CARICOM to take US rum subsidies to WTO dispute settlement In May 2013, CARICOM ministers formally agreed to take the issue of the United States’ use of subsidies to US Caribbean territories (supporting the... 01/07/2013
Calls for further consultation on rum dispute with US but no WTO dispute panel launched In December 2012 at a meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development, CARICOM trade ministers recognised the serious consequences that U... 11/02/2013
Caribbean rum sector facing serious challenges in US and EU markets According to recent Caribbean and industry press reports and analysis, it has been suggested that the combined effects of the way US tax breaks for... 16/12/2012
Executive Brief Update 2012: Product differentiation About this updateThis brief was updated in July 2012 to reflect developments since the publication of the first brief on Product differentiation in... 31/07/2012
First EPA implementation meeting held in Caribbean The first meeting of the Trade and Development Committee established under the CARIFORUM–EU EPA was held in Barbados on 9 June 2011. The focus of t... 09/08/2011
Production and trade adjustment in the ACP: The experience of the Caribbean rum sector An interview with Vaughn Renwick, West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association, the Caribbean August 2010Vaughn Renwick is the CEO of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association (WIRSPA), and was responsible for the implementation... 12/08/2010
Lessons from the Caribbean rum programme CTA and ECDPM have posted a discussion paper in their ‘Aid for Trade and Agriculture’ series, looking at the lessons arising for the ACP from the e... 03/07/2010
Caribbean rum programme approaches closure In April 2010 it was confirmed that the EC would close the Caribbean rum programme in June 2010, despite outstanding payment commitments under agre... 07/06/2010
Lessons from the Caribbean rum-sector development programme CTA and ECDPM have published a paper entitled ‘The Caribbean rum programme Cost-Sharing Grant Scheme experience: Lessons for programme development... 31/12/2009