In a significant move to bolster international relations, Jamaica and Ghana are deepening their bilateral engagement through both economic partnerships and cultural reconciliation. The collaboration was advanced during a series of high-level diplomatic engagements this week.
Mr. Delano Seiveright, Minister of State in Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, formally received a delegation from Ghana’s National Lottery Authority. The meeting, orchestrated by Jamaican gaming and entertainment conglomerate Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), focused on strengthening business-to-business relationships, enhancing trade channels, and promoting investment opportunities between the two nations. Minister Seiveright lauded SVL for its strategic expansion into African markets, highlighting the export of Jamaican technical expertise and operational excellence as a testament to Jamaica’s growing role as a trusted global business partner.
Concurrently, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, concluded a profound three-day official visit to Jamaica. The visit culminated in a major announcement: the Government of Ghana will fully fund the construction of a monument at the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann. This monument is conceived as a permanent symbol of African solidarity and a recognition of the shared, albeit painful, history between Africa and its diaspora.
Minister Ablakwa characterized the Seville Great House, a former sugar plantation and site of immense suffering during the transatlantic slave trade, as a place of deep historical and spiritual significance. He emotionally noted that descendants of Africa have now returned to such sites with dignity and ownership, transforming spaces of historical pain into places of reconnection and healing. The project will be a collaborative effort between Ghana’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence and local Jamaican authorities.
The series of events, including a welcome reception and tour hosted by the Charles Town Maroon community, was described by Minister Ablakwa not as a mere diplomatic formality, but as a powerful spiritual journey that strengthens the bonds between the African continent and its global family.