date:Aug 08, 2012
ngton News, executive and former Caribbean diplomat Sir Ronald Saunders claimed that USVI subsidies of $133.5m alone would add 28m gallons of capacity (around 80% of current US consumption) for US sale at little or no cost.
Such activities led CARICOM to complain to the US Trade Representative (USTR) on June 14, although BeverageDaily.com understands the body has yet to receive a response.
Frank Ward, chairman of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA), told this publica