Female 40 overs tournaments
MARCH 11, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWSAssociated Construction Service pumps in $500,000The rapid development of Cricket in the Ancient County of Berbice continued over the past weekend with the launching of Under-23 male and female 40-overs tournaments both of which were...
Guyana Fire Service Extinguish Police Youth Club to take revenge
MARCH 9, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS By Samuel Whyte A brilliant unbeaten century, 134, by Berbice inter county player Keith Fraser was enough to help the Guyana Fire Service soak the Central Police Operational Youth Club (CPOYC) as they took revenge in the feature 20/20...
GCA president challenges BCB to develop West Indies players
Guyana Chronicle online Written by Calvin Roberts Wednesday, 09 March 2011PRESIDENT of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Roger Harper last Saturday challenged the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) to develop players who are capable of representing not only...
Bishoo, Campbell are Berbice cricketers of the year
MARCH 7, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS By Sean Devers in New AmsterdamWest Indies World Cup selectee Davendra Bishoo and West Indies Women’s all-rounder Shermaine Campbell copped the Berbice Male and Female cricketer of the year awards respectively when the Berbice Cricket...