continue to spiral downward to disaster as in the US and UK. Retiring St.

George's Preparatory principal Mervyn Moorehead warned during the school mid-term break. ---- Page 2 SECURITY TIGHT FOR FARRAKHAN CON Security tight for Farrakhan Plans are all in place for the upcoming visit of a controversial black leader.

Minister Louis Farrakhan will arrive on the Island around 3 p.m. on Wednesday for a 24-hour visit to Bermuda. ---- Page 3 AGENT ANSWERS DETRACTORS TVL BUC Agent answers detractors A part-time travel agent has reacted angrily to claims from holiday club members that he is stockpiling fees and not delivering discount cards. A letter to The Royal Gazette claimed Kevin Darrell had failed to send out club membership cards, eight months after promising cheap hotel and travel rates.

---- Page 3 PREMIER'S TRIP CRITICISED BY PLP CON Premier's trip criticised by PLP Premier Pamela Gordon should be on the Island explaining the significance of Britain's wishes about the international business community to the public, a Shadow Minister has charged. ---- Page 6 NEW STRATEGY FOR PARTNERRE BUC New strategy for PartnerRe With the acquisition of Paris-based Societe Anonyme Francaise de Reassurances (SAFR) last year, reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. has undergone a major shift in strategy, not only in the type of business it's in, but also in where it's writing business. ---- Business, Page 9 BERMUDA MUSICIANS SOAR TOD THR ENT Bermuda musicians soar In a mix of the sacred and the secular, Marjorie Pettit's Evening of Choral Music provided a resounding success to the Bermuda Festival. ---- Today, Page 16