during the winter due to poor passenger loads. But the company's general manager Geoffrey Gibbons said yesterday it would be back on track by summer.

Suzanne DeCouto , who was managing the Hamilton train business, is also no longer with the company, he confirmed.

"It was successful, but not a booming success in its first season,'' Mr.

Gibbons admitted. "But obviously with the first year of operation you have startup costs and teething problems. We've learned a lot.

"We see it as a seasonal business with there being the off-season and no cruise ships in the winter-time.'' He added the company was doing loads of 150-200 passengers per day.

When the train starts up again the basic point A-B fare will remain at $2, he said, but the fare for a city tour would go up to $15. Mr. Gibbons noted the train was proving popular for private functions such as cocktail and kids' parties, transport to corporate functions at venues such as the BUEI and even for local weddings. The Company's Dockyard train is not being retired for the winter.

*** BANK PROMOTES APP Bank promotes Edward Benevides The Bank of Butterfield has named Edward E. Benevides as vice president, E-commerce. His previous post was vice president, Corporate systems. He now assumes responsibility for the development and implementation of e-commerce systems, processes and investments throughout the Bank.

A Bank spokesperson said the promotion was part of the organisation's "continuing efforts to place qualified Bermudians in key strategic positions''. It is also seeking to further develop its e-commerce systems and services. Mr. Benevides joined the Bank in 1994 and has 30 years experience in IT. "We currently have a full slate of proposals and projects which we are evaluating and working on with various groups,'' Mr. Benevides said. "There is considerable opportunity for developing our services both locally and internationally via e-commerce and I am looking forward to the exciting new challenges which working in this ever-changing environment will bring.'' *** MOWBRAY FACING NEW CHALLENGE APP Mowbray facing new challenge The Bermuda Employers' Council (BEC) has announced the appointment of Bermudian Andrea Mowbray as its new Programme and marketing director. BEC executive director Malcolm Dixon said, "Andrea comes to us with a great deal of marketing experience that she gained while working for companies in Japan and Australia. She has a masters degree in business management and considerable experience in human resources management.'' Until recently Ms Mowbray was employed by Lines Overseas Management where she was responsible for all aspects of human resources management for the company.

*** TAKING THE PLUNGE AS POOL OPERATORS BUC AWD Taking the plunge as pool operators Two Pool & Spa House Ltd. employees were recently named certified pool operators at the National Spa & Pool Institute Exposition in New Jersey.

Stanley Ward and Ken Weetman successfully completed the nationally recognised operators' course and received further recognition for their experience in the swimming pool industry. The two are now in a position to work on residential and commercial pools from the design stage through to the management and maintenance phases.

*** MACDONALD-JACK IN FRESH ROLE APP MacDonald-Jack in fresh role The partners of Ernst & Young have announced the appointment of Andrew MacDonald-Jack as senior manager in its Information Systems Assurance & Advisory Services (ISAAS). He previously was director of IT audit for Dell Computer Corp. He will be assisted by new consultant Michael Sutton in developing the ISAAS service stream on the Island and he expects the department to grow significantly over the next few years. Its core business is to assess the controls over the IT environment as part of the annual audit, based on the global trend of E&Y towards a control-based audit approach. It also provides other IT services to audit and non-audit clients.

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