students until the whole public school system realises the importance of literacy. ---- Page 2 COMISSIONG DEFENDS JBO JAL Commissiong defends job Ex-prison inmate Rolfe Commissiong has pledged to do his bit to cut down on the repeat offender rate -- as part of the board responsible for dealing with criminals looking for an early release. ---- Page 3 CHURCH LEADERS JOIN FORCES CON CHU Church leaders join forces Church leaders from around the Island have joined forces for the second annual "Unity of the Spirit'' conference. ---- Page 5 HOME LOWERS MORTGAGE RATE RE BUC Home lowers mortgage rate Bermuda Home has reduced the variable rate for residential mortgages by 0.25 percentage points. The cut follows a drop in banks' base lending rates. ---- Business, Page 19 PROJECT OXYGEN HQ IN BERMUDA BUC Project Oxygen HQ in Bermuda Project Oxygen Ltd., which is building a $10 billion global fibre-optic network that aims to dramatically lower global telecommunications costs, has moved its headquarters to Bermuda. ---- Business, Page 19 MULINGA GIVE 10K A MISS MAR Mulinga gives 10K a miss The runner beaten up outside a nightclub when celebrating his International 10K victory in Bermuda last year has decided not to return to defend his title. ---- Sport, Page 13 GRIMES LEADS LIGHTS PROTEST SOC Grimes leads lights protest Night soccer matches should no longer be played under at St. John's Field, according to former Bermuda Football Association member Gregory Grimes. ---- Sport, Page 13