upper house, saying she planned to leave Bermuda to further her education.

Her resignation marks the second departure of a Government member since the end of the last Senate session. Government Senate Leader Mr. Charles Collis stepped down last month.

Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan must now appoint two new members of the upper house before the next session starts on May 13. Sen. Trimm's resignation is effective on April 30.

Sen. Trimm, 33, has served as a Senator for just 16 months after being appointed with Sen. Pamela Gordon, now the Minister of Youth and Sport, to replace Mrs. Lynda Milligan-Whyte and Mr. Reginald Minors in October, 1990.

Sen. Trimm, in a letter to the Premier, said she was resigning because she planned to go to the US to further her ministerial training and pursue a degree in public administration.

Saying she was stepping down with much regret, she described her appointment in 1990 as "a very high point in my life.'' "The breadth and depth of the knowledge I have gained, coupled with the exposure to the political world, has greatly enhanced my personal growth and development,'' she said in her letter of resignation.

Sir John said: "In the relatively short time in which you served in the Senate, you proved yourself to be an effective spokesperson for and advocate of Government policies aimed at enhancing the quality of life for the people of the Island.

"It remains my hope that, once your educational and professional objectives have been realised, you will resume your political career and continue the excellent work you have begun.'' A former guidance counsellor at Devonshire Academy who worked as a senior administrator for the Bank of Bermuda when she joined the Senate, Ms Trimm said she had not ruled out resuming her political career in the future.

"I have reached a turning point in my personal life, a time when circumstances have dictated the necessity to postpone further political pursuit.

She said she intended to study public policy analysis and strategic planning.

"Sir, I am amongst many who name you as their role model,'' she said. "You have had a positively profound impact on my life, and I dare say, the life of many other Bermudians.

"Bermuda has been made all the more richer as a direct result of your leadership.'' Sir John, who said he would make the two appointments to the Senate before it went back to work and indicated no announcements were imminent, told Sen.

Trimm: "As you prepare to further your education abroad, with the intention of being better able to make a more significant contribution to your Bermuda, please know that you have my very best wishes for success in your future endeavours.'' Sen. Trimm, who is an adopted candidate for the United Bermuda Party in the Progressive Labour Party-held constituency of Pembroke East Central, could not be reached for further comment yesterday.

A dynamic speaker, she was voted one of the top 30 outstanding young people in the world in 1989, is a pastor of the New Testament Church of God and a member of numerous organisations.

Sen. Cindy Trimm.