A group of parents have complained to the Chamber of Commerce about the cost of school clothing and supplies. At least 150 parents may be unable to provide school clothing and supplies for their children this year without assistance.

---- Page 2 ACCIDENT VICTIM `STABLE' AC Accident victim `stable' One of two men involved in a head-on motorcycle accident in Warwick earlier this week has had his condition upgraded from critical to stable. ---- Page 2 COURTROOM TENSION EASES CTS Courtroom tension eases Cooler heads prevailed yesterday as the trial of a man arrested as part of Operation Cleansweep continued in Magistrates' Court -- one day after a Magistrate and lawyer had clashed. ---- Page 5 BPSA CLAIMS LEADERSHIP ROLE UNS BPSA claims leadership role The Bermuda Public Services Association's president this week claimed that her union was the "vanguard'' when it came to female involvement in trade unions.

---- Page 7 SWAN TOUGHS OUT PGA GLF Swan toughs out PGA When Dwayne Pearman opened the Bermuda PGA Lobster Pot Match Play Championship final with an eagle, Kim Swan could have crumbled. Instead, the veteran from St. George's got tough. ---- Sport, Page 13 TRIATHLON CHAMP TO RETURN TRI Triathlon champ to return Emma Carney, the world's number one ranked female professional triathlete, will be back to defend her title at the ITU World Cup event in Bermuda. ---- Sport, Page 13 MAKING ROUNDABOUTS BEAUTIFUL! TAS Making roundabouts beautiful! Some people admire them, others don't even notice them, but a lot of work goes into growing and planting the flowers that can be seen in some of the most public areas around the Island -- Botanical Gardens and the roundabouts. ---- Taste, Page 23 ACE RELEASES `EXCELLENT' RESULTS BUC ACE releases `excellent' results Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. is continuing to reduce its exposure in the excess liability market, chairman Brian Duperreault has told shareholders. He spoke after the release of third quarter results, which he described as "excellent''. ---- Business, Page 32