Ghana and Saint Kitts and Nevis have signed a landmark visa exemption agreement covering holders of ordinary passports, significantly widening travel access between the two countries.
The pact, signed at Jubilee House in Accra on March 4 by President John Dramani Mahama and Prime Minister Terrance Michael Drew during the latter’s four-day state visit, replaces a 2018 arrangement that applied only to diplomatic and service passport holders.
The leaders also concluded a Bilateral Labour Agreement to facilitate the recruitment of Ghanaian medical professionals to the Caribbean twin-island state, addressing workforce needs while opening new opportunities for skilled workers.
President Mahama described the expanded visa waiver as a transformative move expected to boost tourism, trade, business exchanges and people-to-people ties, reflecting deepening trust and cooperation.
He disclosed that discussions are ongoing to establish structured labour mobility frameworks that could see Ghana provide nurses, teachers and other technical experts under mutually beneficial terms.
Beyond mobility, both countries identified priority areas for collaboration, including tourism development, climate-resilient agriculture, renewable energy, blue economy initiatives, heritage promotion and cultural industries, reinforcing their commitment to stronger diplomatic and economic ties through South-South cooperation.
