Bay Road, Pembroke. Cash was pilfered in one room and only some business cards from another on Sunday night.

The culprit was unable to open a safe in the first room. Police believe the rooms were entered by identical methods.

Cash and coins were stolen from a car parked on Point Finger Road, Paget after the car was left unlocked around 6.30 p.m.

And a pair of earrings was stolen from a property on Woodbourne Avenue, Pembroke. This culprit entered the apartment by force and the break-in took place between 5.45 p.m. and 9.30 p.m., Sunday.

FULL STEAM AHEAD ON LONGBRIDGE BRIDGE TRA GVT Full steam ahead on Longbridge Bridge Work is moving quickly on the rehabilitation of Longbird Bridge.

The demolition phase of the work is nearing completion and a structural steel upgrade is underway while planned installation of a new hydraulic drive mechanisms, electrical controls and the control house will begin later this month.

Since June the Ministry of Works and Engineering has directed BCM McAlpine to adopt "alternative working practices'' and manual traffic control to ease delays to motor traffic. A reduced speed limit of 25 kph was introduced for the duration of the work for safety reasons.

After consultation with representatives of water borne travellers concerned they would not have access to Castle Harbour, the Minister of Works and Engineering ordered that the bridge remain open to most water traffic.

Constructed in 1953 by the US Corps of Engineers, the bridge was maintained by the US Government until 1998 when it was turned over to Bermuda Government.

Under the Progressive Labour Party Government all costs for maintaining the bridge are sent to the US Government.

The work was started after Canadian bridge designers Delcan International conducted a condition survey that recommended repairs to the structural, electrical and mechanical components of the bridge.

The bridge carries vehicles more than four times as heavy as the loads for which it was originally designed.

ISLAND TO HOST US PUBLISHERS CON Island to host US publishers Executives from top magazines across the United States will be heading to Bermuda for a conference next week.

Around 750 publishers, owners, editors and other staff will take part in the Magazine Publishers of America "American Magazine Conference 2000'' at the Fairmont Southampton Princess.

Scheduled to take place from October 22 to 25, the event brings together professionals from titles such Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, and Travel and Leisure.

The highlight of the week will be a speech by outgoing White House press secretary Joe Lockhart, who will talk about the upcoming US Presidential election.

In addition, there will be speeches by the boss of the soon-to-be-merged media company AOL Time Warner and Saatchi and Saatchi worldwide CEO Kevin Roberts.