rehabilitation of prisoners. ---- Page 2 BLAKENEY NAMED VIP CHAIRMAN APP TOU Blakeney named VIP chairman A member of the Visitor Industry Partnership since its inception has been named to the organisation's top post. Tourism Minister David Dodwell and Bermuda Hotel Association president Dennis Tucker made the announcement of Eugene Blakeney's appointment to VIP chairman. ---- Page 3 AIRLINES LAUNCH SEAT SALE FLY Airlines launch seat sale American Airlines joined US Airways and Continental Airlines in announcing an airline ticket sale. The tickets must be bought by August 13 and will be good for travel between September 8-October 31. ---- Page 3 SMITH TRIAL DATE FINALLY SET MUR CTS Smith trial date finally set A date has finally been set for the trial of a man accused of the killing of a Canadian teenager. Justis Raham Smith, 18, will appear in the Supreme Court on November 23. He is charged with murder in July 1996. ---- Page 5 JUDGE QUITS TODD TRIAL CTS Judge quits Todd trial A Supreme Court trial was postponed yesterday because a judge knew too much about the defendant. Arnold James Todd denies failing to pay Frederick Leonard Hendrickson for a piece of land and for building materials for a separate property in the 1980s. ---- Page 5 INSURER EXCEEDS TARGETS BUC Insurer exceeds targets Bermuda-based political risk insurer, Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd., has exceeded its targets for the first year. And the joint venture has begun its second year with larger project and country limits, as well as expanded coverage lines. ---- Business, Page 9 HOTELS FACE BATTLE OF SURVIVAL SOC Hotels face battle of survival Hotels barely survived in the First Division last season, only avoiding the drop on the last day of the season when they beat Devonshire Colts. ---- Sport, Page 17