New Leadership for Regional Rum Industry
Representatives of the regional rum industry meeting in Barbados last week elected a new Chairman to lead the regional grouping. The new Chairman is Komal Samaroo, head of regional conglomerate…
Call for Expression of Interest – Strengthening Food Safety Management Systems
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) 10th EDF Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Project Support to the Caribbean forum of ACP States in the implementation of Commitments Undertaken Under the…
Authentic Caribbean Rum (ACR) Showcase in Grantley Adams International Airport
The leading Travel Retail outlet at Barbados's international airport will feature a wide selection of Authentic Caribbean Rums from across the region. Over 80 rums from producers throughout CARICOM (including…
Top Spirits Professionals meet Authentic Caribbean Rum Brands in the Dominican Republic
The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association Inc. (WIRSPA) recently organised an educational event about Authentic Caribbean Rum for spirits influencers and journalists from the United States and Canada…
WIRSPA Taking on Big Rum Producers in North America
• Rum is vital to the social and economic infrastructure of Caribbean economies • Eighteen CARIFORUM rum producers, mostly smaller niche (artisan) brands, are to take on the big global…
Rum Producers Upgrade Ageing Practices
- This initiative is part of a CARIFORUM project funded by the European Union within the context of their support for the Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement and implemented by the…
Caribbean Rum Producers meet in Barbados
Bridgetown, Barbados. December 10, 2014. The availability of molasses, improving waste treatment facilities at the region's rum distilleries and the status of a promotional campaign for Caribbean rum will be…
Three new rums join the Authentic Caribbean Rum Marque
The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers' Association (WIRSPA) has approved the incorporation of Hampden Estate Gold, Monymusk Plantation Special Reserve and Westerhall Vintage into the Marque The new rums…
Small Rum Producers Benefit from World Class Quality Initiative
Initiative is part of a CARIFORUM project funded by the European Union within the context of their support for the Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement and implemented by the West Indies…
St. Lucia PM Urges Sustained Export Drive for Rum
Friday 23 May - Caribbean governments stand firmly behind the rum industry in their quest to make their mark on the international market says Prime minister of St. Lucia, Dr…