congratulation to Mr. Leopold Mills on becoming Cabinet Secretary, and to Miss Sonia Grant on becoming the first woman common councillor on Hamilton Corporation.

They also sent their thanks to the Hon. Sir John Plowman and others who worked to make the week's Constitutional celebrations a success.

Ms Jennifer Smith (PLP) paid tribute to retiring Bermuda College deans Mr.

Alfred Carey and Mr. Bertram Guishard, and former head of performing arts at St. George's Secondary School Ms Gloria McCully.

The Hon. Clarence Terceira congratulated Mount St. Agnes Academy students on their graduation, and headmistress Sister Judith Rollo on a moving ceremony.

The Hon. Gerald Simons congratulated Mrs. Louise Jackson and Sen. Albert Jackson on the 40th anniversary of "the largest school in Bermuda'', the Jackson School of Performing Arts.

The Hon. Quinton Edness sent condolences to relatives of the late Mrs. Edith Richards of St. David's, a matriarch he said would be very much missed.

Mr. Walter Roberts (PLP) congratulated Sen. Trevor Woolridge and the principal of Allen University in Atlanta on their efforts to enrol Bermudian students there.

Mrs. Grace Bell (UBP) sent condolences to the family of hotel worker the late Mr. Joseph (Joe) Steede.

Mr. Stuart Hayward (Ind) congratulated the Coalition for the Protection of Children on their new nursery schools report.

Mr. Anthony Correia (UBP) congratulated Major David Burch on his coming promotion to Bermuda Regiment commander.