MP told the House of Assembly on Friday.

Mr. Nelson Bascome urged a cross-party, national effort to dissuade young people from participating in the high-speed races that are common through the warm-weather months.

Mr. Bascome, who was speaking on the motion to adjourn, said residents in his Pembroke East constituency were very concerned about pack racing, particularly along Palmetto Road.

"I'm calling on Government, the Opposition and the National Liberal Party to get into negotiations not only with their constituents but especially the parents, the young riders, blacks and whites,'' he said.

Mr. Bascome said he was concerned that pack racing was attracting such high numbers of riders that there was a real possibility for loss of life.

The Opposition MP also said he was concerned about the amount of paper dumped at the Pembroke Dump which he thought was an indication that Government's recycling plans were not working.

He suggested the dump itself was symptomatic of Government neglect for the people of his constituency. Lack of road paving and street lighting forced one to "wonder just what Government's priority is. Where do we fit in? "We pay as much taxes as anybody else. I'm asking Government to show more concern and assess the area.'' Health Minister the Hon. Quinton Edness said Government was so concerned about the area ten to 15 years ago that it launched the study that has led to planning for the mass burn incinerator and a 25-acre park to emerge from wastes of the dump site.

He said many obstacles had been put in Government's way, including by the Opposition.

"It shouldn't be too much longer until the incinerator project is finished and the park land takes the place of the dump,'' he said.

Mr. David Allen (PLP) said there was concern among residents near the dump that hotels were dumping large amounts of rotten material. He said the dumping, which caused a stench, was taking place when the dump's heavy equipment was not operating to submerge it.

Education Minister the Hon. Gerald Simons defended his Ministry's plans to create a $51,000-a-year post for a communications officer to liaise with the media and prepare information on education restructuring for the public.

Opposition MPs claimed the job was a cost splurge at a time of economic restraint and suggested Government's Information Services department could do it.

But Mr. Simons said he had met with Information Services and learned they "simply didn't have the people to do it''.

"The money being spent (on the position) is being spent wisely. Government is committed to effecting changes in the education system,'' Mr. Simons said.

Mr. Ottiwell Simmons (PLP) told the House of a recent "tour'' of the neighbourhood near the Pembroke Dump.

He said during the walkabout, led by the PLP youth wing, he noted the amount of rubbish strewn about in the area and the smell.

On behalf of residents he demanded more attention be paid to the area by Government.

He also asked Community and Cultural Affairs Minister the Hon. Leonard Gibbons to see if he could assist the North Village Band develop a youth band.

Noting Government's recent building of a much-needed sidewalk in the Happy Valley Road area, Mr. Simmons called on MPs to be "more conscious'' and take note of the other dangers that exist on roads Island-wide.

And he called on Government to "spruce up'' the Health and Safety department and make sure there are sufficient inspectors.

On a separate note, Mr. Simmons said he wanted to draw Government's attention to "the bump'' on East Broadway. He said the water drain or manhole was considerably higher than the rest of the road and presented a danger to motorists.

"I hope Government will take care of the potentially serious problem,'' he said.

While on the subject he said those working on the new mini-highway ought to be commended for their "masterful work so far''.

Environment Minister the Hon. Ann Cartwright DeCouto said while the Pembroke Dump area needed cleaning up, litter was a "people problem not a "Go'ment problem''.

She said all MPs were distressed at the amount of litter on the Island's roads, but it was "everyone's problem''.

She said the unions and the opposition should concentrate on encouraging the community to be more mindful that litter is "everyone's business''.

Addressing Mr. Simmons' concerns about the East Broadway "bump'', Mrs.

Cartwright DeCouto said the current asphalt surface of the road was not the final surface.

"In due course, when the asphalt has settled so to speak, and the other work is finished, the final asphalting will take place and all members (MPs) will be delighted with results,'' she said.

Mrs. Grace Bell (UBP) accused Mrs. Lois Browne Evans (PLP) of "sabotaging'' Government's recent Island-wide unemployment survey with her remark that it was a waste of time.

She said several people had told her they had not bothered to go and sign up because of Mrs. Browne Evans' "negative comment'', which she said was "still hanging out their and needed to be dispelled''.

Mr. Reginald Burrows (PLP) started an uproar on the UBP side with his comment that the Finance Ministry should draw up a paper telling Bermudians how important contract workers are to the economic well-being of the Island.

