In a move aimed at strengthening Ghana’s international partnerships and creating opportunities for professionals, President John Dramani Mahama has initiated plans to send Ghanaian nurses and teachers to Jamaica under a special bilateral agreement.
This development was revealed by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a Facebook post on Saturday. According to him, the arrangement will see Ghanaian health and education professionals deployed to Jamaica to support the country’s human resource needs in these critical sectors.
“Jamaica is ready to receive nurses and teachers from Ghana under a special bilateral partnership,” Ablakwa stated.
He further announced that Ghana and Jamaica have also agreed to hold high-level political consultations aimed at deepening cooperation in trade, education, agribusiness, tourism, culture, and sports exchange.
The announcement follows what Ablakwa described as “an immensely successful meeting” with his Jamaican counterpart, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith (MP), on the sidelines of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Summit in Brussels.
“Ghana and Jamaica are set to expand the frontiers of our inseparable historical relations,” he emphasized.
This initiative is seen as part of the Mahama administration’s broader vision of building strategic global alliances, while providing Ghanaian professionals with international exposure and employment opportunities.
