Have you seen Dwayne Hassan?

Police are growing increasingly concerned about the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy.

Dwayne Hassan was last seen on Monday, March 24, in the Devonshire area. He is described as brown-skinned, six feet tall, of slim build and has a cropped haircut.

Police are continuing to appeal for the public's help in tracing his whereabouts.

A spokesman said: "He is known to frequent the Cedar Park, Devonshire area, as well as the Crawl Hill, Hamilton Parish area."Anyone with any informa tion on the whereabouts of 15-year-old Dwayne Hassan is encouraged to contact the Police."

Anyone with any information as to the whereabouts of Mr. Hassan should contact the Bermuda Police Service on 295 0011.

Seaman injured, taken to KEMH

An employee on board a cargo ship headed to Brazil has been taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after he sustained minor injuries to his face yesterday.

Cypress registered cargo ship Bluebill, was en route to Brazil from Canada when a crew member was injured during a machine chop.

At the time of report the man was on the pilot boat on his way to the hospital. No more information was given.

UBP welcomes Bazarian announcement

United Bermuda Party Leader Kim Swan has welcomed news the Club Med site is to be redeveloped.

Last week Premier Ewart Brown announced a Master Development Agreement had been signed with Bazarian International to turn the former Club Med site into a luxury Park Hyatt hotel with a signature golf course designed by Nick Faldo.

Mr. Swan said: "We know from our years in Government how challenging it is to get redevelopment of the site off the ground.

"While we wish the developer the best in this undertaking, (this week's) announcement will likely strike many St. Georgians as something they've heard too often in the past with no result.

"We hope things will be different this time around, but clearly the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. "(The) announcement gives reason to be cautiously optimistic."

The site, which has hit the headlines in recent weeks after eight workers were exposed to asbestos during demolition, has been empty for 20 years.

Teacher's arbitration hearings begin

An arbitration hearing yesterday opened over a pay dispute between Bermuda Public Services Union and Government.

BPSU opted for the voluntary move after previously threatening to "close down the whole Island" with a strike.

In February, the usually non-confrontational union said frustration among members had boiled over after their attempts to force a meeting with Premier Ewart Brown and Finance Minister Paula Cox failed. They were unhappy at being offered a four percent pay increase for two years, and 4.5 percent for a third year, subtracting one percent for pensions.

Members, many of whom claim they have to work an additional job to make ends meet, want 5.1 percent to take into account cost of living. The hearing began yesterday at Richmond House, in Par-la-Ville Road.

Police appeal for witnesses in case of injured man

The Bermuda Police Service is continuing to appeal for witnesses to an incident which left a man lying in the road on Tween Walls, Sandys parish near the junction with Heritage Lane.

The injured individual, a 36-year-old Sandys parish man, was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance where he remains in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit with serious head injuries.

Anyone who may have been in the area of Tween Walls and Heritage Lane in Sandys parish around 12.40 a.m. on Thursday or anyone who may have seen or heard anything are urged to contact PC Jodi Eve at the Somerset Police Station on 234-1010 or on the main Police number, 295-0011.

Several burglaries over recent days

A man escaped with a diaper bag from a Pipers Peak, Warwick, residence yesterday.

Police attended a reported burglary around 12.15 a.m. and spoke to the resident who said that shortly before an unknown man broke into her home. She confronted the suspect but he got away with a black diaper bag containing a black leather purse adorned with a pink dog pattern, a quantity of cash and personal items.

The suspect is described as a bald headed, medium build black man dressed in all black.

Jewellery was reported stolen from a St. David's home on Thursday. The resident told Police that sometime between 8.40 a.m. and 6.10 p.m. that day, and unknown culprit broke into her home and stole the jewellery.

And cell phones and electronic equipment was reported stolen from a Paget residence on Thursday.

The complainant told Police that sometime between 9.15 a.m. and 5.35 p.m. someone broke into her Windgap Lane residence and stole a HP laptop, a silver Kodak camera, a pink Nokia cellular phone and a black Nokia cellular phone.