Jamaica’s Overseas Affairs ministry seeks to deepen relations with diaspora in Africa and Latin America

Jamaica’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Overseas Commerce is searching for to develop engagement with members of the diaspora in Africa and Latin America because it seeks to faucet into non-traditional areas the place there are communities of Jamaicans.

State Minister within the Ministry, with accountability for Diaspora Relations, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the disclosure throughout the Love 101 radio phase ‘Good Morning Minister’, on June 7.

Reiterating the worth of this group, Mr. Terrelonge stated the Ministry shall be actively searching for to interact the Jamaican diaspora members who’re dwelling exterior of the normal areas in the USA of America, Canada, and the UK.

“It’s bridging the hole, increasing the [dialogue] by recognizing that there’s a diaspora in Africa. We have to interact them extra. That’s the plan. [We also have] a diaspora even in Latin America,” he identified.

“It’s reaching out to them to allow them to know that they’ve a voice and that the Authorities desires to listen to from them. They’ve a breadth of technical experience that we will profit from,” the State Minister added.

Mr. Terrelonge stated the Authorities of Jamaica stays dedicated to selling dialogue with the Jamaican diaspora to strengthen these relationships and to offer help the place intervention is required.

“By means of the Ministry of Overseas Affairs and Overseas Commerce, we stay dedicated to partaking our diaspora. We’re right here to serve you, to make you’re feeling [that] you’re a part of Jamaica and to [facilitate mutual] profit from our concepts, abilities, experience, and alternate of information,” he stated.