Government said this week it plans to extend the dates of the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) because of unfinished interviews.

The Department of Statistics has extended the interview period through this month and is encouraging selected homes to complete their questionnaires promptly.

Half of the homes on the HES list have been interviewed so far.

The department said it needs a minimum of 800 completed questionnaires to make the survey a viable one.

The HES is a tool used to gather expenditure information from households to re-weight the Consumer Price Index. The CPI measures the annual rate of inflation or the rate of change in price of a basket of goods and services purchased by the average Island household.

Those chosen to take part in the survey are expected to take detailed notes on how much money they spend on everyday items and occasional purchases, including furniture, clothing, transportation, medical care, recreation, food, drink, tobacco, personal care services and household supplies.

The last HES survey took place in 1993.

New American $50 notes featuring subtle background colours of blue and red and images of a waving American flag will be issued in September.

The US Consulate in Hamilton released a Treasury advisory last week about the new notes telling businesses about them.

Internationally renowned experts on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will be speaking in Bermuda next month.

Husband and wife team, Dr. John and Nancy Ratey, will be on the Island on July 13 to present a seminar on ADHD.

Dr. Ratey is an acclaimed practitioner in the field of child psychiatry who specialises in diagnosis and treatment of ADHD. He is well regarded for his work in the field of ADHD, according to a Press release.

Dr. Ratey is the author of 'A User's Guide to the Brian', and co-author of 'Driven to Distraction: Recognising and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood'.

He will speak on ADHD, depression and anxiety, and recognising and coping with ADHD from childhood to adulthood.

His wife will discuss issues with college students living with ADHD.

There will also be a question and answer session and a book signing session.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda (LDAB) under the auspices of their parent support group Bermuda Overcoming Learning Difficulties (BOLD) and the Bermuda Counsellors Association (BCA), have teamed up to present the couple.

All sessions will be held at ACE Global Headquarters and tickets are on sale at the Bermuda Bookstore.

Police have again warned cycle riders to be on the lookout for suspicious individuals while travelling on the Island's roads. The warning came after a woman chased the man who took her bag from her motorcycle basket this week.

Police said the victim reported that as she was riding on Church Street when a man on a motorcycle rode in front of her, almost cutting her off.

She told Police that as she continued onto Cavendish Road the same man rode up from behind and stole her knapsack from her bicycle basket.

Despite the local woman chasing the bag snatcher, he was able to escape with her black knapsack which contained a Palm Pilot in a bright blue case and blue Northern Escape raingear.

The thief was described as a short light-skinned black male of slim build. He was wearing a black helmet with a mirror visor and a red t-shirt with white writing. Inquiries into this incident are still underway.

On Wednesday two people reported the thefts of work drills.

At 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday a man reported that his drill had been stolen from a work site on Cedar Avenue.

The victim reported to Police that some time between 1 p.m. on Tuesday and 7 a.m. on Wednesday an unknown culprit stole his Hilti Tess drill from a work site on Cedar Avenue in Pembroke.

Later that day at 7 p.m. another man reported that he parked his van in the parking lot at Lindo's Family Foods in Warwick and when he returned to his van his black and yellow DeWalt drill case containing a drill was missing.

Inquiries for both of these incidents are underway.