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 TOKYO, Japan, September 1, 2010 - Foreign Affairs Minister Peter David on Wednesday met with his Japanese counterpart H.E Mr. Katsuya Okada as they discussed a wide range of issues including Climate Change, UN Security Council Reform among others.
The Grenadian Minister, who is in the Japanese capital to attend the Second CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Meeting, took the opportunity to thank the Government of Japan for the assistance they have made available so far, especially in the Fisheries Sector, Human Resource Development through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) programmes and in the area of Climate Change.
Mr. Okada said that Japan was pleased with Grenada’s leadership of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) particularly at the COP15 and looks forward to their continued leadership at COP16 scheduled for Cancun, Mexico in December. |
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CARICOM moves to build compliance to Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements, through training |
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Friday, 09 April 2010 |
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community Secretariat (through the European Commission-UNEP funded project Caribbean Hub Sub-component - Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in the African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) jointly convened a regional project management training workshop at the CDB Conference Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados, on 22-26 March 2010. |
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Friday, 09 April 2010 |
 NEW YORK (April 8, 2010) - Over the past few months, I have been listening to the creole rhythms of an incredible musical genre called kompa.
As a young West Indian lad traveling around the Caribbean on national tennis duty, I was exposed and attracted to both Spanish and French Caribbean melodies which have contributed to my musical appreciation of the creative cultural sounds that emanate from all corners of the region. |
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Seeds and tool kits delivered to 68 000 households in Haiti |
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Thursday, 08 April 2010 |
Another $5 million for agricultural inputs in the pipeline
31 March 2010, Rome – FAO has distributed seeds and tool kits to 68 000 farming families in the earthquake zones of Haiti, the first step in the agency’s response to the catastrophe that hit the Caribbean nation.
Another $5 million worth of essential inputs for rural families will be distributed by the end of June. FAO plans to give farmers 1 500 tonnes of food crop seeds, two tonnes of vegetable seeds, 100 000 banana plants, two million yam cuttings, one thousand tonnes of fertilizer and 95 000 tools. |
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12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to open in Salvador, Brazil |
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
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VIENNA, 30 March (UN Information Service) – Marking the 55th anniversary of United Nations Congresses on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice will be held in Salvador, Brazil, from 12-19 April 2010 under the theme: "Comprehensive strategies for global challenges: crime prevention and criminal justice systems and their development in a changing world". |
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