Senior officers from Ghana and Jamaica met in Accra as a part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations by the third session of the Ghana-Jamaica Everlasting Joint Committee on Cooperation (PJCC).
In line with the Ministry of International Affairs, the assembly was held on Might 25, 2026. It was co-chaired by Ambassador Harold Adlai Agyemang, Ghana’s Coordinating Director for Political and Financial Affairs, and Ambassador Simone Betton-Nayo, Jamaica’s Everlasting Secretary for Bilateral, Regional and Hemispheric Affairs.
In the course of the assembly, Ambassador Agyemang highlighted the long-standing ancestral and historic ties between Ghana and Jamaica, noting that relations between the 2 international locations proceed to mirror their frequent cultural heritage and people-to-people ties.
He identified that initiatives such because the Black Star Expertise and 12 months of Return are necessary packages to strengthen cultural exchanges and cooperation between the 2 international locations.
In line with him, the reconvening of the Standing Joint Cooperation Committee will likely be a possibility for each international locations to deepen cooperation and think about problems with mutual curiosity.
Ambassador Agyemang additionally referred to the Visa Waiver Settlement signed between Ghana and Jamaica in June 2019, saying it was an necessary step in the direction of selling nearer exchanges between the peoples of the 2 international locations.
He additional emphasised the necessity to strengthen personal sector cooperation to assist financial development and sustainable improvement.
Ambassador Simone Betton-Nayo recalled that diplomatic relations between Ghana and Jamaica date again to 1958 and mentioned the reconvening of the PJCC alerts a renewed dedication to strengthening bilateral relations based mostly on mutual respect, shared heritage and democratic values.
Discussions through the assembly lined a variety of areas, together with social and humanitarian cooperation, tradition, politics and legislation, and safety cooperation between the 2 international locations.
