certain morphine product -- vital to dull terrible pain in some patients. ---- Page 2 VISITOR SPENDING INCHES UP TOU Visitor spending inches up Regular visitors to the Island spent 0.7 percent more between July and September than they did a year earlier. ---- Page 7 BUSINESS FIGHTS ROAD CLOSURE BUC Business fights road closure A businessman claims his firms are going to lose out when work starts on a neighbouring construction project. ---- Page 9 MODERATE CHRISTMAS SALES BUC Moderate Christmas sales HA&E Smith president Roger Davidson cannot boast of any Christmas sales records at his five stores. But he remains upbeat, hoping for a last-minute rush of shoppers. Trimingham Brothers, meanwhile, are encouraged by sales so far. ---- Business, Page 25 E-COMMERCE PLAN GETS BOOST BUC E-commerce plan gets boost Bermuda could become an offshore hub for electronic commerce. The Island is discussing the plan with the US state of Maryland. Interest in the idea was sparked by a panel discussion featuring Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb and other Bermuda representatives. ---- Business, Page 25 CRICKET CHIEFS UNDER FIRE CRI Cricket chiefs under fire Bermuda Cricket Board of Control have been accused of calling a "kangaroo court'' to hear the disciplinary case of top Bermuda cricketer Clay Smith.

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