could be appointing Bermuda's next United States Consul General. ---- Page 2 FISHCAKE GREETING SOUGHT SEN Fishcake greeting sought A Senator yesterday called for fishcakes to be handed out to arriving tourists at the airport. And Opposition Sen. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said the proposed free drinks scheme should be restricted to tourists. ---- Page 3 ACCIDENT VICTIM CRITICAL AC Accident victim critical Police last night appealed for witnesses to the serious traffic accident which left a 20-year-old Pembroke man critically injured. Jeordal Smith remains in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital where he is fighting for his life.

---- Page 6 MAN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS CTS Man sentenced to six years A man found guilty of sexually abusing a young girl and infecting her with herpes was yesterday sentenced to six years imprisonment. ---- Page 6 SHORTS IN VOGUE IN HOUSE HOA Shorts in vogue in House Parliament will cotton onto a new trend in the New Year and officially adopt Bermuda shorts as formal dress for MPs. ---- Page 6 CHARITIES BRIGHTEN HOLIDAYS CLB Charities brighten holidays Bermudians are known for their generosity -- especially toward people in need during the holiday season. ---- Page 7 TRACK DELAY DISRUPTS 10K MAR Track delay disrupts 10K Runners competing in one of Bermuda's showpiece athletics events will be denied the chance of finishing in the National Stadium because work on laying a new track has fallen behind schedule. ---- Sport, Page 15 CIGNA, ACE IN TALKS BUC CIGNA, ACE in talks CIGNA Corp. , one of the largest US health insurers, is in talks to sell its property-casualty insurance business to ACE Ltd. in a deal that could be worth as much as $3 billion, according to people familiar with the situation. ---- Business, Page 23