Customs and Excise Department not seizing canned foods – PM Social Share
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has described as political mischief, information in the public domain stating that the Customs and Excise Department was seizing imported canned meats and fish products from barrels.
Last weekend, social media was ablaze with questions relating to seizures of the above mentioned goods after a news item aired on local television last Friday, April 30.
In the piece, the presenter read that Dr Gonsalves had said that containers coming into the country with canned foods such as tuna, corned beef, sardine and sausages will be seized or confiscated at the port so that they can be tested under the Public Health Act.
Customs and Excise Department not seizing canned foods – PM
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International Customs Day 2021 bolstering recovery, renewal, and resilience for a sustainable supply chain
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International Customs Day 2021 “bolstering recovery, renewal, and resilience for a sustainable supply chain” Social Share
Each year on January 26th the St Vincent and the Grenadines Customs and Excise Department joins the Brussels based World Customs Organization (WCO) in celebrating International Customs Day. This extraordinary day is so chosen to honor and pay tribute to Customs officials and agencies worldwide for the role they perform in facilitating and sustaining the transit of goods across the world’s borders. This year we celebrate considering the significance of the theme “Bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience for a sustainable supply chain.”
The Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic has placed an incredible strain on the global economy and has posed significant threats and challenges to both the supply and demand of goods and services. These are manifested in lockdowns, closure of borders, reduction in the supply of labour as well as job cuts and l