Barbados rum companies Mount Gay Distilleries, and the West Indian Rum Distillery presented the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley with their special edition rums released to recognize the fiftieth anniversary of CARICOM.

PM Mottley praised the industry’s openness to international investment, describing it as “a positive development” and stressed the importance of maintaining production quality and volume to sustain economic benefits.

On behalf of the government and CARICOM, she praised both distilleries for working together to make the special moment possible. She also commended the rum industry’s openness to international investment, describing it as “a positive development” and stressed the importance of maintaining production quality and volume to sustain economic benefits.