ST JAMES, Jamaica — President of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Communities League (ACL), Jamaica Division, Steven Golding, is encouraging Jamaica and Ghana to pursue direct air links, expanded trade and stronger educational partnerships.

Speaking during a tour of the Seville Great House in St Ann by President of the Republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, and the handover of African houses at Seville Heritage Park, on August 4, Golding said the relationship between the two countries should now be strengthened through practical initiatives that benefit citizens on both sides of the Atlantic.

“We need to also think about educational exchanges,” he said, adding that stronger collaboration between institutions in Jamaica and Ghana would help deepen understanding of the countries’ shared history and culture.