{"id":190975,"date":"2023-11-24T00:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T04:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=190975"},"modified":"2023-11-24T00:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T04:25:27","slug":"dr-clarence-henry-calls-for-an-independent-and-comprehensive-analysis-of-claims-being-made-by-regional-paint-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dr-clarence-henry-calls-for-an-independent-and-comprehensive-analysis-of-claims-being-made-by-regional-paint-manufacturers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Clarence Henry calls for an independent analysis of claims being made by regional paint manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1249498640\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1614661512\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><h1 id=\"page-title\" class=\"mrf-title title\">Regional paint stakeholders and retailers want increased tariffs for products imported from US<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Antigua, CMC \u2013 Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Clarence Henry, has reiterated a call for an \u201cindependent and comprehensive\u201d analysis of claims being made by regional paint manufacturers that have been calling for an increase in the tariffs on paint imports from the United States.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-2928117585\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"mrf-adv__wrapper mrf-adv__wrapper--framed mrf-heightLocked\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<div class=\"mrf-adv mrf-preInsertedMad mad sRoba adSemiInvisible mrf-madLoaded\" data-placement=\"\" data-madtype=\"sRoba\" data-sectionid=\"home\" data-virtualpageid=\"2\" data-loadstrategy=\"onScroll\" data-layout=\"inline_square_deeplinking_s\" data-invalidatelayout=\"false\" data-loadonevent=\"navigationChange\" data-navigationlevel=\"1\" data-scrollposition=\"3\" data-madid=\"23\" data-madprocessed=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mrf-23\" data-google-query-id=\"CLnh36zk24IDFQDt4wcdUO0Evw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_3__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" role=\"region\" src=\"https:\/\/54288ee6542fc8556bc40afc2910088a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"i\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Henry, who met with local manufacturers on Tuesday to discuss the issue, said that the analysis must be done independently of the manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>Local manufacturers are insisting that when the government implemented Article 164 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas, while they had experienced some tough times, they were still able to survive.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1300600664\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-955771181\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>They called for the government to maintain vigilance against the creation of monopolies, which they claim would result from the support of the regional paint manufacturers&#8217; request.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2367290266\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"mrf-adv__wrapper mrf-adv__wrapper--framed\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<div class=\"mrf-adv mrf-preInsertedMad mad sRoba adSemiInvisible mrf-madLoaded\" data-placement=\"\" data-madtype=\"sRoba\" data-sectionid=\"home\" data-virtualpageid=\"3\" data-loadstrategy=\"onScroll\" data-layout=\"inline_square_deeplinking_s\" data-invalidatelayout=\"false\" data-loadonevent=\"navigationChange\" data-navigationlevel=\"1\" data-scrollposition=\"4\" data-madid=\"24\" data-madprocessed=\"true\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Henry, in a September 26, 2023, letter to Trade Minister ,E.P. Chet Greene, \u00a0said that the \u201cso-called study cannot be taken at face value since it was not conducted by an independent consultant\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran trade official said it had not been coordinated by the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and \u201cfor this reason, the document cannot be relied on as one that provides a transparent and fair comprehensive analysis\u201d.<\/p><div id=\"antig-815303004\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"mrf-adv__wrapper mrf-adv__wrapper--framed\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<div class=\"mrf-adv mrf-preInsertedMad mad sRoba adSemiInvisible mrf-madLoaded\" data-placement=\"\" data-madtype=\"sRoba\" data-sectionid=\"home\" data-virtualpageid=\"4\" data-loadstrategy=\"onScroll\" data-layout=\"inline_square_deeplinking_s\" data-invalidatelayout=\"false\" data-loadonevent=\"navigationChange\" data-navigationlevel=\"1\" data-scrollposition=\"5\" data-madid=\"25\" data-refreshed=\"true\" data-madprocessed=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mrf-25\" data-google-query-id=\"CKHhz6_k24IDFUD34wcdfrkPdQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_multi_5__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_multi_5\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" role=\"region\" src=\"https:\/\/54288ee6542fc8556bc40afc2910088a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"j\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In their September 20, 2023, letter to Greene, and signed by Marguerite Desir, the CARICOM Paint Manufacturers, said they were seeking the support of the Gaston Browne administration \u201cfor remedial measures via an alteration of the Common External Tariff (CET) on paints.