Hopes rise for tourism
15,000 this year. And he said he believes the flagging tourism industry could have turned the corner. ---- Page 2 DUNKLEY BIDS FOR HOUSE SEAT PTL Dunkley bids for House seat Dairy chief Michael Dunkley yesterday confirmed he was in the running for the Devonshire South seat soon to be vacated by outgoing Premier David Saul. ---- Page 3 MAN FACES DRUGS CHARGES CTS Man faces drugs charges A 42-year-old Pembroke man was yesterday released on $8,000 bail after he was charged with cultivating cannabis and possessing a semi-automatic pistol. ---- Page 5 DO OR DIE FOR CRICKETERS CRI Do or die for cricketers Bermuda's cricketers were yesterday still recovering from Tuesday's shock loss against Hong Kong that placed them in a virtual must-win situation heading into their final two matches at the ICC Trophy tournament in Malaysia. ---- Sport, Page 13 WOMEN GET INTO KITE MAKING TAS KIT Women get into kite making It no longer takes a masculine hand to string a kite these days nor does it take only a man to create the design and gently paste the paper. Kite making is rapidly growing amongst women and they too take great pride in their creations. ---- Taste, Page 25 BANK BACKS TELEBERMUDA BUC Bank backs TeleBermuda The company set to challenge Cable & Wireless for Bermuda's telecommunications business has the backing of major US investment bank Oppenheimer & Co., it has been revealed. ---- Business, Page 33