for women featured in RG No.4, was officially opened by Lady Swan, wife of Premier Sir John Swan, on June 24.

Pat Lynn, president of the Fair Havens Board of Directors, said the Victoria Street property was "a dream held on to for more than seven years.'' She said: "Women are the cornerstone of the Bermuda family. If we can reach out and help our women re-discover their self-worth, we believe the entire community will benefit.'' Fair Havens can accomodate up to 12 women and has counselling rooms and offices.

Government invested more than $250,000 in securing a suitable property and Health minister Quinton Edness called Fair Havens "an important benchmark in the fight against drugs. It will not only assist people on the road back to good health, but it is an important tool in demand reduction.'' Lynn was featured in our May issue along with daughter Clare, when they talked frankly about Clare's battle with crack addiction. Clare, we're happy to report, is still successfully continuing her recovery. She says she has had an "overwhelmingly positive response'' to the article and has been invited to speak to schools and other organisations.

OLD NEWS: RG Magazine may be only be seven issues old but at least we know we will be read by somebody in 100 years time. We were honoured to have been included in a time capsule buried outside City Hall on Tuesday, July 29 to mark the City of Hamilton's bicentennial. Our May issue, which featured a collection of pictures and photos from Government Archives documenting the changing face of Hamilton, was included in the capsule put together by Paget Primary School, winners of a competition run by the Corporation of Hamilton.

When the capsule surfaces in 2093, its discoverers will find not only RG but everything from Bermuda money to a rap music tape.

LOST FOR WORDS: Finally, gremlins got into last month's cover story on Perot's Island and spirited away a couple of paragraphs. The final part of the story should have read as follows: In 1986, local construction company partners Danny Fagundo and Johnny Pereira of D & J Construction bought the island for less than $3 million, much less than the original $7.5 million asking price. The island was subdivided into three lots in 1986, and there was talk that Fagundo and Pereira had hoped to develop condominiums there.

The following year, the island was sold to MacMillan, although Fagundo and Pereira kept a three-quarters of an acre waterside lot on the mainland with a house called Perot's Lodge, and a dock.

Perot's Island is one of Bermuda's most desirable properties, but even at a price of $8.5 million, it is nowhere near the most expensive. The top price ever paid for a residential property in Bermuda is in the region of $15 million, although asking prices have topped $20 million.

The island has always been a residential property. Though MacMillan is able to host approximately six weekend group counselling retreats during the year, it isexpected that anything more would require permission from the Department of Planning and possibly a rezoning of the island, which is now zoned residential.

Lady Swan officialy opens Fair havens, watched by Pat-Lynn, Health Minister Quinton Edness and Premier Sir John Swan.

AUGUST 1993 RG MAGAZINE