Ghanaian nurses and teachers may soon have new opportunities in the Caribbean, following the announcement of a special bilateral partnership between Ghana and Jamaica.
According to Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu and Ranking Member on Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Committee, the two nations are moving to solidify a cooperative arrangement that will see Ghanaian professionals welcomed in Jamaica.
“Jamaica is ready to receive nurses and teachers from Ghana under a special bilateral partnership,” Ablakwa shared in a Facebook post sighted by MyNewsGh.
The development emerged from a meeting between Ablakwa and Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The two met on the sidelines of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Summit in Brussels.
Ablakwa described the engagement as “immensely successful,” adding that both countries had agreed to deepen their political and economic cooperation across a range of sectors.
“Ghana and Jamaica have also agreed to hold high-level political consultations to deepen our cooperation in trade, education, agribusiness, tourism, cultural and sports exchange,” he stated.
The announcement has generated excitement and optimism, especially within the education and health sectors in Ghana, where professionals have long sought international opportunities that allow them to both share their skills and gain broader experience.
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 plans to intensify collaborations in trade, tourism, and agribusiness alongside the teacher and nurse exchanges, the agreement could mark a new chapter of Pan-African partnership—one driven by mutual growth, people-centered development, and shared aspirations.
