One of the plane’s engines being placed in a truck The two engines from the ill-fated Piper Aztec aircraft have been removed from the crash-site and would be sent to the United States (US) as part of efforts to determine the cause of the incident, a senior official said Sunday.

A suspected robber, already before the court for armed robbery, was Sunday shot and killed when he attacked a senior police officer with a machete and a knife in New Amsterdam, authorities said.

Angered by what they claimed was unfair granting of logging concessions to persons outside Ituni, loggers on Sunday blocked the main road for several hours. Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud said the concession granted to one logger has been suspended pending an investigation.

Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman says he plans to listen to both sides of the House on the issue of budget cuts when consideration of the estimates begins on Monday. The combined opposition parties have indicated that they will be seeking cuts with the AFC already outlining more than $38B that it would be looking to pare from ...

UG Bursar John Seeram The Bursar and the Chief Accountant of the University of Guyana (UG) have been sent on leave with immediate effect to facilitate a special audit of the books, multiple sources confirmed on Sunday.

Ms. Florence Dyer-Tyndall’s house well ablaze after the plane crashed into the building and exploded on impact. One pilot and one technical expert have been killed after their United States-registered airplane crashed into a house at Sparendaam shortly after take off from the Ogle International Airport.

The 16-year old boy, who pleaded guilty to stealing car outside a city bank, on Friday escaped from police custody at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, police confirmed.

A North Ruimveldt man Friday night escaped death by the narrowest of margins after being shot to the head. Desmond Marcus, 49, is a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital with a bullet lodged in his scalp, Demerara Waves Online News has learnt.

Flash back: President Donald Ramotar addressing Parliament shortly after the 2011 general and regional elections. President Donald Ramotar has summoned a meeting with the two opposition parties that together plan to use their one-seat majority to cut the 2013 budget from next Monday, according to well-placed sources.

Clive ‘Bora’ King Six months after the unearthing of a large cache of high powered rifles and ammunition from a yard in Lethem, a key suspect has surfaced and has been released without charge and he was not required to post bail. Police Chief of Criminal Investigations, Deputy Commissioner Seelall Persaud said Clive ‘Bora” King surrendered earlier this week and ...