Guides
Every article, dated and sourced. Money, home and life for Ghanaians abroad.
HOMEMoH recruitment for doctors and dentists: portal opens Tuesday, applications close Thursday26 October 2026 · Ghana's Ministry of Health opens its recruitment portal at 10:00 on Tuesday 27 October for the 36th batch of medical officers and dentists. Applications close on Thursday 29 October - and the Ministry is blunt: do not pay anyone.ReadMONEYMortgage paperwork in Ghana: separate steps, separate fees at the Lands Commission24 October 2026 · Consent, registration, discharge and cancellation each carry their own line on the Lands Commission's published fee list. The deed checklist can also ask for a GRA tax clearance certificate and evidence of ground-rent payment.ReadMONEYFake business listings: how to check who you are paying in Ghana24 October 2026 · Fraudsters are placing fake business listings on search engines and online maps, Ghana's Cyber Security Authority warns. The checks to make before paying - and what to do if money has already gone.ReadMONEYGhana gift tax: what counts, the rates and the 21-day return rule24 October 2026 · Ghana taxes gifts received in respect of employment, business or investment. What counts as a taxable gift, the rates GRA applies, and the written return due within 21 days.ReadMONEYSSNIT survivors benefit: checking your nominated dependants and how to claim23 October 2026 · When a SSNIT member dies, the survivors lump sum goes to the dependants the member nominated - or to dependants named through the law or the courts. Who qualifies, how to claim, and how to check and update a nomination.ReadFAMILYChinese hospital ship at Tema Port: free medical outreach until 30 October - how to register23 October 2026 · The PLAN hospital ship Auspicious Ark is at Tema Port until 30 October with a free GAFHS medical outreach open to the public. What is announced, and how to register.ReadMONEYGhana PAYE 2026: the new income tax bands from 1 September, explained23 October 2026 · Under Act 1178, the first GHS 588 of monthly chargeable income is tax-free from 1 September 2026. The full new bands, what counts as chargeable income, and a worked example.ReadHOMEPaga becomes first African pilot for Jamaican community tourism programme23 October 2026 · The Jamaican-based Countrystyle Community Tourism Network launched its Royal Community Tourism Development Program in Paga on 20 October 2026, with identity centres, truth museums and a 2027 diaspora visit among its announced plans.ReadHOMEGhana to host African boxing qualifier for the LA 2028 Olympics23 October 2026 · The Ghana Boxing Federation says World Boxing has selected its bid to host the African boxing qualification tournament for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, proposed for 13-22 August 2027.Read → HOMECreatives Connect Afrika returns to Accra for a second edition - what the 2026 forum offers23 October 2026 · The AfCFTA-backed creative industries forum and festival returns to Accra from 30 November to 3 December 2026 under the theme Entertainment-Led Tourism. What is planned, who is behind it, and how to register.Read →HOMEECOWAS For All comes to Makola Market - what traders can ask officials today23 October 2026 · The Foreign Affairs Ministry's ECOWAS For All campaign is at Makola Market on Friday 23 October, with Immigration, Customs and Port Health clinics for traders. What is on offer and what to ask.Read →HOMEUganda Airlines to start four weekly Entebbe-Accra flights on 27 October23 October 2026 · Uganda Airlines enters Ghana's market on 27 October with four weekly Entebbe-Accra flights via Lagos on a Boeing 737-800. Tickets are reported on sale with a promotional return fare - what is announced and what to check before booking.Read →FAMILYUniversity of Ghana orders students with CGPA below 1.00 to withdraw - what the notice says23 October 2026 · The University of Ghana's Academic Affairs Directorate says undergraduates who ended 2025/2026 with a CGPA below 1.00 must withdraw, citing the university's regulations. What the notice says, what the rule says, and where affected students go for answers.Read →MONEYLawyer challenges Ghana's used-vehicle import rules - what it means if you are shipping a car16 October 2026 · Ghana's new used-vehicle import rules were announced for 1 October; the Standards