Thursday featuring leading human resource development professor Dr. Gary Kannenberg.

He is chairman of the graduate programme of Human Resource Development at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. And he is an independent consultant to many US businesses.

At the luncheon he will identify the benefits and costs of investing in people training and development and will show how effective human resource development efforts can impact a company's bottom line.

For more information contact Mrs. Jorge-Ann Fain at 295-1966.

FRONT ST. CONCERT HAM Front St. concert Front Street will be alive with the sounds of calypso music on Sunday, June 27, in celebration of Hamilton's 200th birthday which is officially on Tuesday the 29th.

The Bank of Butterfield Caribbean Music Festival and Calypso Song Competition, featuring local calypso artists and bands, Gombeys and a costume parade, gets underway at 6 p.m.

The community is invited to demonstrate their song writing talent by submitting original songs.

The prize for the song competition is a $3,000 Caribbean cruise. Song writers must advise Ms Keetha Lowe by Monday at 295-1111 ext. 3580.

CHOIR TO PERFORM CHU Choir to perform The Bermuda Catholic Diocesan Choir will present its Spring Concert -- the last under the baton of director Ms Gloria McCully, at 8 p.m. this Sunday at St. Theresa's Cathedral.

Ms McCully has been director of the choir since it formed four years ago. She led it on successful musical tours of Italy.

The choir will feature several guest artists and will perform religious, American and spiritual songs.

BANNED UNTIL 1999 CTS Banned until 1999 A Devonshire man has been banned from driving until 1999.

Troy Antoine Davis, 20, of School Drive, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Magistrates' Court to driving while disqualified.

Police caught Davis riding along South Road, Devonshire, on May 24.

He was supposed to be off the road until December 6, 1997 and also faced a three-month susended prison term.

Yesterday, Davis was fined an other $500, given another three-month suspended prison term for 18 months, and ordered to stay off the road until June 6, 1999.