The case of the missing beach, God can’t be served, and don’t mention the drought…err…dryness
• Thieves in Jamaica have stolen a 400 metre stretch of beach. It’s reportedly estimated that as many as 500 truckloads of sand were taken from the Coral Spring beach in Trelawny more than three months ago and so far, no suspects have been found.
• A US politician’s attempt to sue God has reportedly been thrown out of court after a judge found the defendant - God - could not be served with the summons. Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers had sought a permanent injunction against the Almighty for bringing “acts of terrorism” against his state, demanding God cease and desist from causing “fearsome floods, egregious earthquakes, horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes, pestilential plagues, ferocious famines, devastating droughts, genocidal wars, birth defects, and the like”. The senator says he filed the suit to protest against the filing of “frivolous” lawsuits.
• Back home in Australia, meanwhile, the Federal Government-appointed Drought Policy Review Expert Social Panel has suggested people use the word dryness when describing our current lack of rain, saying that the word ‘drought’ have “negative connotations” for farmers.