been probed by Police.

"We have made preliminary inquiries,'' said Police spokesman Sgt. Roseanda Jones.

But she was unable to say what stage the investigation into "The Nationalist'' had reached.

The magazine, which blasts Government for allegedly neglecting blacks, is likely to be discussed at Cabinet today.

Youth Minister the Hon. Pamela Gordon said she would be taking a copy to the meeting.

A group called the Nationalist Youth Alliance is behind the magazine.

None of its members are identified, although it is thought Bermuda College students are involved.

Copies have been circulated around the college, and students' opinions are said to range from support to disgust.

The magazine says blacks suffer from "institutionally based white domination''.

"Many black men also see their future as bleak if they remain amongst their own.

"They are usually those who are well-educated, with comfortable salaries, and aspirations for upward movement.

"They weigh their options: pay cheque versus principles, powerlessness versus prestige.

"Often, these cowards choose to reject the community from which they came and seek to acquire their badges of acceptability as the Negro members of the ruling elite.'' It adds: "The cover of our first issue demands an uprising among black people (and black youth in particular) in Bermuda.'' And it calls for a "most brutal struggle'' against "evil racist power structures''.

The magazine also remembers Government House killer Buck Burrows, who was hanged in 1977.

It states the spirit of Burrows and Larry Tacklyn, sentenced to death for the Shopping Centre murders, lives on.

Yesterday Ms Gordon said she was unconvinced young people were behind the magazine. And she was reluctant to comment because the magazine writers were anonymous.

"I would want someone to stand up and be counted before I said anything,'' she said.

Ms Gordon also felt the magazine fell under Human Affairs Minister the Hon.

Jerome Dill's portfolio.

"It seems to be a race issue, and that is his Ministry.'' Mr. Dill could not be reached for comment yesterday.

Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan, accused of leading a "violent'' Government, was yesterday off the Island.

Opposition leader Mr. Frederick Wade said he was unsurprised by the sentiments in the magazine.

There was a lot of frustration among young people -- particularly through unemployment. It was natural people would give vent to their frustrations, Mr.

Wade said.

"I do feel Government is not in tune with the feelings of people.''