the need for caring foster individuals and families remains high. ---- Page 2 LEGAL BATTLE `MORE CRITICAL' EAT Legal battle `more critical' Domino's Pizza may be the first of a host of franchises looking to set up shop in Bermuda if McDonald's gets the final go-ahead, MPs claimed. This makes next month's burger wars legal battle over the American fast food titan all the more critical. ---- Page 3 DOCTOR `CHANGES SIDES' PTL Doctor `changes sides' A doctor who once nominated ex-Opposition Hamilton East MP Trevor Woolridge has switched sides. For Dr. Juanita Guishard signed up for the nomination papers for the ruling United Bermuda Party's Francis Furbert.

---- Page 6 HOTEL TO BE TAKEN TO COURT CTS Hotel to be taken to court An angry vacationer is set to take The Princess to court over a room rate discrepancy. "I want to get the hotel in as much trouble as I can,'' an irate Barry Simons told The Royal Gazette . ---- Page 6 COLLABORATION DEAL STRUCK BUC Collaboration deal struck Bermuda Commercial Bank will increase its financial service products lines as a result of a collaboration agreement they have signed with Merrill Lynch Asset Management. The deal comes on the heels of a memorandum of understanding BCB signed with State Street Bank and Trust Co. to create a joint service alliance. ---- Business, Page 10 STOKE SNAPE UP LIGHTBOURNE SOC Stoke snap up Lightbourne Just a week after returning to Coventry City from his loan period with Fulham, Kyle Lightbourne is on the road again... this time in a $692,750 transfer to struggling First Division team Stoke City. ---- Sport, Page 17 TEAM PLAYER IS TOPS! AWD Team player is tops! For the first time in its 17-year history, a player from a team sport has been named winner of Government's Annual Sports Award. ---- Sport, Page 17 VASCO, VILLAGE IN SEMIS CLASH SOC Vasco, Village in semis clash The two favourites for the FA Cup, Vasco and North Village, were matched against each other in yesterday's semi-final draw, leaving Devonshire Colts and Devonshire Cougars to battle for the other spot in the April final. ---- Sport, Page 17