Ghana–Jamaica relations
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Ghana–Jamaica relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Ghana and Jamaica.
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
- ↑ Ghana-Jamaica Joint Permanent Commission Meets, 12 March 2013
- ↑ Alumina refinery
- ↑ Communique
- ↑ UN.org Jamaica pdf
- ↑ 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 ...
- ↑ Globalfusionproductions Jamaica Ghana One Blood
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