and conversing with some friends just before he was shot in the face, a Supreme Court ju ry heard yesterday. ---- Page 3 LYME REGIS GROUP TO VISIT PAR Lyme Regis group to visit The second leg of a twinning ceremony between Bermuda's old capital and the birthplace of the Island's founder Sir George Somers will kick off today. ---- Page 6 LAWYER FACES $265,000 WRIT CTS Lawyer faces $625,00 writ Lawyer and former MP Julian Hall this week had a writ for more than $625,000 lodged against him by a firm controlled by his former boss Charles Vaucrosson.

---- Page 7 INTEREST IN CAPTIVES GROWS CON Interest in captives grows ATLANTA -- Premier Pamela Gordon yesterday learned of a resurgence in interest in captive insurance companies and how that could benefit Bermuda. Ms Gordon was touring the exhibit hall of RIMS (Risk & Insurance Management Society, Inc.) Conference in Atlanta. ---- Byusiness, Page 11 CRICKET PITCHES POSE PROBLEMS CRI Cricket pitches pose problems The start of the 1997 cricket season has been delayed a week, the Bermuda Cricket Board of Control announced yesterday. Unsatisfactory conditions at several club grounds, brought on by heavy use during the just completed soccer season, was cited as one of the reasons. ---- Sport, Page 21