PM Modi and Prime Minister of Jamaica
New Delhi: Jamaican Prime Minister Holness is on a visit to India. PM Modi on Tuesday welcomed Holness and the delegation from his country. PM Modi said that Jamaica has been a long-time friend of India. I have had the opportunity to meet Prime Minister Holness several times and each time I have felt his commitment to strengthening relations with India. I am confident that his visit will give new energy to our bilateral relations as well as our engagement with the entire Caribbean region.
Prime Minister Modi said that relations between India and Jamaica are based on our shared history, shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties. The four Cs (Culture, Cricket, Commonwealth and CARICOM) characterize our relations. Trade and investment between India and Jamaica is growing. India has always been a reliable and committed development partner in Jamaica’s development journey.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that we have decided to name the road in front of the Jamaica High Commission in Delhi as ‘Jamaica Marg’. India and Jamaica may be separated by vast oceans, but our people, our culture and our history are linked. The migration of people from India to Jamaica nearly 180 years ago laid the strong foundation of our ‘people to people’ relations, a living example of this is the approximately 70,000 people of Indian origin who call Jamaica home.
