deported. ---- Page 2 COMPANIES RECEIVE WARNING BUC Companies receive warning Immigration chiefs are urging big businesses to brush up on employment rules after an expatriate without a work permit was hired by ACE Insurance. ---- Page 2 BLACK MALES FOCUS OF FORUM CON Black males focus of forum Re-establishing black men as strong providers and role models for children was the theme in a public forum hosted by the Boulevard Community Club. ---- Page 5 TEACHERS TARGET LITERARY SKILLS ED Teachers target literary skills A group of local teachers recently received kudos for completing a course promoting literary skills. Education Minister Tim Smith made remarks at the Reading Recovery course completion celebration held at Ariel Sands last week.

---- Page 5 BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANNED ANN Birthday party planned More than 2,000 guests will converge on the home of the US Consul General this weekend to celebrate the 222nd birthday of the United States. ---- Page 5 SPORTS CENTRE WORK SPEEDS UP GVT Sports Centre work speeds up Construction work on the new National Sports Centre is moving ahead at a fast pace. Currently, preparation work on the sports fields is taking place, laying the groundwork for the running tracks, cricket pitches and ancillary services.

---- Page 5 AMERICAN SAFETY SEEKS GROWTH BUC American Safety seeks growth Shareholders of Bermuda-registered American Safety Insurance Co. met at Sonesta Beach Hotel to discuss how much more growth-oriented the specialty insurance holding company has become since its February initial public offering. ---- Business, Page 9 TYLER LIFTS CANADIAN TRI TITLE TRI Tyler lifts Canadian Tri title Bermuda's young triathlon king is now king of Canada. Tyler Butterfield, who at 15 has already moved to the top of the sport in Bermuda, outdistanced some of Canada's top competitors in winning a President's Choice Triathlon Series event in Guelph, Ontario, on the weekend. ---- Sport, Page 21