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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has credited former U.S. President Donald Trump with unintentionally pushing Caricom to strengthen its food security partnerships, following his administration’s threat to impose tariffs on Chinese-made ships.
Speaking on Sunday night as the outgoing Chair at the opening of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Mottley said, “It is true that the actions of the United States government and their promise to impose tariffs on all Chinese-made ships created a catalyst for movement in a way that we could not find on our own. And if anything, we must thank President Trump and the U.S. Trade Representative for that. Mercifully, there was a stay of execution on the imposition of that tariff a few months ago.”
She said the region continues to face rising living costs that are making daily life harder for Caribbean people.
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