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Historically, Jamaica has had close ties with the UK. Trade, financial, and cultural relations with the United States are now predominant. Jamaica is linked with the other countries of the English-speaking Caribbean through the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and more broadly through the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
After achieving independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962, Jamaica immediately established its foreign ministry, then known as the Ministry of External Affairs. In 1976, the government changed the ministry's name to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and eventually added "and Foreign Trade" sometime later to reflect the full scope of its mission.
Jamaica is a major transit point for cocaine en route to the United States and is also a key source of marijuana and marijuana derivative products for the Americas. During 2006, the Government of Jamaica seized narcotics destined for the United States, arrested key traffickers and criminal gang leaders, and dismantled their organizations ...
Foreign relations of Jamaica; J. Jamaican diaspora; M. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Jamaica) U. United Nations Security Council Resolution 174; V.
The Jamaica Accords focus was to abolishment of the Gold Standard that the Bretton Woods System had previously established. [9] In order to create a more stable international monetary system, the Jamaica Accords served to create a more versatile foreign exchange rate that focused on a floating foreign exchange rate. [10]
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Jamaica. Jamaica has a modest number of diplomatic missions in the world, even within its own peripheral region of the Caribbean, and they are maintained under the umbrella of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Honorary consulates are excluded from this listing.
4 Non-resident embassies and high commissions accredited to Jamaica. 5 Closed embassies/high commissions. 6 ... Foreign relations of Jamaica; Visa requirements for ...
Pages in category "Bilateral relations of Jamaica" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.