Electors should inform the Parliamentary Registration Office at 7 Burnaby Street when they move or change names.

Voters no longer have to re-register every year if they have no changes to make.

Premier Jennifer Smith said at last night's opening ceremony that she hoped more people would join the electoral roll which now stands around 36,500.

She said: "People passing by can take a few moments in their lunch break or coffee break to step in and register.'' Parliamentary Registrar Lionel Dowling said there could be as many as 40,000 possible voters.

He said: "You can be fined $250 if you don't register. You must register, you don't have to vote, that's your choice.'' Mr. Dowling said Government on-line registration could be in place by the end of the year pending law changes and the setting up of a web site.

Electors can also notify the office by post if they don't wish to go to the new office.

CONFERENCE CALL CON BUC Conference call Two leading business groups have signed up for a conference promoting good manners.

The Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) and Chamber of Commerce will attend a gathering next month to thrash out a code of conduct for leaders.

Stuart Hayward who is chairman of the Bermuda Leadership Forum which is organising the gathering at the Fairmont Southampton Princess Hotel on March 22 said: "The role of business leaders in setting the tone for the community is important.

"This endorsement by the local and international leadership bodes well for the effort and the outcome.

BIBA CEO Pat Philip-Bassett said: "We all have a huge stake in elevating the style and quality of conduct on the island, from the boardroom, to service providers to local vendors.

"There is no benefit to Bermuda if the island has the same tone, in a negative sense, as financial centres located in big cities.'' Chamber of Commerce President Cris Valdes Dapena said: "The Chamber of Commerce has long endorsed the establishment of codes of business ethics among our members.'' FINED FOR POSSESSION CTS Fined for possession A 20-year-old man received a fine for possession of crack cocaine on Tuesday in Magistrates' Court.

Crown counsel Wayne Caines told the court that Police on routine patrol noticed Clyde Broadbelt Taylor behaving suspiciously outside the Spinning Wheel bar around 10 p.m. on October 30 of last year.

Police approached Taylor and detained him for a drug search. Taylor struggled against the officers before they discovered a small brown pack of light-coloured, rock-like substance and a $50 note concealed in his sleeve.

Taylor made no reply when officers asked about the substance.

When Police analysts found that the small pack contained 1.61 grammes of cocaine freebase (crack) of 78 percent purity he admitted possession of the drug and said it was for his personal use.

Taylor, of Court Street, Pembroke, told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that he was sorry for wasting the court's time.

"Now I'm getting over this,'' he said. "You aren't going to see my face anymore.'' Mr. Warner fined Taylor, who had no previous convictions, $400.

JEWELLERY STOLEN CRM Jewellery stolen A thief gained forceful entry into a Warwick home on Tuesday and made off with cash and several items of jewellery.

The occupants of the Jennings Road home found that two rooms had been ransacked and items were missing when they returned home at 1.00 p.m. that afternoon.