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Cabinet Approves Customs Duty Extension on Groceries

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7 months ago

October 10, 2023

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Dana Malcolm

Staff Writer

#TurksandCaicosIslands, October 10, 2023 – The Customs duties break on bread basket items will be expended for another year in the Turks and Caicos islandsas the government tries to tackle inflation, says Arlington Musgrove, Minister of Immigration.

Citing the country’s high dependence on imports and volatile overseas food prices. Musgrove told Magnetic Media why the measure had been extended.

“It is crucial that we, as policy makers, continue to adopt appropriate strategies to lessen the impact of global inflation on the lives of our citizens as much as we can,” he said.

Musgrove maintained that this was a “good thing” for residents and benefits extend beyond just cheaper food.

“It improves the availability of goods through increased import volumes, it increases the nutritional diversity of goods that can be imported by allowing a broader range of food items including fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins, and it improves the overall health and nutrition of our people by making basic and essential foods accessible to all,” the minister maintained.

Minister Musgrove is now promising that TCIG is committed to seeking ways to ‘improve local food security, both homegrown and through imports, and to alleviate the financial burdens on our people.’

The extension was slated to begin on October 1st after being approved in Cabinet.

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Royal Caribbean Cancels Haiti Trips

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#Haiti#RoyalCaribbean, April 26, 2024- Royal Caribbean has decided to cancel all of its trips to Labadee, a popular destination in Haiti due to the worsening crisis, putting further strain on the country’s tourism sector. Cancellations were initially set to last until mid March but now they have been extended through the summer into September, according to a post by Royal Caribbean. A spokesperson for the organization is reported saying the Global Security and Intel team is monitoring the situation in Haiti, further expressing that the cancellations come as the safety and security of its guests are top priority.