Ghana–Jamaica relations explained
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,[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]
Notes and References
- http://www.modernghana.com/news/88544/1/ghana-jamaica-joint-permanent-commission-meets.html Ghana-Jamaica Joint Permanent Commission Meets
- Web site: Alumina refinery . 2013-03-13 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064308/http://www.caribbeantoday.com/index.php/caribbean-business/item/391-ghana-to-develop-alumina-refinery-following-jamaica-visit . dead .
- http://www.modernghana.com/news/88640/1/ghanajamaica-sign-communique-for-cooperation.html Communique
- UN.org Jamaica pdf
- http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/diaspora/artikel.php?ID=112009 Ghanaweb diaspora
- 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, "
- 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 ...
- http://globalfusionproductions.com/art-books/jamaica-ghana-one-blood-one-language-kromanti-language-of-the-jamaican-maroons-similar-to-akan/ Globalfusionproductions Jamaica Ghana One Blood
