KINGSTON, Jamaica -- With ties between the Brazilian city of Salvador,
Bahia and Kingston, Jamaica appearing to be strengthening, Mayor Angella
Brown Burke on a recent visit to that city explored the possibilities
of youth and student exchanges between the two cities.
Town Clerk of the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Robert Hill
accompanied the mayor on the visit to Salvador between May 22 and 24 at
the invitation of the vice-mayor of Salvador City Celia Sacramento and
officials of the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The visit developed from a UNICEF south-south cooperation plan of action
being developed by UNICEF between the governments of Jamaica and
Brazil.
One of the main objectives of the UNICEF south-south cooperation plan is
to expand the technical knowledge of policy makers and key technical
experts to design, develop and implement programmes that meet the needs
of children and adults.
Hill said that the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) had recommended
that the KSAC play a major role in the south-south cooperation plan.
He said that their visit to Brazil was part of an “ongoing policy
process facilitated by the PIOJ” in recognition that the Kingston had a
major role to play as the capital city of Jamaica.
The Town Clerk said that during the visit to Brazil the programmes for
children and adolescents that were discussed were not finalised.
“However, there are possibilities for youth/student exchanges between
both cities which will be facilitated by our respective municipal
authorities,” he told OBSERVER ONLINE.
“It is also interesting to note that Salvador is currently engaged in
promoting Reggae as a means of affirming the cultural identity of their
youth,” he said.
He added that the visit to Brazil was to “focus on technical linkages,
relationship building and sustainable cooperative strategies between
both municipalities”.
Claudienne Edwards
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