"We really have to find jobs for Bermudians but we also have to educate the public,'' Mr. Burrows said. "Many do not know how important contract workers are to Bermuda. Without them our economy would be in a shambles.'' He charged: "Government has never told the people the importance of contract workers' contributions to the economy.'' The Hon. John Stubbs (UBP) said he was "delighted someone from the Opposition benches had raised the point of contract workers' importance to Bermuda''.

Opposition Whip Mr. Stanley Lowe commended Super Teen Productions for putting on "the overwhelmingly successful'' Miss Teen Bermuda pageant at the Southampton Princess last week.

Noting the "glittering affair'' had been marred by the fact a number of ticket holders had to be turned away from the door because too many tickets had been sold for the seats available, he said he hoped the community could forgive the organisers.

Mr. Lowe, whose daughter was a contestant in the pageant, said he was sure next time Super Teen Productions would "get it right''.

And he chastised The Royal Gazette for not having a picture of the winning teen on the front page following the Saturday night pageant.

Mr. Lowe concluded his remarks by urging anyone who has the time and money to hop on the special charter flight to Antigua to watch Bermuda's soccer team play.

The charter flight is contingent upon there being 300 people willing to go go.

Dr. David Dyer (UBP) said MR. Burrow's show of support earlier for contract workers was "a little too late''.

"The Opposition is willing to gain power of this country at any cost,'' he charged.

He added there has been "information out there for years'' on foreign workers' contributions to the economy.

Mr. Julian Hall (PLP) said his party had never denied that "Bermuda requires from time to time the services of non-Bermudians.'' But he stressed the PLP is and has been an avid supporter of Bermudianisation.

"We must make sure we work towards training Bermudians to ultimately take the place of non-Bermudians,'' he said.

Mr. Hall went on to note UBP Sen. Jerome Dill's comments on a recent ZBM talk show on racism.

Mr. Hall warned Sen. Dill, who called for honest and open discussion on racism, to be "very careful in encouraging Police investigation when anytime someone opens their mouth on the question of racism.

Sen. Dill recently publicly supported an investigation into who was behind the "Master's Got A New Nigger'' poster, of which he was a subject.

Mr. Eugene Blakeney (PLP) claimed the man who "brought to the forefront'' the fact an American had illegally hired his family to put wallpaper in the rooms of the Elbow Beach Hotel was being "blackballed''.

He said the man was finding it very difficult to get work in his particular field -- interior decorating and wallpapering.

Opposition leader Mr. Frederick Wade hit out at a recent Royal Gazette editorial criticising the party's choice of Dr. Vincent Bridgewater for the interim authority for the proposed new National Drugs Authority.

The editorial said the PLP indicated "its complete contempt'' for the Authority and for Bermuda by suggesting Dr. Bridgewater.

He said the choice of Dr. Bridgewater was not simply to score political points by going after the drug pusher/addict vote as the editorial suggested. He said the Authority needed not only `yes' people but people who would give their "honest opinions''.

"We wanted to be sure we'd have a team which would carry the ball for us,'' he said, adding Dr. Bridgewater was "an outspoken advocate for recovering drug addicts.

Mr. Wade said he almost walked out of a reception to celebrate the opening of the new-look Elbow Beach Hotel when he was served champagne by Filipino waiters.

"They couldn't find three Bermudians to at least make a show?'' he asked, adding the PLP's programme was one that Bermudians "be hired first and fired last''.

He added it was "not new'' for the PLP to acknowledge foreign workers are needed in Bermuda.

Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan said Mr. Simmons' speech on his tour of the Pembroke East neighbourhood was a bid to "visit his constituency by radio''.

"The PLP is canvassing through the media,'' he charged. He said if were not for the PLP -- which he said participated in an "effective campaign to delay the incinerator project'', the Pembroke Dump would be on the brink of being turned into a park. And he said the proposed Ritz Carlton may have been well underway -- creating numerous jobs for Bermudians -- had the PLP not opposed the project so much.

He suggested the PLP reflect on the consequences of comments it has made.

Before concluding his comments on the motion to adjourn, Sir John claimed the PLP was looking to change its "racist position'' by speaking out in support of the contributions of foreign workers to the economy.