Ghana–Jamaica relations

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Ghanaian–Jamaican relations
Map indicating locations of Ghana and Jamaica

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Ghana–Jamaica relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Ghana and Jamaica. Both nations are members of the United Nations, however neither country has a resident ambassador.

Ghana and Jamaica have a Joint Permanent Commission,[1] and there are plans for Ghanaian investment in Jamaica.[2][3][4][5]

History[]

Ghana, as the former Gold Coast, and Jamaica share historical links through the slave trade and forced Ashanti/Akan emigration to the Caribbean.[6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Ghana-Jamaica Joint Permanent Commission Meets, 12 March 2013
  2. ^ Alumina refinery
  3. ^ Communique
  4. ^ UN.org Jamaica pdf
  5. ^ Ghanaweb diaspora
  6. ^ Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history: the Black ...Colin A. Palmer, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - 2006 - Volume 2 - Page 824 "Dorothy Mosby (2003) informs readers that in the migration of the Akan people from Africa (present-day Ghana) to Jamaica, "
  7. ^ Adam Hochschild Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an ... -- 2006 Page 93 "He boarded one called the Fly, a 143-ton vessel built in Newbury, Massachusetts, which regularly carried slaves from the Gold Coast—today's Ghana—to Jamaica. “Here I found myself for the first time on the deck of a slave-vessel.—the sight ...
  8. ^ Globalfusionproductions Jamaica Ghana One Blood


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