adjourn yesterday.

The dispute between Bermuda Forwarders and the Bermuda Industrial Union was mentioned only by Independent MP Mr. Stuart Hayward .

"I'd like to congratulate parties on both sides for what serves to be more measured comments regarding the situation,'' he said. "I think it will go a long way to ease the situation.'' Mr. Hayward said the assemblage of various representatives at the 1992 Earth Summit was "not possible to describe''. He said one of the issues which arose was the United States' $3 trillion debt which amounts to $13,000 per person.

He said that Bermuda should be concerned as it is money that cannot be spent here.

Mr. Nelson Bascome (PLP) said Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan had implied in a news interview that on a recent trip to the US, he went to examine tax legislature going before Congress. And he asked that the Premier give a situation report and indicate which individuals he dealt with while there.

He also said a study on the state of the prison systems should be tabled before the House of Assembly so that taxpayers could see what the Canadian experts had to say.

And he asked who would be acting as Permanent Secretary for Health and Social Services once the former secretary moves to his new post as Commissioner of Prisons.

Mr. Phillip Smith (UBP) said he was "bothered'' that the cruise ship Horizon had not berthed at St. George's harbour although she was specifically designed to do so.

He said that business is needed by parish retailers and the passengers are missing out on a visit to an historical site.

He said that the return of Club Med could provide extra revenue and jobs for the area while generating additional foreign exchange.

Mr. Dennis Lister (PLP) said many parents at the Island's western end are concerned that the after care programme at West End Primary School has been closed. He said that many of those who used the facility were people whose jobs were affected by the recession and they are now forced to pay extra funds for alternative services.

He said that Government should be boosting the programme and surveying to find out what factors have caused its registration to drop.

The Hon. Leonard Gibbons (UBP) praised those companies which received awards during Access Awareness Week -- Holmes, Williams & Purvey Ltd., John Barritt & Son, the Bank of Bermuda and the MarketPlace Ltd. He also praised the Bank of Butterfield's Rosebank Centre for making the building accessible to the handicapped.

And he asked that MPs turn out at No. 1 Shed on Front Street at noon today for the first Community Education Development Project Exposition. He said the community education programmes help with the integration of our society.

Miss Jennifer Smith (PLP) said she would "certainly welcomes the return of Club Med''. She said St. George's deserves a dedicated cruise ship and a hotel.

Mr. Reginald Burrows (PLP) defended the Liberty Theatre after an international magazine warned tourists to avoid Court Street after dark. He said the bars and nightclubs are as fine as any others on the Island and he considered the Liberty Theatre to be the best cinema on the Island. He said if greater Police were assigned to the area, no one would have any fear.