by Cofona Admin | Jan 16, 2014 | General, News
At 102, Mrs. Cecelia Ethleen Ramsay – King called ‘Tanti’ of Mayor and Town Council Housing Scheme, New Amsterdam has the distinction of being the oldest resident of New Amsterdam. She achieved the latest milestone on Thursday January 9th. During the week she was...
by Cofona Admin | Dec 19, 2013 | General, News
The Bermine Sports Ground at Islington, New Amsterdam, once home to former West Indies Cricket opening batsman Clayton Lambert, is being rehabilitated, with works costing in the vicinity of $3M. The rehabilitation of the venue is part of the Government efforts to...
by Cofona Admin | Dec 16, 2013 | General, News
You could have seen the broad smiles and cheers on the faces of the children last Sunday as the members of the St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club (SFXRCYC) arrived after the Sunday Mass to distribute toys to the boys and girls of Ascension parish. They had...
by Cofona Admin | Nov 15, 2013 | General, News
In recent times the more than 140-year-old New Amsterdam Town Hall has seen some refurbishment and renovations in that have also included the removal of most of its historic tower which once rose some 75 feet over the main entrance. Constructed in the 1860s, the New...
by Cofona Admin | Sep 12, 2013 | General, News
The New Amsterdam Town Council is presently celebrating 122 years of existence as a municipality. The Council which is headed by Mayor Claude Henry observed the occasion on Tuesday with a simple cake cutting ceremony. The cake was made in the shape of the town hall....
by Cofona Admin | Sep 2, 2013 | General, News
Commander of B Division, Senior Super-intendent Clifton Hicken is introducing an unorthodox approach to make the community of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, safer. Many distribution companies do not permit their trucks to take goods into that community for fear of...
