Caribbean leaders address Trump's new tariffs /* Caribbean is exempt from port fee increases on Chinese-built ships
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CHTA urges US to exempt Caribbean from proposed port fees and tariffs - CNW Network
The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is urging the U.S. government to reconsider proposed port service fees and tariffs.
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GTUC QUESTIONS AMERICA’S MOTIVE ON 38% TARIFFS ON GOODS EXPORTED FROM GUYANA
By Dacia Richards | HGPTV Newsroom The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) is raising eyebrows over the 38% tariffs reportedly imposed on goods exported from Guyana to the United States, calling fo…
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Trump pauses tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports
Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.
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‘Trade wars have no winners’, says Lula about Trump’s ‘arbitrary tariffs’ at Celac Summit
“Latin America and the Caribbean must redefine its place in the new world order”, said the Brazilian president10.Apr.2025
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party)
Speaking on Wednesday (9) at the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac), Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party) criticized US policy targeting the countries of the region. “Our autonomy is once again threatened. Attempts to restore the old hegemonies hang over our region. Freedom and self-determination are the first victims of a world without multilaterally agreed rules,” Lula said.
“Migrants are criminalized and deported under degrading conditions. Arbitrary tariffs destabilize the international economy and raise prices. History teaches us that trade wars have no winners,” said the Brazilian president.
Trump announced 10% tariffs on imports from Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Taxes of 15% and 18% were applied to Venezuela and Nicaragua, respectively. Mexico was not included on Trump’s list but faces 25% tariffs on the automotive sector and duties on steel and aluminum.
Faced with this scenario, Lula stressed the need for unity among the Celac countries. “If we remain separate, the Latin American and Caribbean community runs the risk of returning to the status of a zone of influence in a new division of the globe between superpowers. The moment demands that we put our differences aside. We need to recover the pluralist and pragmatic spirit that united us in the early 2000s,” said the Brazilian president.
Celac, which currently has 33 members, was created in 2011 fostered by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013). In addition to the progressive governments of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, the summit will also be attended by the presidents of Bolivia, Luis Arce; Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel; Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo; Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi; and Haiti, Leslie Voltaire.
The prime ministers of Guyana, Mark Phillips, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, will also attend the conference.
“Latin America and the Caribbean must redefine its place in the emerging new world order,” said Lula. At the summit, the Brazilian president also defended a female candidate for Secretary General of the United Nations (UN).
In the speech that opened the summit on Wednesday (9), Honduran President Xiomara Castro also called for Latin American countries to unite at a time when Trump is “redrawing” the economic map.
“We can’t keep walking apart when the world is changing,” said Castro in his opening speech at the event, in which he said that now the “United States is redrawing its economic map without asking which peoples are left behind.”
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SVG Signs MOU to Enhance Food Security in CARICOM
04/10/25On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Agriculture and Channell and Trimart Supermarkets. The primary objectives of this agreement are to enhance exports, reduce the food import bill of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by 25%, foster regional trade, and strengthen food and nutrition security throughout the region.
Channell and Trimart Supermarkets, located in Barbados, will establish a strategic partnership with consolidators in St. Vincent and the Grenadines as part of this agreement. This collaboration aims to create expanded export opportunities for local farmers.
Additionally, Farmacy Fruit and Veg of Barbados is involved as a key stakeholder. They will facilitate the connection between the parties and support the initiative through trial shipments scheduled for April 2025.
Full shipments are expected to commence in May 2025, with an anticipated increase in export demand by June 2025.
Hon. Saboto Caesar, the Minister of Agriculture emphasized that this partnership is crucial for strengthening food security and nutrition across the CARICOM region. He expressed gratitude to Channell and Trimart Supermarkets, as well as Farmacy Fruit and Veg of Barbados, for their invaluable support.
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Guyana government to discuss impact of US tariffs with local businesses
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Apr 11, CMC – The Guyana government says it will hold talks with local exporters as Caribbean countries continue to examine the
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Tropical Shipping Exempted from $1 Million Port Fee Tariffs
April 18, 2025
Tropical President Attributes Victory to Strong Caribbean Advocacy
Riviera Beach, Florida – President Trump’s executive order aimed at revitalizing the U.S. shipbuilding industry grandfathered American-owned carriers like Tropical Shipping that currently rely on Chinese-built vessels. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposed surcharges that would have cost Tropical Shipping customers an additional $3,000 per 40-foot container load, will not go into effect.
“This is a huge victory for us and the entire Caribbean region that we serve,” said Tropical Shipping President and CEO Tim Martin. “Our voices were heard. We could not have accomplished this without the relentless advocacy from our Caribbean representatives in Washington, D.C., our customers, and the many organizations that wrote letters to the USTR describing the devastating multiplier effect these port fees would have had on all of us.”
Martin says a USTR committee member was surprised by the massive response from Caribbean leaders and businesses.
“One of Tropical’s core values is, ‘Responsiveness is our driving force.’ Caribbean communities were our driving force on this issue, and I can’t thank you enough. I want to give a special thanks to the following:
- Our dedicated employees
- Our customers
- Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, United States Virgin Islands
- Governor Albert Bryan - United States Virgin Islands
- Teri Helenese, Director of the Federal Relations Office of the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
- President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana
- Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados and Chair of CARICOM
- Dr. Patrick Antione, CARICOM Private Sector Organization
- Wazim Mowla, Atlantic Council
- Caribbean Shipping Association
- Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association
- Caribbean Ambassador to the United States
- Caribbean Tourism Organization
- Members of the Florida Congressional Representatives
Tropical Shipping is headquartered in Riviera Beach, Florida, and has served the Caribbean market since 1963. Tropical’s transportation services include refrigerated, dry, Full-Container-Load (FCL), Less-than-Container-Load (LCL), small package, consolidation, inland transportation, and global logistics services.
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