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Ghana

Jamaica

Ghana–Jamaica relations refers to the bilateral 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, and there are plans for Ghanaian investment in Jamaica.

History

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

References

  1. Ghana-Jamaica Joint Permanent Commission Meets, 12 March 2013
  2. "Alumina refinery". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
  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 ...
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