Bermuda has been given a boost by New England's biggest newspaper as a winter tourism destination that is less expensive than the Caribbean and attractive to visitors who are over 50.

The plug came in the Boston Globe, which said the Island was "usually relatively uncrowded", "senior friendly" and more affordable in winter with hotels and resorts offering seasonal discounts and packages. And it also revealed special promotional packages, including air ticket credits, were being offered.

The article described Bermuda as having the greatest concentration of golf courses per square mile in the world.

"All of them, including some of the oldest in the hemisphere, have water views and are playable year round. Golf vacation packages are particularly popular."

The article promotes some off-season golf and spa promotional packages called "Compliments of Bermuda" which includes a $300 air credit for one of two people travelling together.

Hotels offered in the package include Cambridge Beaches, Elbow Beach and the Fairmont Hamilton Princess and are three-night, midweek packages, which must be booked by February 28 and are good for travel through April 16.

Police are warning the public after a spate of burglaries in Warwick.

Areas targeted include Middle Road, South Shore Road, Ord Road, Spring Hill and Dunscombe Road.

Police urged residents to keep homes locked and report lurkers to the Crime Prevention Unit on 299-4331.

The latest incident occurred on Tuesday at Witchery Lane, Warwick in which the victim lost five pairs of earrings, a gold bracelet, a watch and $35.

Overnight on Sunday, a thief stole a Toshiba laptop computer, a CD burner, a jackhammer and other tools after breaking into Riddell's Bay Golf Club on Riddell's Bay Road, Warwick.

Police are also investigating a burglary at an Ocean Lane, Pembroke home where the thief stole a silver Apple laptop computer and DVDs. The theft happened sometime last week.

A 20-year-old Hamilton Parish man this week denied sexually assaulting his cousin on November 6.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was released on $5,000 bail and was ordered to stay away from the alleged victim. He will appear again in court on November 28.

An American man accused of drugs charges has pleaded not guilty, and was yesterday remanded in custody.

Emmanuel Velazquez, aged 28, of Penn Street, Pennsylvania, denied importing and possesing cocaine when he appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday. The offence is alleged to have occurred last Friday. His case was listed for mention on November 30.

A 24-year-old Pembroke man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to being in possession of cannabis and equipment intended for use of the controlled drug.

Luis Raposo, of Clarke's Lane, was arrested on June 11 this year in Pembroke for being in possession of cannabis, an amount not made known in court, and a home-made pipe.

Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined Raposo $600 for the cannabis and $300 for possession of the pipe.

When Raposo asked for time to pay, Mr. Warner brought up some outstanding fines Raposo had failed to pay ? totalling $1,350.

Raposo told the court he had paid some of these fines and once again asked for time to pay.

"You got money to buy weed, you got money to pay fines," Mr. Warner told Raposo.

But Mr. Warner gave him until the end of December to pay the the new fines, on condition that he pay whatever he owed on outstanding fines before leaving court. Raposo complied.