{
  "id": 15362004,
  "title": "Ghana to deploy teachers, nurses to U.S. Virgin Islands under new proposed bilateral agreement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ghana-to-deploy-teachers-nurses-to-u-s-virgin-islands-under-new",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:49:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/ghana-to-deploy-teachers-nurses-to-u-s-virgin-islands-under-new-proposed-bilateral-agreement/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) have reached an agreement to deploy Ghanaian teachers and nurses to the Caribbean territory. The formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is expected to be signed in November 2026 in Ghana. The agreement was discussed during a meeting held in St. Thomas on October 17, 2026, between a delegation from Ghana and senior leadership of the U.S. Virgin Islands Government. The delegation was led by Gilbert Attipoe, a Presidential Aide from the Office of the Chief of Staff, along with Kwabena Bediako Acheampong, a Technical Coordinator, and Samuel Kodom, an Administrator and Executive Aide to the Minister of Labour, Employment, and Job Creation. The partnership aims to establish a structured recruitment framework for Ghanaian professionals, addressing the critical needs of the U.S. Virgin Islands' public sectors. The U.S. Virgin Islands Commissioner of Labour, Dr. Gary Molloy, announced the scheduled signing of the MOU, highlighting the potential for Ghanaian professionals to find career opportunities abroad.",
  "summary": "Ghana and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) have agreed for Ghanaian teachers and nurses to be posted to the tropical U.S. territory located in the Caribbean. SOURCE understands that a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is scheduled to be signed in November 2026 in Ghana by the Minister of Labour, Employment, and Job Creation to finalise […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ghana, US Virgin Islands agree to sign an MoU in November to recruit nurses and teachers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/ghana-us-virgin-islands-agree-to-sign-an-mou-in-november-to-recruit",
        "published": "2026-10-17T12:16:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Ghana to supply teachers, nurses to US Virgin Islands under new bilateral agreement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/ghana-to-supply-teachers-nurses-to-us-virgin-islands-under-new",
        "published": "2026-10-17T13:52:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}