Jealous husband jailed for attempted murder
An estranged husband poured petrol into his wife’s place of work and set it alight causing $200,000 worth of damage. George Evans also sprayed gasoline into her face and lit a match before she managed to escape. Evans was found…
Burglary – Shedden Road Texaco
George Town detectives are investigating a burglary at the Shedden Road Texaco gas station. About 5.15 am Friday morning police received a report of a burglary at the location. On arrival officers saw that the glass door had been smashed….
Scotch in a can
Oh my. Or should I say, “in the name of the wee man”? Instead of cracking open a can of beer I could be doing the same and instead of beer it’s whisky. Now this sounds like an Irish joke…
What is 5-HTP?
5-HTP marketed as a natural supplement pill used for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, insomnia, fibromyalgia, appetite control and weight loss, and impulse control, and interactions with drugs and prescription medications such as SSRI antidepressants and natural antidepressants such as SAM-e…
The Editor Speaks: The devil you know or the one you don’t
David Marchant’s OffshoreAlert is the unofficial eye on the offshore financial industry and its very name can strike like a lightning bolt into an offshore finance manager’s heart. It concentrates in writing about multi-jurisdictional, white-collar crime that includes money laundering,…
Clippers outlast Heat 95-89 in overtime
BETH HARRIS,AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers couldn’t hit a basket in the final four minutes of regulation. The Miami Heat could barely make free throws. Two tired teams coming off road losses the night…
Two bodies left at Mexico mall; drug toll at 47,500
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two decapitated bodies were found inside a burning SUV early Wednesday at the entrance to one of Mexico’s most luxurious malls, feeding fears drug violence is infiltrating privileged realms previously thought safe. Police recovered the mutilated…
Video remand facility a reality
Persons detained at HMP Northward and Fairbanks while on remand will soon address the courts, and consult with their lawyers, from the confines of the penal system, following the introduction of CCTV links. This development is another component of the…
AIRPORT DELAYS
New plan needs to raise money, say Canadians The head of the Canadian company looking at modernising Owen Roberts Airport said yesterday it could begin work on the three-year project almost immediately, but would only focus on improving retail profits. Any long-term…
