Ghana to sign a deal sending nurses and teachers to the US Virgin Islands
A memorandum due in November follows talks on St Thomas, as Ghana widens a programme that has already placed health workers in Antigua and Barbuda.
PANM — Ghana and the US Virgin Islands have agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding in November for the recruitment of Ghanaian nurses and teachers to fill hard-to-staff posts in the Caribbean territory, MyJoyOnline reports.
The agreement followed talks at Government House on St Thomas between a Ghanaian delegation and senior officials of Governor Albert Bryan Jr's administration, which is trying to strengthen the territory's health and education workforce. The delegation included Gilbert Attipoe, a presidential aide in the office of the chief of staff; Bediako Kwabena Acheampong, a technical coordinator in the Office of the President; and Samuel Kodom, executive aide to the minister for labour, employment and job creation.
The number of posts, the qualifications required and the terms of employment have not yet been announced.
Part of a wider programme
- In January 2026, Ghana sent its first group of 121 nurses, midwives and other health professionals to Antigua and Barbuda under the Ghana Labour Exchange Programme, which arranges structured jobs abroad.
- In September, Ghana signed an agreement with the city of Columbus, Ohio, on jobs for Ghanaian nurses, with an emphasis on ethical recruitment and workers' welfare.
- The Virgin Islands deal would extend the programme to teachers for the first time alongside nurses.
Source: MyJoyOnline, reporting by Collins Frimpong, 17 October 2026.
