date:Aug 08, 2012
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CARICOM rum exports to the US also rose 39% in the first four months of 2012, the firm said, before adding:These valuable relationships could be disrupted by a CARICOM challenge at the WTO, which would force Diageo to re-evaluate its activities in the Caribbean.
Diageo defended the US governments 100+ year-old cover over programme, which it said granted the USVI and Puerto Rico much-needed revenues to promote economic stability and fiscal autonomy.
The USVI-Diageo partnership conformed