JCC: Gov’ts must help close price gap on Caribbean goods

JCC: Gov’ts must help close price gap on Caribbean goods

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) is pushing back against concerns raised by Rodwell Ferguson, Belize’s Minister of Agriculture, about the reluctance of some businesses to purchase regionally produced goods, arguing that companies cannot reasonably be expected to sacrifice profitability simply to support Caribbean products. In an interview with The Gleaner on the sidelines of the ongoing CARICOM’s Caribbean Week of Agricultur…