A row has broken out over the appointment of a new head at Bermuda's only hospice, it was revealed yesterday. Agape House assistant unit coordinator Jane Bermingham has asked the Bermuda Public Service Association to lodge an official complaint after PALS nurse Kim Burns was appointed to the top job.

---- Page 2 HOTELS REAP REWARDS OF SCHEME DGS TOU Hotels reap rewards of scheme A pilot project to rid hotels of the drug abuse scourge has entered its next phase. And so far the National Drug Commission's scheme has attracted 13 participants who are reaping the multi-faceted benefits of the programme. ---- Page 3 CHURCH CONFERENCE PRAISED CON CHU Church conference praised The Island's religious institutions came together at the weekend in an unprecedented move to regain its "rightful place in the community''. ---- Page 3 PRIVATE SCHOOLS FLOURISH ED Private schools flourish Private schools are continuing to receive an influx of applications as public school reform is in full swing. And heads of the Island's six tuition-paying learning institutions expect the situation to remain the same for years to come. ---- Page 5 WOMEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT CON Women in the spotlight A woman's place in management is the focus of this week's two-day workshop, Global Women's Leadership Conference, at Newstead Guest House. ---- Business, Page 10 ANNUAL INFLATION RATE FALLS GVT Annual inflation rate falls The annual rate of inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, fell to 1.8 percent in November, down from the 2.0 percent recorded in October. ---- Business, Page 10 LIGHTBOURNE'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN SOC Lightbourne's future uncertain Mystery over Kyle Lightbourne's future, at least in the short-term, deepened yesterday with reports that Ray Wilkins, manager of Second Division Fulham, had indeed made an inquiry about taking the Coventry City striker on a month's loan. ---- Sport, Page 19 BOULEVARD LET IT SLIP SOC Boulevard let it slip Boulevard missed the chance to go three points clear at the top of the Coca Cola First Division when ten-man Vasco equalised two minutes from the end of this clash at soggy St. David's yesterday. ---- Sport, Page 19