Four people ? including a schoolboy aged 14 ? were arrested when drugs and a machete were seized after a disturbance was reported outside Bermuda College. Officers were called to the early hours incident in Paget at 12.30 a.m. yesterday. They stopped a car on College grounds with the four inside.

A search revealed a machete in the trunk of the vehicle and the occupants were arrested on suspicion of possession of a bladed weapon.

Three were 22-year-olds from Pembroke, Warwick and Sandys. Police said the Sandys man was also arrested for possession of a controlled drug. The 14-year-old boy, from Warwick, was taken into custody but was later released into the care of his mother.

Major snow storms swept north-east America yesterday, causing travel chaos for passengers jetting between Bermuda and New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

Officials at Bermuda International Airport last night confirmed American Airlines, Delta, US Airways flights and a charter from JFK were cancelled because of the blizzard.

Major airports were closed after more than 25 inches of snow was dumped on some areas between Boston and Washington. Service to Toronto, Atlanta and London were not cancelled.

An eagle-eyed off-duty Policeman leapt into action when he caught a suspected house breaker prowling his property.

The officer went straight to work and started investigating after hearing noises when he got back to his Paget house just after 4 a.m. yesterday. The suspect was spotted trying to hide under a nearby car.

The prowler, who was detained by the off-duty officer until patrol officers arrived, was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police Station after the incident at Berry Hill Road.

Don't be fooled by a fake Visa card scam that is circulating on the Island, Police have warned residents. The scam, which mostly involves e-mail messages, attempts to trick people into visiting an Internet site where they are asked to reveal their Visa card details.

In a warning from the Bermuda Police Service, residents are being told: "The correspondence asks the recipient to go to a fake website to update their 'profile' to ensure the security of their Visa card transactions. The subject line of this deceptive correspondence reads 'Attention! Several Visa Credit Card bases have been lost'. And it also appears to come from a genuine corporate e-mail address."

Police warned the public the e-mails are fake and and they should not respond to the requests for personal or banking information. Further information is available from the Fraud Unit on 299-4330.

Crew members of an American boat damaged in high winds are recovering after docking safely in Bermuda.

The main mast of the US-registered vessel hit bad weather on Wednesday on route from Greenwich, Connecticut, to St. George's. Harbour Radio confirmed the six-man crew continued their journey using engine power and arrived in St. George's on Friday.

A decision on whether the boat continues its journey south now depends how quickly the boat can be repaired and on weather conditions. A Harbour Radio spokesman said the 43-foot ketchwas equipped with safety and navigation equipment suitable for a long-distance voyage.