Jamaica is among several Caribbean countries to benefit from US$15 million in aid being provided by Japan. The money is to help CARICOM states cope with the impact of climate change.
In addition to Jamaica, the “Project for Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership” will help Guyana, Grenada, Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Dominica and Belize build capacity to cope with climate change. The agreement was signed during the first ever Japan-CARICOM summit in Trinidad yesterday.
It was attended by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and several CARICOM Heads of Government.
And Japan and CARICOM ended an historic first ever summit in Port-of-Spain yesterday exploring areas of cooperation that could further deepen existing relationships.
CARICOM Chairman and Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, said the parties explored areas in which cooperation could be deepened and relationship strengthened. He said he was heartened by the response of the Japanese Prime Minister on a number of issues such as reform of international financial governance.
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