the Botanical Gardens has been postponed.

The colours used in the $2 and 65 cent stamps did not match the proofs sent to the printers in London. This has forced the Post Office to defer the issue of the stamps until they are reprinted.

`HARDWARE' GIVES BOOST TO TOURISM TOU BUC `Hardware' gives boost to tourism A local hardware firm has launched its own initiative to help boost awareness of Bermuda overseas.

Gorham's True Value will give away thousands of gold lapel pins which read "Bermuda'' in an effort to tap the sales skills of the thousands of people who travel overseas on business.

Gorham's general manager Rod Ferguson noticed the interest his own lapel pin generated when he was travelling on business but discovered he could not find any like it.

After speaking to the Tourism Department he went ahead and bought 20,000 of the pins which are now available at Gorham's True Value on St. John's Road in Pembroke.

To get one, simply go to the store and give the receptionist your business card. That card entitles you to a pin.

Tourism Minister David Dodwell thanked Gorham's for its community spirit and generosity in helping to promote tourism.

"It's all about partnership with the private sector, and the recognition that all of us in Bermuda have an important part to play in promoting our Island.'' MONEY FOUND AT AIRPORT POL Money found at Airport Airport Police are seeking the owner of a quantity of money found yesterday in the Pay and Display parking lot at the Bermuda International Airport.

The owner is asked to contact the Airport Police Station at 293-1940.

CRASH DRIVER UNHURT AC Crash driver unhurt A driver was lucky to escape uninjured after he lost control of his car while travelling along North Shore in Hamilton Parish on Wednesday night.

Although his vehicle was written off in the crash after it ploughed into a telegraph pole at about 8.20 p.m., he was able to walk from the wreckage unaided and did not require hospital treatment.

SENTENCING DATE SET CTS Sentencing date set A Sandys Parish man who received stolen jewellery will be sentenced at the Supreme Court.

Tyrone Howard Berkeley, 37, of Railway Trial, admitted accepting watches, bracelets and other jewellery totalling $13,000 -- all of which had been taken in an earlier raid.

Berkeley pleaded guilty to receiving jewellery knowing it to be stolen or unlawfully obtained. He will be sentenced on September 1, when he faces other similar matters in the Supreme Court.

US TEEN FINED $800 CTS US teen fined $800 A visiting teenager was yesterday fined $800 for possessing more than six grams of cannabis.

Jan Connolly, 17, of Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates' Court.

Prosecutor Sgt. Philip Taylor said a search of Connolly and his cabin turned up four homemade cigarettes containing 3.66 grams of cannabis, a plastic bag containing 2.38 grams of cannabis, and a glass containing .28 grams of cannabis.

Connolly yesterday apologised to the court and his travelling companions: "I was a guest of my friend's family and I knowingly violated their trust.

"I regret the humiliation and disappointment that I caused.'' JOINTS COST MAN $300 CTS Joints cost man $300 Having two hand-rolled cannabis cigarettes cost a 20-year-old Paget man $300 yesterday.

Scott Baron, of Astwood Road, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to possessing the drugs.

Prosecutor Sgt. Philip Taylor said Police officers saw two men exchange something in Horseshoe Bay car park in Southampton around 10 p.m. on July 11.

As the Police approached one of the men, Baron put something into his back pocket.

A search was conducted and two hand-rolled cigarettes, containing 1.38 grams of cannabis, were found in a silver box in Baron's back pocket.