Relationship dossier
Guyana
Jamaica
Relationship assessment
Guyana and Jamaica pursue cooperation, including through a 2022 energy memorandum.
Guyana toward Jamaica
+35Guyana signed a 2022 memorandum of understanding with Jamaica on energy cooperation during Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s visit, providing a basis for bilateral collaboration.
Jamaica toward Guyana
+35Jamaica signed a 2022 memorandum of understanding with Guyana on energy cooperation during Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s visit, providing a basis for bilateral collaboration.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes a concrete framework for energy cooperation established in 2022. The agreement indicates bilateral engagement, though its implementation and the breadth of sustained joint activity are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Guyana and Jamaica maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including a 2022 memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation signed during Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s visit to Guyana. The agreement provides a concrete basis for collaboration, although the scope and implementation of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
During Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s visit to Guyana, the countries signed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which the 2022 energy cooperation memorandum has led to practical joint work is unclear.
- Details of other bilateral cooperation and its implementation are limited.