General in Bermuda, according to a Washington insider. Deputy White House counsel Bruce Lindsey -- said to be president Bill Clinton's most trusted confidant -- visited the Island in September to check out the post. ---- Page 2 DILL TO HEAD HOSPITALS BOARD HOS GVT APP Dill to head hospitals board Top bank executive Raymond Dill is set to become chairman of the powerful hospitals board. Health and Family Services Minister Nelson Bascome is expected to announce new appointments soon. ---- Page 3 COCAINE ADDICT JAILED FOR THEFT CTS Cocaine addict jailed for theft A self-confessed cocaine addict last week was sent to prison for two years after he pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to stealing $86 from a tourist.

---- Page 5 GLOBNET EYES CABLE SYSTEM BUC GlobeNet eyes cable system GlobeNet Communications Group Ltd., the holding company of operating subsidiary TeleBermuda International Ltd., has contracted IBM Global Services to research the economic potential of a proposed submarine cable system running from Bermuda to South America and then to the US. ---- Business, Page 11 CHEROGONY PROVES HIS CLASS MAR Cherogony proves his class Simon Cherogony took control of his first ever marathon from the outset, becoming the first Kenyan to win the Bermuda event in its 24-year history.

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