next week when they produce their combined balance sheets. And they could use the financial figures to lobby Government for a lower tax burden. ---- Page 3 SCHOOLS KEEP ADMISSIONS OPEN ED Schools keep admissions open Most private schools are keeping their doors open for primary one applications, despite being oversubscribed for places. This week, Warwick Academy said it will stop taking applications for next year due to "overwhelming'' demand. ---- Page 7 DUMPING AT MERMAID RAPPED PLN ENV TOU Dumping at Mermaid rapped Neighbours of the Mermaid Beach Club have renewed complaints about trash near the South Shore hotel. They say that despite a month-old promise to clean up the site, the owners have done very little. ---- Page 7 SOCCER TEAM BACK IN CARIBBEAN SOC Soccer team back in Caribbean Bermuda's national soccer team -- dormant for three years -- will return to international action in the Caribbean's Shell/Umbro Cup. Now the Island will have to find a coach and put together a squad in time for the competition in February ---- Sport, Page 37 BERMUDIANS HOPE TO MEET TEST CRI Bermudians hope to meet test Bermuda's entry to the West Indies major cricket competitions could pave the way for a Bermudian to play Test cricket in the future. But any player selected for the West Indies would then be ineligible to play for the Island in the ICC trophy. ---- Sport, Page 37 EASYLINK A BIG MONEY-SPINNER BUC EasyLink a big money-spinner Bank of Bermuda customers are expected to debit merchandise worth over $32 million this year through the financial institution's new "electronic chequing,'' the bank said yesterday. ---- Business, Page 41