NOT FORCED TO CHOOSE POL GOV Not forced to choose Governor Thorold Masefield was not forced into a choice between Minister Quinton Edness and ex-Police Commissioner Colin Coxall, Government House revealed. Deputy Governor Peter Willis said Mr. Coxall opted to resign over a loss of confidence in him by Government. ---- Page 3 GIVE MORE TEETH TO WATCHDOG GVT Give more teeth to watchdog Bermuda's consumer watchdog should be given more teeth, according to a special task force. This was the main recommendation put forth in the Report of the Consumer Protection Task Force. ---- Page 3 `NO' TO SEVERANCE PAY UNS TOU `No' to severance pay Club Med have refused to give severance or redundancy pay to the 11 workers made redundant after the hotel chain walked away from the Island for good. ---- Page 5 FT TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON BERMUDA SUR BUC FT turns spotlight on Bermuda A Financial Times survey of Bermuda, published last week, focuses world attention on a number of local issues, including declining tourism, the base lands, the McDonald's fast food controversy and the messy legal dispute over the insolvent Bermuda-domiciled insurer EMLICO.

---- Business, Page 13 ALL BLACKS OPEN IN STYLE RUG All Blacks open in style Team America lacked the offensive firepower and experience in this one-sided match-up as the annual World Rugby Classic got underway at Nationals yesterday. While they gave a gutsy performance against the reigning champions, the Americans simply had no answer to the All Blacks' try scoring machine.

---- Sport, Page 23 GAEBLER'S TRAINING PAYS OFF SLG Gaebler's training pays off If Roland Gaebler hadn't already served notice of his intention to fight every inch of the way for a second successive Tornado World Championship title by spending more than three weeks in Bermuda in training for the defence of his crown, everyone knows he is deadly serious now. ---- Sport, Page 23