Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced a Labour Mobility agreement that will see Ghanaian nurses deployed to work in Grenada.
In a post shared on social media as seen by MyNewsGh, the minister revealed that the deal marks a significant step in Ghana’s growing partnership with the Caribbean nation, adding that twenty more similar labour mobility agreements with other countries are currently under negotiation.
“All set for Ghanaian nurses to work in Grenada,” Ablakwa wrote. “Twenty more labour mobility agreements with other countries are currently under negotiations. We are also holding strategic talks to establish the first ever direct flight between Africa and the Caribbean.”
Ablakwa welcomed the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, to Ghana, emphasizing the deep historical and cultural ties between the two nations.
He also reiterated that President John Mahama, in his capacity as the African Union Champion for Reparations, remains committed to bridging what he described as “the artificial African-Caribbean divide caused by the trans-Atlantic slave trade.”
The minister shared some fascinating details about the growing bond between the two nations, noting striking similarities and connections.
According to him, “Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell announced that his DNA tracing proves he has Ghanaian ancestry; it is now confirmed that 75% of the people of Grenada have ancestral links to Ghana.”
He further pointed out political and historical parallels between the two countries, highlighting that both ruling parties in Ghana and Grenada are called the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“The two NDCs secured two-third majorities in the last round of parliamentary elections,” he noted, adding that both parties “returned to power with landslide victories after losing two previous elections.”
