cocaine worth up to $200,000 into Bermuda from New York, The Royal Gazette learned yesterday. ---- Page 2 SONESTA DEFENDS APPOINTMENT APP Sonesta defends appointment Sonesta International Hotels president Stephanie Sonnabend yesterday defended the corporation's decision to appoint Joseph Violi over Dennis Tucker to run their Bermuda resort. ---- Page 3 BERMUDA HOPES SUFFER BLOW SOC Bermuda hopes suffer blow Bermuda's hopes of advancing to the next round of the CONCACAF Under-17 Tournament were dashed yesterday when they were hammered 9-1. ---- Sport, Page 13 BOULEVARD APPOINTS HILL SOC Boulevard appoints Hill With little time remaining before the start of the new soccer season Boulevard have appointed Donnie Hill as coach in what appears to be a desperation move.

---- Sport, Page 13 UP WITH PEOPLE INSPIRES BARKER THR Up With People inspires Barker Che Barker has had the experience of a lifetime after spending a year on the road with "Up With People''. Che, 20, played the lead acting role in the globe-trotting road show's main musical. ---- Living, Page 23 US TO SCRAP TAX PROVISION TAX US to scrap tax provision US-owned Bermuda management firms should be breathing easier, with the repeal at year's end of a provision which required early declaration of a portion of income for tax purposes. ---- Business, Page 28