been armed.

Officers said the alleged assault took place on Harbour Road in Warwick near the Belmont Hotel during the early morning hours on Monday.

The 20-year-old victim told police she accepted a bike ride from a man who allegedly held her at knife point.

SHIPS CALL FOR REPAIRS SHI Ships call for repairs More ships arrived in local waters on Tuesday and yesterday to effect repairs from damage caused by heavy seas whipped up by the former Hurricane Mitch.

The MV Tradenes , a Russian-registered ship, stopped in Murray's Anchorage on Tuesday afternoon to effect repairs to a malfunctioning main engine.

And the Bahamian-registered Pascale Delmas a general cargo ship, arrived yesterday morning to repair a damaged hull.

The ship's captain reported a hold had been filling up with water.

Another Russian cargo ship, the MV Kemerovo slowly made its way to King's Wharf on Monday after being towed into local waters over the weekend.

The crew pumped water from within its hull on Sunday after the ship was damaged in heavy weather while at sea on Friday.

VISITING COUPLE HURT AC Visiting couple hurt A visiting UK couple were in stable condition on a general ward in the Intensive Care Unit of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital following a moped accident.

The husband and wife were riding a rented moped along Harrington Sound Road near Middle Road at around 2.30 p.m. last Thursday when they were in a collision with a truck travelling west on North Shore Road.

Both suffered abdominal and chest injuries. The truck driver was not injured.

MAN FALLS OFF STAGING AC Man falls off staging A 46-year-old man was in hospital on Monday after allegedly falling from a construction staging.

Police said the man was working on a roof on Smith's Island. Officers were called at 12.45 p.m. Sunday and met the injured man on the dock at Ordnance Island.

He was conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where he was resting on a general ward yesterday.

POLICE ISSUE WARNING POL Police issue warning Police have again issued a warning to the public about leaving bags or valuables in unattended vehicles.

A woman left her parked car at Horseshoe Beach parking lot at 11.15 a.m. on Saturday and returned at 1.30 p.m. to discover someone had smashed a side window.

A handbag, which had been hidden under some towels, had been stolen.

FINE FOR CANNABIS CTS Fine for cannabis A Magistrate fined a King Street, Hamilton man $100 after he pleaded guilty to having .48 grams of cannabis in January.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis heard that a Police foot patrol saw Damon Allen drop an object while sitting on a cycle outside the Swinging Doors Nightclub at 1.05 a.m. on January 16.

Prosecutor Phil Taylor said the officers walked up and grabbed the object and found a yellow pay-type envelope with plant material.

Allen, 25, told Police: "It's for my own personal use.'' On Tuesday, Mr. Francis told Allen: "I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt.

$100 fine.''