Robertson left the Island yesterday after a four-day visit.

The trip was "primarily for pleasure'', said Mr. Robertson. "I've been enjoying the beautiful weather.

"But I have a Bermuda company that is involved in some development work in Africa. I find the laws here very pleasant, and I think the quality of legal work and the integrity of the people make Bermuda a very attractive place to do business.

"I've been here several times -- it's always a delightful hideaway.'' Mr.

Robertson did not seem fazed by Saturday's power cut. "We went to have lunch in Hamilton and were given a selection of various cold salads,'' he laughed.

He said his cable TV station, the Family Channel, had many Bermudian viewers.

FAIR EXCHANGE CTS Angelique Ible will be exchanging her motorcycle for an auxiliary cycle after pleadeding guilty in Magistrates' Court to speeding at 67 kph.

Ible, 39, of Granaway Heights, Southampton, was riding a motorcycle when she committed the offence on September 29, 1993 on Trimingham Road in Paget.

"I'm sorry about that,'' Ible told the court before sentence was passed.

"Can I still use an auxiliary cycle to get to work?'' Magistrate the Wor. Cheryl-Ann Mapp accepted Ible's plea for leniency, fined her $280 and disqualified her from riding motorcycles for 12 months.

Recent changes to the traffic law mean that the court can exercise its discretion when passing sentence. This means that a person can be disqualified only from the class of vehicles they committed the offence on if the court sees fit.

TOO FAST CTS A 22-year-old Warwick man was fined $500 and disqualified from driving all vehicles for three years after he pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to speeding at 80 kph.

Ross Parsons of Middle Road committed the offence on September 26 last year on Kindley Field Road.

Magistrate the Wor. Cheryl-Ann Mapp asked Parsons where he was going at such a high speed. Parsons said he was going home.

"You are lucky you got home alive,'' said the magistrate, before passing sentence.

CREWMAN HURT AC A crewman with serious hand injuries was evacuated from an American container ship early yesterday and taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

He was on board the Export Freedom , sailing from Charleston, South Carolina to Naples, Italy.

The 18,000-ton ship diverted to Bermuda and the man was picked up by pilot boat. He will be sent to join the vessel after he is treated, said Harbour Radio.

ARRIVALS UP TOU Tourist arrivals went up by almost a fifth last week, latest figures show. A total of 2,255 visitors arrived between January 17 and 23, compared to 1,896 in the same week last year -- an increase of 18.9 percent.

So far this year, 6,994 visitors have arrived on the Island, a rise of 9.5 percent over last year.

VIDEO STOLEN CRM A thief got away with a Sony VCR and a 13-inch colour TV from a Langton Hill, Pembroke, home on Monday night. The owner arrived home at about 2 a.m.

yesterday to discover the burglar had got in through an unlocked bathroom window, said Police.

Mr. Pat Robertson.