The appointment of a Senator as Premier Jennifer Smith's Chief of Staff was out of line with the law, Opposition MPs claimed. Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon said the Chief of Staff and Premier's aide jobs should have come under the Legislature section of the Budget -- not Cabinet Office. ---- Page 2 FARMER BIDS FAREWELL TO ISLAND VIP Farmer bids farewell to Island US Consul General Robert Farmer has quit his post and left the Island. He actually departed last month but made his resignation official yesterday in an emotional letter to the people of Bermuda. ---- Page 2 EDUCATORS QUESTION POLICY ED Educators question policy A policy which gives parents of disruptive students the final word on whether a school can send their children to Warwick Camp has raised ire among educators. ---- Page 3 BATTLING THE BURN-OUT BLUES LS Battling the burn-out blues Remember when you first started working at your new job? Chances are, you were pumped up and bursting with new ideas. But as time went by, you became more and more frustrated and bored: maybe your ideas were never taken seriously by your boss or you found yourself dealing with lots of red tape and bureaucracy.

---- Lifestyle, Page 13 BFA GET TOUGH ON VIOLENCE SOC BFA get tough on violence The Bermuda Football Association have taken drastic steps to show that violence will not be tolerated at games...by cancelling this weekend's crucial round of First Division matches. ---- Sport, 21 BILLIONS IN CLAIMS FEARED CON BUC Billions in claims feared There is uncertainty about how much the Y2K computer problem will cost the insurance and reinsurance industry, but everyone is attempting to write in exclusion clauses to protect bottom lines. ---- Business, Page 25 MORE BADE NEWS FOR REINSURER BUC More bad news for reinsurer The way ahead for New Cap Reinsurance Corp. looks dimmer as it struggles for survival, according to Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. as the agency downgraded the company's Australian and Bermudian subsidiaries. ---- Business, Page 25