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The CET is a single tariff rate agreed to by all CARICOM members on imports of a product from outside the CARICOM, and informed sources told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that when the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) presented the study to the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), almost all of the member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) did not support the request.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4236053734\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"mrf-adv__wrapper mrf-adv__wrapper--framed\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<div class=\"mrf-adv mrf-preInsertedMad mad sRoba adSemiInvisible mrf-madLoaded\" data-placement=\"\" data-madtype=\"sRoba\" data-sectionid=\"home\" data-virtualpageid=\"5\" data-loadstrategy=\"onScroll\" data-layout=\"inline_square_deeplinking_s\" data-invalidatelayout=\"false\" data-loadonevent=\"navigationChange\" data-navigationlevel=\"1\" data-scrollposition=\"6\" data-madid=\"26\" data-madprocessed=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mrf-26\" data-google-query-id=\"CIW-7bHk24IDFR7-4wcdPWUDCg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_multi_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_multi_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" role=\"region\" src=\"https:\/\/54288ee6542fc8556bc40afc2910088a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"k\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In their letter, the regional manufacturers said the study was commissioned by them and \u201c its conduct has been coordinated by the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO), at the invitation of the CARICOM\/Regional Paint Manufacturers\u201d.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2854463210\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The regional paint manufacturers argue that the CARICOM market for paints has suffered major incursions on account of \u201csubstantial under-pricing of paints\u201d from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndividual regional paint producers have raised this matter, with their national Governments, on numerous occasions, over the past several years. While a few Governments have attempted to address the issue, the actions have fallen short in their efficacy, having regard to the need for a &#8216;whole of community&#8217; response, via the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) (i.e. a CET alteration, rather than an individual country response,via a CET suspension).\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mrf-adv__wrapper mrf-adv__wrapper--framed\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<div class=\"mrf-adv mrf-preInsertedMad mad sRoba adSemiInvisible mrf-madLoaded\" data-placement=\"\" data-madtype=\"sRoba\" data-sectionid=\"home\" data-virtualpageid=\"6\" data-loadstrategy=\"onScroll\" data-layout=\"inline_square_deeplinking_s\" data-invalidatelayout=\"false\" data-loadonevent=\"navigationChange\" data-navigationlevel=\"1\" data-scrollposition=\"7\" data-madid=\"27\" data-madprocessed=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mrf-27\" data-google-query-id=\"CN6J4bPk24IDFU4qswAd_UkMDQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_multi_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22571134,1005426\/crispr\/jamaica-gleaner.com_multi_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" role=\"region\" src=\"https:\/\/54288ee6542fc8556bc40afc2910088a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"l\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They said that member of the OECS and the paint industry in the lesser developed countries are beneficiaries of Article 164 \u201cand has shown tremendous promise as a successful Community enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incursions from the US have acted to stymie the success of OECS producers, by significantly eroding price competitiveness and market share within both LDC and MDC markets. By this measure, left unaddressed the under-pricing will completely nullify the intended benefit of Chapter Seven and Article 164 of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC),\u201d which governs the regional integration movement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mrf-adv__wrapper mrf-adv__wrapper--framed\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<div class=\"mrf-adv mrf-preInsertedMad mad sRoba adSemiInvisible mrf-madLoaded\" data-placement=\"\" data-madtype=\"sRoba\" data-sectionid=\"home\" data-virtualpageid=\"7\" data-loadstrategy=\"onScroll\" data-layout=\"inline_square_deeplinking_s\" data-invalidatelayout=\"false\" data-loadonevent=\"navigationChange\" data-navigationlevel=\"1\" data-scrollposition=\"8\" data-madid=\"28\" data-madprocessed=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mrf-2672998528471\" data-google-query-id=\"CNiX_bTk24IDFcT1lAkdzJwMmw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1005426\/glen_latest_300*250_bottomright_3__container__\">Prior to now, the paint manufacturing industry has been unable to have the complex analytical work undertaken to justify the approach to the COTED. 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