president barack obama became the first president to visit jamaica since president ronald reagan in 1982 on thursday .
prime minister portia simpson miller gushed over president obama , at one point telling him ` i love you '
president obama signaled thursday while speaking in jamaica he will soon remove cuba from the us list of state sponsors of terrorism .
this as he prepares to have dinner with cuban president raul castro on friday at the summit of the americas in panama .
the two shared a handshake a nelson mandela 's funeral in 2013 , which angered some americans .
last night secretary of state john kerry met cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez in a panama city hotel .