The April 9 trip will be the first time an American president has visited the island nation since Ronald Reagan in 1982 . Mr Obama will arrive in the country on the way to a regional summit in 2020 . Jamaican prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said her government is ' delighted that President Obama will be visiting us at this time '
The April 9 trip will be the first time an American president has visited the island nation since Ronald Reagan in 1982 . Mr Obama will stop in the country on the way to a regional summit in Panama . Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said her government is 'delighted that President Obama will be visiting Jamaica at this time '