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.
Missing, Howard Fung, 27
Missing', Howard Fung, 27, last seen in Manhattan around Feb. 20. at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Fung, is from Brooklyn but has lived in Syracuse for the past seven or eight years. He is about 6 feet tall and weighs between 220 and 250 pounds. Anyone with...
Central Police Station Youth Club 20/20 cricket competition set for today
All arrangements are in place for the first game in the Central Police Operational Youth Club (CPOYC) outdoor sports programme for the 2011 season.That encounter will be a return 20/20 softball cricket match between the host team CPOYC and the Guyana Fire Service...
St Therese Primary School wins Republic Bank Mashramani Spelling Bee competition
MARCH 3, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS St Therese Primary School of New Amsterdam won the second Annual Republic Bank-sponsored Inter Primary school Spelling Bee Mashramani competition. The event was held on Monday in the Boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council in New...
Berbice Schools Volleyball tourney hailed a success
The Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) successfully completed their first programme with the playing off of the male and female Mashramani Inter School competitions which were contested on Friday last at the Canje Secondary School Court in Cumberland East Canje. J....
Condolences to the family of Mrs. Isabell Mahalia Smith
Members of The Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) wishes to express heartfelt condolences to the family of Mrs. Isabell Mahalia Smith who died on Wednesday February 16, 2011.Isabell Smith was the mother of Winston and Compton Smith and aunt of Claire Floris...
My first dance at N/A Town Hall
FEBRUARY 20, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS From the Diaspora…By Ralph SeeramI stood in a corner watching everyone strutting across the dance floor wondering when I should make my move. I mentally rehearsed my steps; after all I had been practising at home for this occasion....
Sumptuous opening ceremony planned for re-launching of Table Tennis in Berbice
February 16, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER SPORTS Open Tournament serves off todayBy Samuel WhyteA sumptuous opening ceremony is planned for today in Berbice when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) under the renewed leadership of Commissioner of Police Henry...
No health services, closed police station among front burner issues in Mara
February 16, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS Along the Eastern bank of the Berbice River runs a plethora of small villages, many of which are farming communities that were a hive of activity under other political administrations. These communities today are sparsely...
Berbice boxers gear up for 5th annual Inter-Gym tournament
February 10, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS Berbicians can expect a night of fistic fury when Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers and Jeff Roberts present the 5th edition of the annual Inter-Gym boxing tournament at the Scott School Ground, New Amsterdam on Saturday February...
Committee formed to help restore New Amsterdam Town Hall Tower
February 10, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWS A multi-based committee has been formed to oversee the restoration of the New Amsterdam Town Council Tower. The committee which is made up of Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA), the Regional...
Neil Reece, Marica Dick take top honours at Flying Ace Awards
By Samuel WhyteFEBRUARY 8, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWSNational junior cycling champion Neil Reece continued his outstanding showing when he was adjudged the top male cyclist, when the Flying Aces Cycling club of New Amsterdam Berbice, held its 10 annual presentation and...
Berbice Bridge wipes out stelling vendors
February 6, 2011 | BY KAIETEUR NEWSSome three years after the opening of the Berbice River Bridge, persons who operated businesses and shops along Matthew Allen Road, New Amsterdam and at the Rosignol Stelling roads are feeling the squeeze even more to earn a daily...