in oral sex with another man in a public park.

Keith Steede of King Street, Hamilton, pleaded guilty to letting Carlos Manuel Pacheco suck his penis at Barr's Bay Park in the early hours of July 15.

Crown Counsel Graveney Bannister told Magistrate Edward King that plain clothes officers saw Steede and Pacheco talking then walk to an unlit area in the bushes.

The officer's illuminated the area with flashlights to see Pacheco on his knees with Steede's penis in his mouth.

Both men were arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station.

Steede told Mr. King: "I don't remember much about what happened because I was drunk.'' Mr. King said: "I would have a mental block too.'' before fining Steede $500 for gross indecency with another man in a public place.

DELEGATION ATTENDS CONFERENCE CON Delegation attends conference A Government delegation will spend 12 days in the UK taking part in the 46th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference.

A six-strong team headed off on Saturday for the event, which takes place in Jersey, Channel Islands, Edinburgh and London, until September 29.

Progressive Labour Party MPs Ottiwell Simmons and Randolph Horton, were accompanied by Independent Senator Walwyn Hughes as Bermuda's delegates for this year's conference, which began on Sunday.

Attending as official observers are Senate President Alfred Oughton, Speaker of the House of Assembly the Honourable Stanley Lowe, and they are also accompanied by Clerk to the House Muriel Roach.

The Small Countries Conference will be held for two days and located in Jersey in the Channel Islands, with the Plenary Conference being held after that in both Edinburgh and London.

Items on the agenda include the use of information technology, green tourism, poverty reduction, justice and parliament and the media.

MAN ATTACKED BY PITBULL ALS Man attacked by Pitbull A 29-year-old man needed hospital treatment after being attacked by a Pitbull terrier.

The man was walking along the Railway Trail in Southampton, near to Five Star Island, at about 1 a.m. on Thursday when the dog suddenly appeared and attacked him.

He was able to escape by jumping over an embankment and was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment to various bite wounds to his hands and arms. He was later discharged.

Police are investigating the incident and anyone with information should call officers on 295-0011.

INFLUENZA VACINATIONS DELAYED HTH Influenza vaccinations delayed Doctors will be vaccinating people for influenza later than normal this year due to a delay in receiving supplies.

The vaccine normally arrives from Canada and the United States in October or early November, but will not reach the Island until late November this year.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Cann said the delay -- caused by worldwide problems in manufacturing the vaccine -- will mean staff will be more busy injecting the vaccine in the winter months.

At first, it was feared the Island would not get an adequate supply of the vaccine, leading to vulnerable groups such as the elderly, the young and the sick receiving priority.

But Dr. Cann said: "We will get adequate supplies, but it will appear later than usual.