themselves overnight.

And Police' Community and Juvenile Services are investigating the matter after a friend of the family brought the two children into Hamilton Police Station at 2 a.m. on Thursday.

A Police spokesperson said the two children were taken to the home of a relative.

FAA TO REPLACE AID FLY FAA to replace aid A 20-year-old piece of navigational technology at the Bermuda International Airport will be replaced in a $2 million operation early next year.

Department of Airport Operations general manager Jack Gordon said yesterday that the navigational aid, known as the VOR/TAC, was owned by the US Navy.

It will be replaced with the latest civilian version, the VOR/DME, which provides aircraft with direction and distance to or from Bermuda.

Mr. Gordon said the work is expected to cost up to $2 million and is being fully funded by the United States Federal Administration (FAA).

The system is especially important to the FAA in providing air traffic control to aircraft flying over Bermuda as well as flying to and from the Island.

VISITORS FINED FOR DRUGS CTS Visitors fined for drugs Four female cruise ship passengers were yesterday fined a total of $1,600 in Magistrates' Court after pleading to possession of cocaine, cannabis, and related drug paraphenalia.

Robin Grace Morse, 35, of Brockton, Massachusetts; Sally E. Palmer, 36, of Weymouth, Massachusetts; Deborah Jane Shurtleff, 35, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts; and Raina Brow, of Manchester, New Hampshire, were all arrested in St. George's after the contraband was found in their cabins. The four are passengers aboard the Royal Majesty .

Morse, who was found in possession of nearly two grams of cocaine and equipment, is an accounts manager. Palmer, an insurance broker, was also found in possession of about one gram of cocaine and razor blades.

Shurtleff, an assistant accounts manager, and Brow, were found in possession of cannabis.

SAFETY SCHEME PUT OFF FIR Safety scheme put off The Fire Service has announced that their annual Fire Safety Awareness programme has been put off until next year.

The Fire Service's King Street headquarters is currently undergoing "major'' renovations and therefore will not be a suitable venue for the programme.

The awareness event is held every October with tours and lectures available for all interested members of the public.

However, the annual fire safety poster contest and the Martin E. Grimes essay competition will go ahead as usual.

PUBLIC DRINKER FINED CTS Public drinker fined Drinking a beer in public cost a 66-year-old St. George's man more than it was worth.

Percival Pearman, of Wellington Park Road, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates' Court.

Prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said a uniformed Police officer was on patrol on Water Street, St. George's when he saw Pearman place a bottle of Elephant Beer up to his mouth and drink from it.

The officer approached Pearman and informed him he was under arrest for drinking liquor in a public place.

Pearman was taken to St. Geroge's Police Station and formally charged.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis fined Pearman $50.

E! TO COBER JAZZSCAPE TV TOU E! to cover Jazzscape A satellite network television team will visit the Island over the weekend to record a west end jazz festival on film.

Music producer Colin McLean and cameraman John Davis from E! Entertainment will record events during the Bermuda Jazzscape festival at the Royal Naval Dockyard and film various sections of the Island.

The announcement from the Department of Tourism means 40 million US households will have a chance to view the concert.

E! specials also appear on networks worldwide in more than 120 territories, with a potential audience of 300 million.