Japan
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Remarks by Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General, at the CARICOM-JAPAN Exchange Reception and the official launch of the CARICOM-Japan Friendship Year 2024, 26 March, Tokyo, Japan
Your Excellency Yōko Kamikawa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Other Officials of the Government of Japan; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary General, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat; Delegates of the ‘JUNTOS’ Japan-CARICOM Exchange Programme for Young Diplomats; Other Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. It is an honour for me to celebrate with you,…
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TRIBUTE TO FORMER JAPAN PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE
The Conference of Heads of Government and the entire Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are shocked and saddened by the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan, the Honourable Shinzo Abe. Mr Abe is well remembered in our Community as in 2014 he became the first Prime Minister of Japan to visit the region and meet with our Heads of Government…
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On Energy, CARICOM Secretariat practising what we preach: Secretary-General
Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Handover Ceremony for the Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant with Battery and Power Conditioning Systems at the CARICOM Secretariat Your Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana;Hon. Brigadier (Ret’d.) Mark Phillips, Prime Minister and First Vice-President;Hon. Hugh Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation;Your Excellency Tatsuo…
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President of Guyana to headline solar energy project handover ceremony at CARICOM Secretariat
A ceremony to hand over the Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant with Battery and Building Energy Management Systems at the CARICOM Secretariat will be held on Tuesday, 11 January 2022, from 1:00 p.m. Guyana time. President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony which will also be livestreamed on Facebook and…
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Secretary-General holds wide ranging discussions with Japan’s Ambassador to CARICOM
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Her Excellency Carla Barnett and Japanese Ambassador to CARICOM His Excellency Tatsuo Hirayama both praised the excellent relations between the two sides during a courtesy call by the Ambassador to the Secretary-General on Wednesday at the CARICOM Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters. Discussions centred around Japanese assistance to the Community, and included climate change, disaster risk…
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CARICOM-Japan partnership supporting improvements to teaching profession
The Government of Japan is supporting member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with harmonizing national teaching standards with those articulated in the CARICOM Standards for Teachers, Educational Leaders, and Teacher Educators. Over 150 stakeholders participated in three one-day orientations workshops for the Development of National Standards for the Teaching Profession from July 19-23. Discussions centered on the strengthening and…
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Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Jamaica (Seventh Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference)
On July 20, commencing at 1 p.m. (3 a.m. on July 21 Japan time) for two hours, Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, who is visiting Jamaica, attended the Seventh Japan-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial-Level Conference, which was held online. At the outset of the meeting, Minister Motegi expressed his condolences over the murder of H.E. Mr. Jovenel…
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Secretary-General Holds Talks With Japanese Ambassador
As the Caribbean Community continues to strengthen cooperation with Japan, Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday met with Japanese Ambassador to CARICOM HE Mr Mitsuhiko Okada. The Secretary-General was joined at the meeting by Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations Ambassador Colin Granderson and other Secretariat officials. Ambassador Okada was accompanied by Mrs Mari Okada and First Secretary Ms Chiharu…
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CARICOM joins Japan in mourning flood deaths
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed deepest condolences to the Government and People of Japan in the face of the tragic loss of life, widespread destruction and continuing suffering wrought by torrential rains and floods in Central and Western Japan. “The Caribbean Community conveys its heartfelt sympathies to the families of those who lost their lives and the families of…
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