Bermuda. And the Spanish Derbi cycles have devices which make the kickstand accident which last year claimed the life of schoolboy Ewan Sampson impossible. ---- Page 2 US AIRPORTS BEHIND LATE MAIL GVT US airports behind late mail Post Office officials admit there is little they can do to solve the problem with Bermuda's late mail. Postmaster General Clevelyn Crichlow said post, even express items, are being held up at New York. ---- Page 3 SMALL GAIN FOR BTC EARNINGS BUC Small gain for BTC earnings The Bermuda Telephone Co. earned $7.14 million in the six months to Sept. 30, a small gain of 1.4 percent compared to the same period in 1997. Operating revenues increased $8.6 million to $42.6 million over the same period. ---- Business, Page 22 PREMIER IN HER NEW HOME LS VIP Premier in her new home Premier Jennifer Smith could never be accused of resting on her laurels -- but resting in The Laurels is definitely in the cards for 1999. Last month, the old Bermuda cottage became the official residence of the Premier -- and an oasis of calm away from the world of politics. ---- Lifestyle, Page 29