by Cofona Admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Activities and Projects
July 2012The UG Institute for Distance and Continuing Education, New Amsterdam branch, will soon receive eight (8) Dell computers from COFONA (NY). Ms. Janice John, the current Resident Tutor of the Institute, was in New York to receive the computers at a recent...
by Cofona Admin | Jul 16, 2012 | Activities and Projects
June 2012 COFONA committed to supporting its affiliate, the Berbice Children’s Resource Network (BCRN) (Canada) in its 2012 CXC scholarship drive for the children of New Amsterdam. COFONA males made this commitment to celebrate this year’s Fathers’ Day. Males are...
by Cofona Admin | Jul 12, 2012 | Activities and Projects
July 12th 2012 The Guyana United Youth Development Association (GUYDA) made a generous donation of $2,500US to the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (COFONA) in support of the New Amsterdam Drum Corps (Sponsored by COFONA). Ms. Beryl James, secretary of GUYDA, made...
by Cofona Admin | May 23, 2012 | Activities and Projects
May 2012A collection of books in the amount of $700,000 GYD was handed over by members of the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam (Cofona) to several groups in NA. The books were compliments of Ms. Ruthel Hamilton Fung, Education Committee Member of COFONA (US)...
by Cofona Admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Activities and Projects
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...
by Cofona Admin | Mar 8, 2012 | Activities and Projects
Organizing the New Amsterdam Band Corps was a significant undertaking for COFONA Inc. The endeavor began when several of COFONA’s members – and former members of the Berbice Junior Band – including Keith London, Neil McAlmont, Haydock Giddings, and Alfred...
