of the religious holiday, but because of time spent with family and friends.

---- Page 2 LOCAL LINK TO UK RESIGNATION PTL Local link to UK resignation Controversial British Treasury Minister Geoffrey Robinson resigned from Tony Blair's Cabinet yesterday -- a year after he was investigated for his offshore savings in Bermuda. ---- Page 3 PREMIER IN SHOPPING SPREE VIP GVT Premier in shopping spree Premier Jennifer Smith spent more than $40,000 on furnishings for her new official residence in just one shop, The Royal Gazette can reveal. ---- Page 3 KHALDUN TO HEAD BLDC GVT Khaldun to head BLDC One of the Island's top female executives is to head up the Bermuda Land Development Company's board of directors, it was announced yesterday. ---- Page 6 BLOB CONTAINS KILLER FUNGUS ENV Blob contains killer fungus The mystery blob washed up in Bermuda contained a fungus deadly to some sea creatures, it was revealed yesterday. ---- Page 6 BROWN GETS MIXED REVIEWS TRA Brown gets mixed reviews A band of 12 leaders to take Bermuda's transport system beyond 2000 was announced yesterday by Transport Minister Ewart Brown. ---- Page 9 WELLMAN ANXIOUS FOR 1999 ATH Wellman anxious for 1999 Bermuda's top athlete Brian Wellman believes he can leap to the top of the triple jump world in 1999, after injury robbed him of success in 1998. A niggling injury to his right knee forced Wellman to miss two events where he was a medal hope -- the CAC Games in August and the Commonwealth Games in September. ---- Sport, Page 33 BERMUDA SUN-VSB LINK-UP? BUC NJ Bermuda Sun-VSB link-up? A potential combination between The Bermuda Sun newspaper and VSB may be closer to reality. Such a deal would almost certainly mean a merger between the newspaper's parent, Island Press (Holdings) Ltd., and DeFontes Broadcasting, which operates VSB radio and television. ---- Business, Page 37