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The government of Antigua and Barbuda has outlined a strategy to source food, vehicles, and consumer goods directly from Central and South America through Dominican Republic ports, as part of efforts to avoid higher costs linked to new U.S. tariffs.
Chief of Staff Lionel Max Hurst told Monday’s post-Cabinet press briefing that Antigua is positioning itself to bypass traditional U.S. transshipment hubs, which are becoming more expensive due to tariffs on Chinese-manufactured goods.
“With tariffs likely to drive up costs for goods passing through the United States, it makes economic sense to import directly from ports like Santo Domingo,” Hurst said.
He noted that key products, including electric vehicles from China, grapes and wine from Chile, and beef from Argentina, could be imported more affordably through new supply routes anchored in the Dominican Republic.
Antigua is also exploring the opportunity to expand regional shipping connections to further stabilise consumer prices.
A task force has been appointed to examine logistics, identify priority goods, and assess the feasibility of using Antigua’s expanded port facilities as a regional transshipment hub for the Eastern Caribbean.
Hurst said the move is part of a broader effort to build resilience against external economic shocks and to protect local consumers from global price volatility.
Further updates on the new supply chain initiative are expected later this year.
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They going make Santo Domingo sound like heaven to passify us from going after the Spanish community which is maria Browne votes and cutie Benjamin, ALP don’t care about Chantel they care about winning power even at the cost of sweeping Shantel under the carpet.
I just hope this doesn’t mean we’ll be flooded with low-quality products.
For the country to go in more debt?
How soon will this start?
I’ll believe it when I see lower prices on the shelves.
@el deead. You are a interesting specimen to be study!!! Rhe new TECHNO WOKE HEATHER NEANDERTHAL (BRUTUS BANANUS).
PS.Continuing drink your paracetamol
How can Antigua support the economy of the DR when they are treating our CARICOM brothers and sisters less than human beings.
Antigua and other CARICOM countries should be considering bringing sanctions against the DR until they start treating Haitians like human beings. Aught not to be thinking about no trade agreement.
The ABLP government is short sighted and SELFISH, as usual thinking only of themselves and their small circle.
The DR generally speaking is about 3 time more racist the UK.
No matter what they say or do prices in Antigua will always be on the increase the business people in Antigua are Vampires their only mission is to suck your cash from you like blood but licksplittlers such as Faithful National # 1 couldn’t care less as long as they can continue to supp at the corrupt political traugh
@Melchesidec.Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) is not a member of CARICOM,Haiti is a member of CARICOM.Therefore the 15 member CARICOM states should accept the HAITIAN BROTHERS and SISTERS fleeing HAITI into the respective CARICOM countries and TREAT them like HUMAN BEINGS. CARICOM turn their back on the HAITIAN PEOPLE.
Yes, this would be a good start. We need to establish new routes for trade that bypass the US while providing us with the products, parts etc that we need to procure from China and other global suppliers. The US empire is clearly trying to end itself, so let them go do that. In the meantime , we don’t need to be suffering from the consequences of their collective madness. Instead, let’s turn their tarrif nightmare into an opportunity for our duty free tourism product. America is about to become a country that has much much less selection of products and prices on their shelves than we can offer tourists via duty free shopping.
What about Jamaica and Trinidad? DR as a country does not like Black people.