The Consumer Affairs Department is advising the public of a recall on General Electric Company dishwashers which can burst into flames.

The machines were made with electronics which may short out, overheat and catch fire if one of the connectors to the control is heavily contaminated with dishwashing detergent solution in normal use.

The public is advised to stop using machine made after January 20, 2004 in the following models: GSD550G, GSD5560G, GSD5800G, GSD5900G, GSD5960G, with the serial numbers with the first letter A through T and the second letter G or the serial letters VF.

The serial number is important as not all dishwashers with these model numbers are included in the recall. The model number and the serial number can be found on the front left side of the dishwasher tub.

There is a free replacement control kit being provided by General Electric.

Consumers with one of the suspect machines can call the HWP service department for the kit or contact General Electric directly.

Bulford to be deported

A Jamaican court has ordered the deportation of Bermudian Kenith Clifton Bulford after finding him guilty of illegal possession of cannabis and illegal entry.

Bulford, 29, who is wanted in Bermuda on firearms offences, was arrested in a Police raid in Kingston last month.

The court ordered Bulford be deported on March 21 and he is now being held in Kingston.

Crash driver ticketed

A 28-year old local resident was ticketed for having bald tyres after losing control of her car on Monday morning.

Police attended the single vehicle accident at the junction of Deepdale Road and Parsons Road in Pembroke at 12.30 a.m.

Police said it appeared that the black Hyundai Getz car was travelling on Deepdale Road towards Parsons Road when the driver lost control. The car hit a hedge and overturned.

The woman was injured and the car extensively damaged. Police said that when their officers checked the car they noticed that there were no treads on both of the front tyres.

"As a result the woman was issued a ticket for failing to maintain her tyres," the Police said.

Jewellery stolen

Police are investigating a jewellery theft in Somerset. While they did not disclose the jewellery's value they did say that it was stolen from a private home on Field View Lane and that it happened some time between Christmas Day and this past Saturday.

Senate debates

Senators will be discussing the budgets for Works and Engineering, the Police, and Immigration in the Senate today.

This morning's debate will cover the Works and Engineering Ministry, while Police and Immigration will be tackled this afternoon. After the debate concludes at 5.15, senators will decide whether or not to proceed with some or all of the 18 other items on the Orders of the Day.

The Budget debate will continue in the Senate until Wednesday, March 23.