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US waives heavy port fees for Caribbean

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Chairman of the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation, Gervase Warner.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 20, CMC – The Caribbean’s private sector is celebrating a major trade victory following a decision by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to exempt regional shipping from hefty port fees previously proposed on China-built vessels.

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