Bermuda facing water crisis
wasteful a Government Minister has warned. And Works and Engineering Minister Alex Scott said there were plans to install a reverse osmosis plant in case the Island had to rely on the sea for its water supply. ---- Page 2 BELCO TOURISM INVESTMENT BUC TOU Belco tourism investment Bermuda Electric Light Company has infused $50,000 into an initiative aimed at plugging the Island's tourism industry. Belco president and CEO Garry Madeiros announced the investment to support the third and fourth phases of the Monitor-advised Tourism Competitiveness Programme. ---- Page 2 DRUGS `FLUSHED DOWN TOILET' CTS Drugs `flushed down toilet' A Hamilton Parish man flushed almost $30,000 of illegal drugs down the toilet as Police waited to search his apartment, a court heard yesterday. Richard Ricardo Steede, 37, of Kitty's Drive, pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court yesterday to possession of crack cocaine intended for supply, cannabis and equipment intended for use with controlled drugs. ---- Page 3 BERMUDIANS ENJOY FLYING START TEN Bermudians enjoy flying start Bermuda got their Davis Cup week off to a flying start with a clean-sweep victory over Barbados in Trinidad. ---- Sport, Page 19 FERRIS BACK AT HENRY VIII EAT BUC Ferris back at Henry VIII Six years after he made way for Andy Allan to take over the helm at Henry VIII, John Ferris has returned to try and fix the ailing company. ---- Business, Page 23 MEASURING RISKY INVESTMENTS BUC Measuring risky investments Insurance giant XL Capital Ltd. and the Bank of Bermuda Ltd. have teamed up with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. and Micro Modelling Associates to create an Internet-based software system for measuring risky investments. ---- Business, Page 23