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Even as the Guyana government on Friday remained adamant that its blistering attack on on outgoing United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt was justifiable, the Private Sector Commission chided the administration for the manner in which it was done. “The Private Sector Commission of Guyana Ltd believes the manner in which the Government of Guyana reprimanded the US Ambassador ...

(UK’S DAILY MAIL).-A Naomi Campbell lookalike who was bullied at school for being ‘too tall and nerdy’ says she can’t walk down the road without being pestered for autographs. Lystra Adams was constantly teased while at school in Montserrat for being taller than everyone else in her school and looking like a geek. The name calling and snide whispering was ...

(WKRN-TV NASHVILLE).-A 15-year-old girl from Guyana traveled to Nashville for an uncommon surgery for someone her age. Kessa Kendall had a part of her leg removed to replace her jawbone. “Kessa had a growth that was not cancer,” explained Dr. Sarah Rohde, a surgeon at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. “It’s not a risk for spreading but it is difficult because it ...

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan said his party and a A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Thursday agreed that they should study the pros and cons of a no-confidence vote in the government that would inevitably lead to an early general election. Guyanese are constitutionally expected to return to the polls in 2016. But the ...

The National Assembly is heading for a showdown next week Thursday, as the combined opposition prepares to vote down a Statement of Excesses for GUY$4.5 billion that have been spent on items that were not approved by the House, but Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh is hardly worried because he said  the monies have been already spent legally and justifiably. ...

The former Headmaster of the Mahdia Primary School has sued the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) for wrongful dismissal late last year for alleged unaccountability of school funds and indiscipline. Through a battery of lawyers, Teacher Wayne Robinson wants the TSC to show cause why quash his dismissal on or about September 24, 2013 should not be quashed on grounds that ...

A man, who allegedly defrauded the owner of Fazia’s Collections of GUY$300,000 that he was asked to give to a travel agent, was Thursday granted bail. He is 24-year old Quincy Smith of 4 Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara.  During his arraignment before Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, he pleaded innocent to the charge. Smith was granted $75,000, after he said ...

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) expects to spend less on the preparation and postage of telephone bills as more customers shift to the newly-introduced E-Billing system. Chief Executive Officer of GT&T, Radha Krishna Sharma told Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) that the company has invested US$200,000 in purchasing the licence for the E-billing platform that could be accessed ...

Outgoing United States (US) Ambassador, Brent Hardt on Thursday declined to react to criticisms that he has been too intrusive and bordering on being colonialist in dealing with issues in Guyana. “I wouldn’t…I mean I’m here to engage. We put forward our views with clarity, the views representing the values and goals of our country and I’m confident in the ...

House Speaker, Raphael Trotman Wednesday night distanced himself from Acting Foreign Minister, Priya Manickchand’s undiplomatic outburst at United States (US) Ambassador, Brent Hardt at an Independence Day reception he hosted. “She certainly didn’t represent me, as Speaker of the National Assembly, and the majority of the National Assembly and as far as I know the overwhelming majority of the people ...