is still one judge short. Chief Justice Austin Ward told yesterday's arraignments session that he had "staffing difficulties'' in November and December. ---- Page 3 GAMBLING MACHINES NOT `ILLEGAL' GAM Gambling machines not `illegal' Video gambling machines in Bermuda's pubs and clubs are not illegal at present, it has been claimed. Lawyers -- reportedly acting for a number of companies who own and operate the machines -- say their clients are not in breach of the law as it stands and are licensed. ---- Page 5 CHARITIES COME UNDER ONE ROOF GVT CLB Charities come under one roof Five major family support charities will be combining their efforts under one roof, it was revealed yesterday. Health and Social Services Minister Wayne Furbert announced Government donated the former Woodlands school building on Mount Hill, Pembroke to the Family Resource Network Charitable Trust. ---- Page 5 SAFETY PLEA AFTER DEATH CRASH OBT Safety plea after death crash Friends of a young German woman who died in a head-on bike crash early Sunday morning have appealed for the Island's roads to be made safer. And the Dusseldorf University students also thanked the people who gave them help and sympathy after they lost one of their own. ---- Page 6 CLAY SMITH ATTACKS BCBC CRI Clay Smith attacks BCBC "Devastated'' not to be going to Guyana this weekend with the Bermuda Red Stripe team, top batsman Clay Smith has slammed Bermuda Cricket Board of Control over alleged double standards. ---- Sport, Page 13 BANK LOWERS BASE RATE BUC Bank lowers base rate The Bank of Bermuda yesterday cut the Bermuda Dollar base rate by one quarter of one percent to six percent, effective on Monday. ---- Business, Page 20