school system based on past performances, Education Minister Jerome Dill said yesterday. ---- Page 2 DIGGINS TRIAL TO START CTS Diggins trial to start The fraud trial of former Bank of Butterfield executive David Alexander Diggins is set to begin on February 17 in the Bermuda Supreme Court. ---- Page 3 SEARCH AND RESCUE LINK-UP RES Search and rescue link-up The former Search and Rescue Institute which sunk about ten years ago seems set to resurface. It could join forces with the Bermuda Police Marine Search and Rescue Association. ---- Page 5 INTER-OCEAN GETS AN `A' RATING BUC Inter-Ocean gets an `A' rating Rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) continues to express faith in Bermuda-domiciled Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Co. Ltd., assigning the company its single-`A' claims-paying ability rating. ---- Business, Page 8 COACH SAYS SOCCER STILL STRONG SOC Coach says soccer still strong At a time when the consensus is that the standard of Island soccer is in decline, visiting coach Keith Tucker was encouraged by what he saw this weekend. "I was very impressed with the level of play,'' in all six all-star matches, the Howard University head coach said. ---- Sport, Page 15 SOCIETY PLANS NEW MUSEUM COM MUS Society plans new museum The Bermuda Heritage Society is planning a museum where the achievements of black Bermudian individuals and societies will be celebrated. And because this is Black History Month, the association will be holding a fundraising banquet.

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