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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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New Regional Blocs no threat CARICOM - ASG Greene |
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) New cooperation blocs among countries in the Caribbean and Latin America should not be seen as threats to CARICOM regionalism. Instead, they may form the basis for Caribbean youth to further strengthen the role of Caribbean states in the global arena as they perceive the role and function of regional integration in a more dynamic way. |
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CARICOM forges strategic partnership with Finland |
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday 1 June forged a new strategic partnership with Finland at the Turkeyen, Guyana, Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, through the accreditation of its first Plenipotentiary Representation to CARICOM, H.E. Mikko Pyhälä.
In accepting his Letters of Credence on behalf of the CARICOM Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, Her Excellency Lolita Applewhaite, said that the accreditation was “important and historic” and was viewed by the Community as a “significant step” in the deepening relations with Finland. |
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Finland pledges Support to CARICOM |
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 |
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) H.E. Mikko Pyhälä, Ambassador of Finland to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on Tuesday signalled his country’s willingness in helping institutions like the European Union (EU) to be more sensitive of the needs the Community.
In his remarks after presenting his Letters of Credence to CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General at the headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, the Finnish Ambassador said his country had appreciated the importance of CARICOM as a body which represented, in an authentic manner, the economic, commercial and other interests of its members. |
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MESSAGE ON WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY, 31 May 2010 |
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Monday, 31 May 2010 |
This year’s observance of World No Tobacco Day focuses on "Gender and tobacco, with an emphasis on marketing to women".
Although fewer than one out of ten women are smokers, that still adds up to an estimated 200 million women around the world. Moreover, that number could grow, since the tobacco industry is spending heavily on advertisements that target women and associate tobacco use with beauty and liberation. |
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