Ghanaian nurses and teachers are likely to find new opportunities in the Caribbean as a result of a newly announced partnership between Ghana and Jamaica.
Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, revealed that both countries are working to solidify a cooperative agreement that will welcome Ghanaian professionals to Jamaica.
“Jamaica is ready to receive nurses and teachers from Ghana under a special bilateral partnership,” Ablakwa shared in a Facebook post.
This development followed productive discussions between Ablakwa and Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, during the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Summit in Brussels.
Mr Ablakwa described their meeting as “immensely successful” and noted that both nations are committed to strengthening their political and economic ties across various sectors.
Ghana and Jamaica have also agreed to hold high-level political consultations.
Beyond personnel exchanges, the partnership signals a renewed commitment by both countries to elevate their longstanding cultural and historical ties.
Ghana and Jamaica share deep-rooted bonds forged through history, migration, and shared struggles for freedom and identity.
This new agreement seeks to transform those symbolic connections into tangible socioeconomic gains.
“Ghana and Jamaica are set to expand the frontiers of our inseparable historical relations,” Ablakwa affirmed.
With initiatives to boost collaboration in trade, tourism, and agribusiness, along with the exchange of teachers and nurses, this agreement could usher in a new chapter of Pan-African partnership, one driven by mutual growth, community-centered progress, and common aspirations.