Militia Band. Travel There are several hotels in the town, including Church View Guest House, Astor Hotel, Little Rock Hotel, Leisure Inn Hotel, The Penguin International Hotel, and the Parkway Hotel. The newly built Little Rock Suites on Main Street (Not to be confused with Little Rock Hotel in Vryman's Erven). In December 2008, travel to New Amsterdam was made easier by the opening of the Berbice Bridge providing a direct connection to Georgetown. Notable people David Dabydeen (b. 1955), novelist, poet and academic Jocelyn Dow (b. 1951), human rights activist and entrepreneur Carl Barrington Greenidge (b. 1949), former Vice-President Edward Luckhoo (1912–1998), Governor General and former acting President Lionel Luckhoo (1914–1997), lawyer and politician Edgar Mittelholzer (1909–1965), novelist Shridath Ramphal (b. 1928), former Commonwealth Secretary-General Utilities New Amsterdam has three television stations: DTV-8, located in the heart of the town, Little Rock Television Station (LRTVS) Channel 10 located in Vryman's Erven, TVG located in St. Ann Street. LRTVS was the first television station in Berbice. The first radio station broadcasting from New Amsterdam was also launched in 2014 by Little Rock and broadcasts on FM 88.5 MHz. Climate New Amsterdam has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round. Sister cities – Midland, Texas (United States) References Bibliography Populated places in East Berbice-Corentyne History of Guyana Populated places established in the 1630s