officials scrambling to process an unexpected mountain of paperwork. ---- Page 2 CARRIAGE DRIVERS INVESTIGATED RAH TRA Carriage drivers investigated Some horse-and-carriage drivers really are taking visitors for a ride, according to sources in the industry. And Transport Minister Wayne Furbert has vowed to pull the reins on such alleged practices. ---- Page 3 TELEBERMUDA SECURES LOAN BUC TeleBermuda secures loans TeleBermuda International Ltd. has secured $43 million in loans from two major overseas banks to pay for its undersea fibre-optic cable system. ---- Page 3 SMITH EAGER TO SILENCE CRITICS CRI Smith eager to silence critics Clay Smith has endured a love-hate relationship with diehard St. George's supporters this season -- a situation he knows can only be put right by winning back the cup he lost a year ago. ---- Sport, Page 19 BASDEN CHASES OUTRIGHT WIN CRI Basden chases outright win Somerset skipper Dexter Basden's plan for Cup Match is clear: "We are going for a win from the get-go.'' ---- Sport, Page 19 LASALLE EARNING DECLINE BUC LaSalle earnings decline LaSalle Re Holdings Ltd., one of Bermuda's top ten insurers, has reported net income of $37.7 million for the third quarter, down from the $40.8 million reported in the same period last year. ---- Business, Page 26