that is getting off the ground and blood was dripping from my nose. My hands were shaking like I was shock,'' the teacher said. ---- Page 2 MAN IS A `PROFESSIONAL CRIMINAL' CTS Man is a `professional criminal' A Magistrate this week sent a 26-year-old man to Supreme Court for sentencing after he determined that his powers to sentence were insufficient. Magistrate Edward King said that Chris Winslow Ray was a professional criminal and deserved a bigger punishment than his powers allowed. ---- Page 2 WARNER: SMUGGLER ACTED ALONE CTS Warner: Smuggler acted alone Defence lawyer Archie Warner alleged yesterday that Janice Elizabeth Dayle-Smith, recently convicted on drug charges, acted alone. Mr. Warner made the claim during day one of the Supreme Court trial against his client Vincent Oneal Douglas. ---- Page 6 HARRY BACKS BEST APPOINTMENT APP Harry backs Best appointment Clyde Best's recent appointment as Bermuda soccer's Technical Director has been given the thumbs up by one of England's top bosses -- his former West Ham team-mate Harry Redknapp. ---- Sport, Page 13 LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED FOR START SLG Light winds expected for start A northerly breeze of between 10 to 12 knots is expected to greet the 84 boats who will line up in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts, today for the start of the biennial Marion to Bermuda race. ---- Sport, Page 13 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BOOMING BUC Construction industry booming Statistics for the first quarter of 1997 indicate a gradually improving economy and a booming construction industry.

"In general the economy is clearly very strong although the tourism sector is a disappointment,'' Finance Minister Grant Gibbons said yesterday. ---- Business, Page 32