the past few days.

Michael Cleveland Gibbons remains on the loose since he escaped from Police Headquarters moments before he was to enter an identification parade on Friday.

The 22-year-old man climbed through a window as he was being escorted to enter the line-up when an officer was apparently distracted at a nearby pay phone after Gibbons requested his lawyer be present.

And a 15-year-old boy who escaped from Police on Monday is still at large.

The juvenile and another boy gave Police the slip while on their way to a Hamilton Parish location to recover allegedly stolen property.

One boy was found after an extensive search in the water at Shelly Bay and was taken to St. George's Police Station.

But officers continue to search for Jeron Douglas, who was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue knee-length denim shorts, white ankle socks and white Adidas sneakers.

Members of the public with information concerning his whereabouts should contact Police immediately at 295-0011.

REGISTRAR APPOINTED Registrar appointed A senior Crown counsel has been appointed acting Supreme Court Registrar to replace Charles-Etta Simmons.

A notice has been gazetted that Charlene Scott has temporarily replaced Ms Simmons for a period of one year until June 30 or "such shorter period as His Excellency the Governor shall determine''.

It is understood Ms Scott has been seconded from the Director of Public Prosecutions office for three months.

Just two days after being appointed, Ms Scott arraigned defendants in July's monthly arraignments session in the Supreme Court.

CRIER TO DEFEND TITLES CPN Crier to defend titles Weighed down with trophies from last year, St. George's town crier E. Michael Jones jetted off to England last night to defend his titles in the annual Town Criers Championships.

Last year Mr. Jones did Bermuda proud by running away with first place trophies in six of the seven competitions. He came second in the only competition he did not win.

A busy schedule is slated for him starting off at Kneller Hall in Twickenham, where on Tuesday he will introduce the Bermuda Regiment. Next Thursday through Sunday he will participate in the Town Criers Competitions in Kingsbridge and Dartmouth.

The following Monday, he will deliver a proclamation at Plymouth marking the departure of Sir George Somers from that port back in 1609.

Mr. Jones will round out his tour of duty when he joins in the celebrations of Sir George Somers Day in Lyme Regis. There he will read a proclamation on the Cobb (the seafront).

CAR TYRES SLASHED CRM Car tyres slashed A driver who parked his car near Longbird Bridge returned to find the tyres had been slashed.

The car was parked and left unattended on Kindley Field Road on Monday.

When the owner of the car returned they found that three of the car's tyres had been slashed and ruined.

The vehicle had been left at the location during normal working hours.

EARLY RETIREMENT OFFER BUC Early retirement offer The Bermuda Telephone Company is offering "early retirement opportunities'' to eligible staffers, a spokeswoman said yesterday.

She was unable to state why the option had been made available, but stressed that there were "no plans for redundancies''.

To be eligible for the early retirement package, staffers must be 55 years of age or older.