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Caribbean countries that live in fear of being blacklisted by the European Union should band together and take legal action, according to Barbados-based economist and Caribbean policy expert Marla Dukharan.

“I felt like there should be some legal recourse that should be pursued collectively,” Ms. Dukharan said on Feb. 23 on the regional livestreamed show “Territories Talk,” hosted by Shaina Smith-Archer, chairwoman of the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association.

The Virgin Islands has been added to the European Union’s “grey list” along with nine other jurisdictions in the Caribbean and elsewhere, the EU Council announced after its meeting on Feb. 24.

Besides the VI, the EU added the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Israel, Montserrat, Russia, Tunisia, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Vietnam, bringing the total list up to 25 jurisdictions.

A stuntman is a trained professional who performs daring acts like jumping off a high-rise building or passing through a ball of fire in a movie, but when they take the place of another actor, they are known as stunt doubles.

While stunt work is a lucrative career in Hollywood, it is still undervalued in Nollywood.

Millions of leaked documents and the biggest journalism partnership in history have uncovered financial secrets of 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories, and a global lineup of fugitives, con artists and murderers.

The International Labour Organization (ILO), with support from the European Union (EU), recently launched the Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Back Better (SSCBBB) project which will focus on promoting decent work opportunities in the fisheries sector in Namibia.

The project is part of a global programme for the promotion of decent work in global supply chains. The project will run from April 2021 to March 2023.

Top Nigerian gospel artistes Nathaniel Bassey, Dunsin Oyekan and Tim Godfrey will join over 150 worship ministers and choral groups to minister at the 2021 edition of Marathon Messiah Praise tagged ‘BEHOLD THE KING’.

The concert is a globally renowned interdenominational gospel musical event of non-stop praises, worship, and prayers.

The first edition was held in 2012 when The General Overseer(GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, clocked 70.

This year’s edition will be held to commemorate Mr Adeboye’s 79th birthday.

SOURCE: BBC News – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says it expects its digital Covid Travel Pass will be ready “within weeks”.

The pass is an app that verifies a passenger has had the Covid-19 tests or vaccines required to enter a country.

It also verifies they were administered by an approved authority.

The industry body sees the pass as essential for reopening air travel, as many countries still have strict restrictions or quarantines in place.

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  In the famous Next 1000 list, Forbes published the names of the first 250 entrepreneurs.

The famous Forbes Magazine this week presented a list of 250 entrepreneurs from 2021.

Next 1000 is a list of innovators and leaders of small businesses and industries in the US who redefine what it means to build and run a business amid an unprecedented economic crisis. Among them is the Dominican Sebastián Jiménez, CEO of Rillavoice.

Farmers declared Friday that the extended COVID-19 lockdown, dubbed a “national pause” by Government, will cost them dearly in lost crops and spoiled poultry.

Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society James Paul said all options are being exhausted in an attempt to help farmers sell their produce and reduce their losses.

The initial lockdown was scheduled to last from February 3 to 17 but on Monday, Prime Minister Mia Mottley told the public that the desired results had not been reached and it would be extended until February 28.