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Jamaica

Jamaica

Bharat and Jamaica have traditionally enjoyed cordial and friendly relations based on common linkages of history, Parliamentary democracy, membership of the Commonwealth nations, English language and the love of cricket. There also exists a cultural heritage bond as Indian nationals were brought to Jamaica as indentured labour between 1845-1917.

Both being developing countries, share similar concerns and common aspirations for accelerated economic growth, eradication of poverty, improvement in the quality of life of their people and promotion of equity. Both also have shared stakes in shaping the emerging architecture of various multilateral institutions to address existing inequities and for addressing major contemporary issues related to energy security, food security, climate change and international terrorism, among others. Both have common interests in promotion of South-South Cooperation and synergizing efforts towards the common objective of securing a better deal for the developing world in the relevant multilateral fora to promote the development imperatives of the South without impacting on their policy space.

 
 

Knowledge Creation and Sharing

  • An MOU between the Scientific Research Council of Jamaica  and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on cooperation in the field of Food Research and Technology was signed in January 2010 and is operational.
  • Jamaica has signed and ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and is now a full-fledged member. A group of more than 40 Jamaicans underwent an online training programme organized by ISA in December 2020.
  • Jamaica has also joined the Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) initiated by Bharat.

Capacity Building

  • IT Centre under the ICT Capacity Development Project: Bharat set up an IT Centre under the ICT Capacity Development Project in Jamaica in February 2009. Under the agreement, India had provided the entire hardware, software, training modules and faculty of 3, deputed by the NIIT , for a period of two years, which trained over a thousand Jamaicans in various modules of IT Skills. 
  • Bharat has allocated 30 seats under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme for Jamaica. In 2019-20, Jamaica utilized 29 out of these 30 slots. So far, around 340 Jamaicans have been trained in various institutions in Bharat.
  • Many members of the Jamaican Foreign Service have attended courses Ein Bharat under ITEC programme as well as in courses offered to diplomats by the Indian Foreign Service Institute (FSI).

Grants and Concessional Finance

  • Line of Credit (LOC) worth US$ 7.5 million was extended by Bharat for import of water pumps from Bharat (M/s Kirloskar Brothers Ltd) in the year 2001.
  • An assistance of US$ 200,000 in the form of medicines and medical supplies for the victims of Hurricane Ivan that struck the Island in September 2004, was given by Bharat. Indian medicines worth about US$ 1,50,000 have also been gifted to the Jamaican government in Feb 2019. An MOU in the field of health cooperation between the two countries is also in its final stages.
  • Government of India donated an amount of US$300,000/- (US Dollars Three Lakh) in the month of August 2010, as humanitarian assistance for procurement of medicines and medical Hequipment’s for the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston.
  • As a part of Indian Humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Nicole which lashed Jamaica in September–October 2010, the Government of India donated an amount of amount of US$50,000/- (US Dollars Fifty Thousand only) in the month of December 2010 to the Government of Jamaica.
  • A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 31st March 2014 between the Government of India and Government of Jamaica for providing Indian grant assistance of US$ 2.1 million for installation of flood lights at the Sabina Park. The work has since been successfully completed and full payment has been made to the Jamaican side.
  • A gift of 50,000 Made in Bharat COVID-19 vaccine shots from the People and the Government of India was given to the Jamaican government on in March 2021 under the ‘Vaccine Maitri’ initiative of the Indian government.
  • Government of India donated US$ 1,00,000 worth of essential medicines and medical equipment to the Jamaican government on 26th February 2021 for combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
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