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Deal with Greenpeace possible, says Gordon

Greenpeace over Bermuda's plans to dump asbestos at sea.At a meeting in London yesterday, the Minister won the support of Britain for small countries to dump asbestos at sea, while specifically opposing large countries doing likewise.

Greenpeace over Bermuda's plans to dump asbestos at sea.

At a meeting in London yesterday, the Minister won the support of Britain for small countries to dump asbestos at sea, while specifically opposing large countries doing likewise. Greenpeace has said Bermuda's plans coud lead to widespread dumping. ---- Page 2 `TEXACO TAPES' PROBE WIDENS DIS `Texaco Tapes' probe widens A criminal investigation has started into allegations that Texaco chiefs -- including one now living in Bermuda -- destroyed documents relating to a discrimination lawsuit, according to US newspapers. ---- Page 3 POLICE ASSAULT CASE CLOSES CTS Police assault case closes A father and son accused of assaulting the Police officers who were trying to arrest them will learn their fate on November 19. But the case only ended after one lawyer refused to represent the pair and a second staged a brief walk out from Magistrates' Court ---- Page 5 EDUCTION, BUT CLOSE TO PACT ED Education, BUT close to pact Teachers and Education officials may soon reach an agreement over the Education Department's new hiring practices. Bermuda Union of Teachers officials said yesterday a solution was "imminent''. ---- Page 6 SOCCER PLAYERS WANT SHAKE-UP SOC Soccer players want shake-up For the first time, some of Bermuda's top soccer stars are publicly questioning the state of the game, calling for an end to internal wrangling and the start of pronounced changes on the field. ---- Sport,Page 11 SCHOOL GARDENS PLAN A SUCCESS LIV School gardens plan a success Just one year after its formation, Learning Through Landscapes Bermuda has proved so successful that four major sponsors have now agreed to support the innovative project for the next three years. ---- Living, Page 23 CIVIL WAR LANDMARK RESTORED LIV Civil War landmark restored In the early 1860s when the events of the Civil War brought a short-lived burst of prosperity to St. George's, the Globe Hotel provided shelter for the many seafarers and traders who swarmed into the old capital. Last Friday, the handsome old building, now painstakingly restored, was officially named as the flagship museum of the Bermuda National Trust. ---- Living, Page 23 FIGHTING THE `MILLENIUM BUG' BUC Fighting the `millenium bug' An top consultant believes that Bermuda can take advantage of a global weakness that has been discovered in computer programmes that threatens to create havoc in the year 2000. ---- Business, Page 28