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‘WE’RE GETTING THE JOB DONE’: Attorney General hails conviction rate of almost 90 percent

THE conviction rate for serious offences has increased to almost 90 percent despite the challenges brought on by the global pandemic, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.

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‘Buddy’ Hield cans 26 in loss to Trail Blazers

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Damian Lillard scored eight of his season-high 40 points in the final four minutes, and the Portland Trail Blazers tied a franchise record with 23 3-pointers to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-126 last night for their fourth straight victory.

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Willis Mackey Jr scores 20 points in 20 minutes

FOLLOWING a nearly three month hiatus, Willis Mackey Jr and his JSA Bordeaux Métropole Basket of France’s Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) League returned to the court to continue their season.

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Nesbitt and club in top spot on 13-game winning streak

DAVID Nesbitt and his Minas Belo Horizonte club heads into Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) mid-season break with a 13-game winning streak and the top spot in the league’s standings.

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Chavez Young sidelined with injury in Australia Baseball League

AFTER several delays to the start of the Australian Baseball League, Chavez Young finally had an opportunity to make his debut, but following an injury in his first at bat, the switch hitting outfielder has been sidelined.

Family Islands escape U.S. COVID rule 'crush'

Family Island tourism would have been "crushed" if the US had insisted on all its returning citizens taking only the PCR test to prove they are not COVID-19 carriers, resorts said yesterday.

Fisheries Act 'hijacked' by discrimination row

A Cabinet minister yesterday hinted at constitutional changes to achieve the Government's goal with the Fisheries Act, which he said is being “hijacked” by the dispute over whether it is discriminatory.

Taxi union chief laments 80% Christmas decline

The taxi union's president yesterday lamented an 80 percent decline in Christmas business for his members compared to prior years with the festive season a "far cry" from pre-COVID earnings.

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Butters named Player of the Week

Grand Bahamian Shackeel Butters of Williams Baptist in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, has been named the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

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Kai Jones and No. 4 Texas get 72-70 win over West Virginia

KAI Jones and the Texas Longhorns scored another win over a ranked opponent to highlight activity from Bahamian players in NCAA Division I basketball over the weekend.

Zane Knowles, Dwight Coleby dominate

ZANE Knowles and Dwight Coleby delivered dominant performances for their respective teams as the Turkish Basketball First League concludes its regular season and teams jostle for playoff positioning.

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Dismal start to the year for Port Lucaya Marketplace

The Straw Markets are closed and there are no visitors buying authentic souvenir straw crafts or browsing the stores and eating in the restaurants at Port Lucaya Marketplace - making it a dismal start to 2021.

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Coach Greene says he was ‘diagnosed with COVID-19’

Their season won’t start until next weekend but, by then, head coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene expects to be out of his coronavirus pandemic quarantine and back on the sidelines with his University of Kentucky Wildcats track and field team.

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Jonquel Jones posts double double in win

Jonquel Jones posts double double in win

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BPC 'halt' rejected over losses pledge absence

The Supreme Court refused to "stay" Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) exploratory oil drilling because its opponents failed to give "a cross-undertaking" to cover potential losses from such delay.

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‘Sir William Allen helped make our nation better’

FORMER Finance Minister Sir William “Bill” Allen died at home yesterday after a long illness. He was 83.

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ART OF GRAPHIX: Getting better returns from video marketing

In the past, research showed the average person spent 84 minutes or more per day watching online videos, and this is only expected to increase in 2021. Facebook Live videos have become incredibly popular, especially gardening and cooking videos, with 88 percent of marketers reporting they offered a positive return on investment. Many businesses were using video as a marketing tool in 2020, and 92 percent of those marketers credited this medium as an important part of their marketing strategy.

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Bahamas to know if 'oil rich' within 6 weeks, says BPC

Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) yesterday hailed a Supreme Court verdict that likely removes all obstacles to completion of its first exploratory oil well within the scheduled 45-60 day timeframe.

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Town Planning urged: 'Grab oil exploration by the horns'

A prominent QC yesterday urged the Town Planning Committee "to grab oil drilling by the horns" after it became embroiled in the escalating legal battle over exploration in Bahamian waters.

Judge: Oil opponents make 'arguable case'

A Supreme Court judge yesterday gave the go-ahead for a legal challenge aiming to halt oil drilling in Bahamian waters after finding activists had made out an "arguable case".