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Student essay mills have boomed during the pandemic – but banning them wont solve the problem Up to one in seven university students are thought to have used essay mills - and they are a symptom of deeper issues at universities Fancy a first-class dissertation without lifting a finger? It’s yours for £2,800 With her essay deadline closing in, Rosie* knew that paying hundreds of pounds for a stranger to write her Master’s assignment was a dangerous gamble. An ‘essay mill’ soon returne...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — International opposition to Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) oil exploration in The Bahamas continues to mount as several US business leaders are now urging the government to put a stop to offshore oil drilling. According to the Our Islands, Our Future organization, having just seen the US federal government ban offshore drilling in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, businesses are alarmed at the possibility of new oil drilling allowed as close as 50 mil...

US business groups rail against Bahamas oil drilling Concern that oil spill in The Bahamas would ‘absolutely devastate Miami’s coastal economy’ Stena Drilling’s Stena IceMAX drillship. Our Islands, Our Future (OIOF), which through the local courts is challenging the legitimacy of Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) right to drill its exploratory well, now has the voices of the business community of South Florida and the US Eastern Seaboard added to the cacophony of calls for oil drill...