Telecommunications Minister E.T. (Bob) Richards said his department would be probing the use of callback services here. But a US company extending cut-price phone calls in Bermuda say the threats are just a ploy to frighten people off. ---- Page 5 LAWYERS APPLAUD AID REVIEW GVT CTS Lawyers applaud aid review Reports that legal aid could soon be available to more defendants have been welcomed by sections of Bermuda's legal profession. Last week Social Services Minister Wayne Furbert confirmed that the means test which determines eligibility for financial assistance for people with legal bills is set to be reviewed. ---- Page 5 WARNING OVER MERGER MANIA CON BUC Warning over merger mania Two thirds of mergers and acquisitions in the reinsurance industry will fail to achieve their objectives, the 12th International Reinsurance Congress was told yesterday. The claim was made by Zurich Re (North America) Inc. senior vice president, Paul Braithwaite. ---- Business, Page 17