Authority has since suspended pre-shipment inspections, and a lawsuit argues the rules were never made law. What is settled, and what is not.Read →MONEYGhana Diaspora Dialogue 2026: a free online event on investing in Ghana14 October 2026 · Diaspora Affairs Ghana says its free online dialogue on Saturday 14 November will cover real estate, stocks and bonds, and business - the three investment routes the organiser says are on the agenda.Read →MONEYGoldBod sells US$255 million to banks ahead of the festive season - report14 October 2026 · The Ghana Gold Board has sold US$255 million to commercial banks in two direct sales this month, according to a report citing Joy Business, which describes the sales as meant to improve dollar supply ahead of Christmas demand.Read →HOMEGhana's driving test now comes in six local languages13 October 2026 · Twi, Ga, Ewe, Dagbani, Nzema and Hausa are joining the DVLA's computer-based theory test. Licence applicants will also face a driving simulator, and the DVLA says it will text you before your licence expires.Read →HOMEGhana entry rules: what your passport means for your trip13 October 2026 · Ghana moved visa applications online and ended visa-on-arrival. Whether you need a paid eVisa, a free travel authorisation, or no visa at all comes down to the passport you travel on - and the official checker answers that in seconds.Read →FAMILYMother and daughter called to the Ghana Bar on the same day13 October 2026 · Dr Hazel Berrard Amuah spent nearly three decades at the top of corporate Ghana - including as the first female CEO of Prudential Life Insurance Ghana. On Friday, she and her daughter Nhyira became lawyers together.Read →POLITICSCould Ghana face US tariffs after joining BRICS?12 October 2026 · Ghana wants BRICS partner status. Two Trump tariff warnings sit in the background, but neither is a rule that applies to Ghana.Read →CITIZENSHIPIs Ghana's GH₵25,000 citizenship fee too high for the African diaspora?12 October 2026 · The route is open through the Interior Ministry's portal. The GH₵25,000 fee is under review.Read →POLITICSWho led Ghana's scam raid? The FBI and Ghana's CSA tell it differently12 October 2026 · The FBI says Operation Blackout delivered results in Ghana. Ghana's Cyber Security Authority says Ghanaian officers led it.Read →MONEYSending money to Ghana? What the Bank of Ghana's new remittance rules mean for you12 October 2026 · The Bank of Ghana's updated guidelines put a 24-hour payout clock on providers, anchor the exchange rate to a daily Bloomberg reference and ban hidden rebates. Here is what changes when you send money home.Read →MONEYRenting out a home in Ghana from Ireland? What Revenue expects from you12 October 2026 · Ireland taxes your Ghana rental income, and the Ireland-Ghana tax treaty is signed but not yet in force. What to declare, what to deduct, which records to keep and when to file.Read →FAMILYYour UK-born child is Ghanaian too. Sort the paperwork before the trip.9 October 2026 · Citizenship by descent, the Ghana Card, a first passport, and what dual registration actually does. Sort it months before the family visit, not at the airport.Read →MONEYGhana wants your savings, not just your transfers9 October 2026 · The Bank of Ghana's new diaspora strategy targets a first-quarter 2027 rollout. What it could offer, and what to check before moving a pound.Read →HOMEShipping a car to Ghana: the duty maths nobody shows you9 October 2026 · Import duty is only the start. How Ghana actually prices your car at Tema, what a clearing agent can and cannot do, and the traps that cost people thousands.Read →MONEYGhana T-bills from the UK8 October 2026 · Ghana's treasury bills pay close to 10%. The catch is the currency. The yield is real, but it is paid in cedis, and your life is priced in pounds.Read →MONEYWho controls the money you send?8 October 2026 · You fund the account from London, Dublin or Dubai. A name at home is on it too. When the transfer lands, whose money is it?Read →MONEYGhana's cedi fought back. Now protect the progress.7 October 2026 · The recovery is real, but a better exchange rate is not the same as an easier household budget.Read →MONEYSending money to Ghana from Ireland? What the fees really look like5 October 2026 · Read →New guides are added as they are published. Each one carries its own date and sources.