Service Commission, before the necessary legislative authority had been obtained, that Wayne Perinchief's position had been abolished.

And as a result, Solicitor General Barrie Meade said in Supreme Court yesterday, the exercise cost taxpayers $60,000 more than it would otherwise have. ---- Page 2 CRUISE KICKBACKS UNDER FIRE BUC Cruise kickbacks under fire Cruise ship directors seeking kickbacks from Bermuda businesses can give the Island a bad reputation, a leading retailer says.

Businessmen unanimously supported the view that although cruise line employees have engaged in the practice for decades, it is time they were stopped. ---- Business, Page 9 BERMUDA CATS HURTING LONDON NJ Bermuda cats hurting London The influx of new catastrophe and excess liability insurance companies to Bermuda in 1993 and 1994 played a major role in reducing London's significance as an international insurance centre, according to a Financial Times report.

From 1993 to 1994, London experienced a 12 percent premium drop. ---- Business, Page 9 BFA CAN'T AFFORD A NEW COACH SOC BFA can't afford a new coach Financially-strapped Bermuda Football Association are unlikely to appoint a new full-time Director of Coaching in the near future, despite an apparent need to fill the post.

President Neville Tyrrell has made it clear that the BFA want to fill the void left by German Burkhard Ziese who was fired last year. ---- Sport, Page 17 THEIR SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL COM Their services are essential They sweep our streets, deliver our mail, and collect our trash on a daily basis.

And through the sun and the rain they make sure those services are provided -- even if it means getting past those pesky dogs who try to make it very difficult.

Postmen and women, street sweepers, and garbage collectors do a great job for the community as a whole. ---- Page 21