Daily Archive: Saturday, February 20, 2010

Articles published on Saturday, February 20, 2010

Gladys Peters and Ward’s children

Guyanese couple found dead in T&T

Woman had forgiven husband for slashing her throat – relative Ten months after Maria Ward’s throat was slashed by her reputed husband Christopher Haynes, she forgave him and took him into her Trinidad apartment where they were both found dead on Wednesday morning.

US$6.7M fiscal reform programme ends

– govt notes significant benefits to GRA, private sector The two-year US$6.7 million Guyana Threshold Country/ Implementation Plan (GTCP/IP) aimed at reducing Guyana’s fiscal deficit by boosting its ability to collect revenue has been completed.

Lance Carberry

Carberry calls govt low carbon drive an illusion

– opposition distorting visionary strategy, Persaud counters Opposition Chief Whip PNCR-1G MP Lance Carberry harshly criticised the government’s drive to a low carbon environment yesterday, saying that long after its introduction there has been no publicly articulated policy on how the country will get there.

Guyanese-styled Pancakes (aka Malasadas) (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

No flipping pancakes for me

Hi Everyone, You can flip all you like, I prefer my pancakes dropped; that’s way I grew up having them, and even though I’ve mastered the art of flipping, I have to tell you, there’s only one way I want my pancakes – dropped!

Windies sink to 4-0 series loss

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies spilled a flurry of catches and batted poorly as rampant Australia marched to a 4-0 series triumph after a massive 125-run victory in the fifth and final One-day International (ODI) yesterday.

Williams labels Windies display as “terrible”

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies coach David Williams has slammed the West Indies for their pathetic showing against Australia in the final One-Day International yesterday but says his side needs to dust themselves off quickly and prepare to fight again.

Lowe, Griffith for Super Bowl

National racquet wielders Trenace Lowe and Hewley Griffith departed Guyana yesterday for the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago to participate in this week-end’s Super Bowl Tournament.

Crandon undermines Leewards but Guyana stumble

COUVA, Trinidad,  CMC – Pacer Esaun Crandon snatched a five-wicket haul to send the Leeward Islands crashing cheaply but Guyana stumbled in reply, leaving their sixth round WICB regional first class championship match evenly balanced after day one yesterday.

Tracy

Pandama: Refuge and more

Just over a year ago, in January, 2009, The Scene visited Warren and Tracy Douglas’s refuge, Pandama Retreat, on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway and chatted with them about their vision and plans for the 17-acre refuge they were just about to open to the public.

Holder urges reform of budget preparation

-says current process is a sham AFC MP Sheila Holder is calling for the entire budget preparation and debate process to be revamped for a more consultative process, since she believes the current system is a “sham” that is not working.

Police should have investigated complaint

Dear Editor, With reference to the letter written by Mr  Laurie Greenidge and published in the February 11 edition of Stabroek News (‘Threatened by neighbours who are causing noise nuisance’), Mr Greenidge informed me that both he and his female companion were charged by the police for disorderly behaviour.

Farmer

A cash crop farmer proves necessity is the mother of invention as he pours water into a contraption he set up to irrigate his farm.

Kellawan Lall

More waste a sign of wealth

-Lall tells budget debate Minster of Local Government and Regional Development Kellawan Lall says a waste management programme will be set up and waste disposal sites on the Essequibo Coast, Lethem and several other places have been identified and will soon be established.

Having fun

Having fun: Students of the Nappi Primary School tramp through the streets of Lethem, Region Nine, as the community held its Children’s Mashramani parade yesterday.

Library books

Mexico’s ambassador to Guyana Fernando Sandoval on Wednesday presented a quantity of Spanish books to the National Library.

Karisha Charles

St Margaret’s Primary’s Karisha Charles performing ‘Inspiration’ which won first place in the 11-13 individual category in the children’s Mashramani competition at the National Cultural Centre.

Contrite Woods keeps return to competition on hold

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., (Reuters) – Superstar  golfer Tiger Woods set no date for his return to competition yesterday, keeping sponsors and fans in a waiting game as he  apologized to his family and fans for cheating on his wife and  said he was continuing to get treatment.

The uses of public opinion

Less than a fortnight ago, in the middle of a national drought in which parts of the country were “enduring days, and sometimes weeks of no water,” readers of the of the Trinidad Express learned that “clear water [was gushing] from more than four plant sprinklers over the lawn grass at Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s residence…” This scoop ran beneath a damning photograph, courtesy of an anonymous “citizen journalist,” of a gardener monitoring the extravagant watering.