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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.New Amsterdam’s Esplanade Park being renovated
The Esplanade Recreational Park and Botanical Gardens situated in North Western New Amsterdam is undergoing mammoth rehabilitation work by the Mayor and Town Council of New Amsterdam. Financing for this project which is all part of the New Amsterdam town enhancement...
read moreLong serving stalwart is new Mayor of New Amsterdam – new Deputy also in place.
Stalwart and former two times Deputy Mayor, Winifred Haywood was unanimously elected to serve as Mayor of Guyana’s oldest town, New Amsterdam; while businessman George Tucker, was elected as the new Deputy Mayor. Haywood, who was serving in the position of Deputy...
read moreGovernment building Synthetic Track at Burnham Park in Berbice
The once famous Burnham Park Sporting Facilities situated in New Amsterdam, East Berbice is getting a much-needed facelift. The venue is earmarked to accommodate a synthetic Track which will be the second in the country. Burnham Park Sporting Facilities, once ranked...
read moreSupporting the literacy and numeracy program in the Prison institution
Support for the NA Prison Literacy Program The prison administration and the literacy instructor were in high praise of the resourcefulness and efforts made by COFONA to aid in assisting both the male and female prison system in New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam houses the...
read moreMusic Theory Training is in Session for the Band Corps
We are Collaborating for the Development of Youths in the Township Neuroscientists are discovering multiple ways that musical training improves the function and connectivity of different brain regions. Musical training increases brain volume and strengthens...
read moreMusical instruments donated or purchased, now well over 75
Your Support is making a difference Over the last five years, members, friends and supporters of the Council of Friends of New Amsterdam have provided continuous support for the COFONA Band Corps, especially for instruments and uniform, in addition to other programs...
read moreThe Band Corps performing at Fyrish/Courtland Village Day
We Offer our Support to Other Towns and Villages The COFONA Band Corps was in full support at the opening of Fyrish/Courtland Village Day on April 23, 2016. They were on hand to celebrate the occasion with none other than Ms. Nagamootoo, wife of Guyana’s Prime...
read moreCofona Drum Corp at the Flag Raising Ceremony at Durban Park, Georgetown
For some band members, the trip to Georgetown was their first trip to the nation’s capital. The youths who had practiced for months for this moment felt the amounting excitement. And now, they were about to play for those dignitaries, government officials,...
read moreBusinessman Kirt Wynter is New Amsterdam Mayor
New Amsterdam has a new Mayor in businessman Kirt Wynter. Winter, 37, of Vryman’s Erven will be serving for the first time on the council. He was elected when the council held its first statutory meeting in the Chambers of the New Amsterdam Town Council on Friday. His...
read moreNewspaper agent is Mayor of New Amsterdam
At the inaugural meeting of the New Amsterdam Town Councillors, Kirt Anthony Solomon Wynter, was elected as the Mayor, after being nominated by APNU+AFC Councillors Mr. William Moore and seconded by Pollyann Shultz. A second nominee Ms. Winifred Haywood was nominated...
read moreOne of Guyana’s best wicketkeepers Milton Pydana turns 66 today
Back in 2014 the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) which was founded in September 1939, inducted six cricketers into their Hall of Fame and one of those players, Milton Pydana was mistakenly described as deceased by the BCB. Pydana, a former Berbice, Guyana and West Indies...
read moreBerbice High School gears for centenary
This year, Berbice High School (BHS) is gearing for its 100th anniversary. The school which has been the premier educational institution in the Ancient County opened its door on September 5, 1916. At its inception Berbice High School was a Boys’ School started with an...
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