official UBP candidate in the Paget East by-election to a public debate. ---- Page 2 BLACKS SUFFERING IDENTITY LOSS CON Blacks suffering identity loss Loss of identity is behind many of the problems black Bermudians face, a visiting African history lecturer says. ---- Page 3 SUSTAINED PROFITABILITY FORECASTS RE BUC Sustained profitability forecast Bermuda Home expects sustained profitability for the year to March 31, 1997, buoyed by record quarterly mortgage closings and record real estate sales.

---- Business, Page 9 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOCUS COM HAN HTH Occupational therapy focus A small group of dedicated professionals are going public. The Island's 19 occupational therapists -- who help the mentally and physically disabled to enter mainstream life -- are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their association. ---- Community, Page 22 VIRUS DASHED HUBBARD'S HOPES CYC Virus dashes Hubbard's hopes A bothersome stomach virus forced top Bermudian cyclist Elliott Hubbard to withdraw from the Tour Bergamasca in the northern Italian town of Bergamo.

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