AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUS Tariff Shock (Forced Labour): The Trump administration has started a new Section 301 tariff regime, replacing the expiring temporary 10% global levy, with duties of 10% or 12.5% on 60 trading partners over forced-labour claims; the US says the move covers 99.4% of imports and targets countries that fail to ban and enforce forced-labour import prohibitions. Caribbean Impact: Trinidad and Tobago is listed in the 10% tier, while other Caribbean states face 12.5%; Guyana says the action is not a new burden and will lobby for exemptions. Local Industry Angle: Tobago agro-processor Carlon Kennedy says small manufacturers need policy and scaling support to meet larger regional orders, not just trade-show leads. Skills for Industry: Brightstar’s Coding & Robotics Rock! Camp ran across T&T and the region, training students to build AI models and robots. T&T Culture & Heritage: A new steelpan theatre production, The Day The Pan Sailed, marks the 1951 voyage that carried the instrument beyond T&T. Sports: Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Chane Cumbermack booked the Commonwealth Games men’s all-around final in Glasgow.
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