Isn’t it interesting that when it rains in Accra in recent times, folks switch to survival mode? Elsewhere, earthquakes, typhoons and hurricanes are the curse.

Here, one could say we only deal with floods. Evidently, it is the way we have been handling our built environment.

The question is: how should the tourism industry respond to such calamities? Of course, the interest of not only tourists but also residents is important here.

In Ghanaian culture, marriage is often regarded as a key milestone of adulthood.

It is, therefore, not surprising that studies suggest that by age 38, only a small percentage of Ghanaian women have never been married.

Yet, while many people enter relationships with hopes of finding lasting love, some experience repeated break-ups, multiple marriages or divorce.

Dear Mirror Lawyer, I am writing to seek clarification regarding the will of my late uncle, Mr Kwame Asante.

He was a visually impaired man who passed away in 2023. Before his death, Mr Asante dictated his will to his neighbour, Mr Mensah, who wrote it down and read it aloud to him in the presence of two witnesses, Mr Osei and Mrs Adjei.

For 38 years, Madam Grace Ackah has crossed the River Amalzuley almost every day just so children in Bakanta in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region can access education.

Through heavy rains, overflowing waters and years of teacher shortages, she stayed committed to the community where she was born and raised, dedicating her life to ensuring that children moved beyond fishing into the classroom.

Any baby with untreated severe jaundice is at risk of brain damage from the jaundice. This does not in any way mean that every baby with jaundice will develop brain damage.

Brain damage resulting from jaundice depends on the severity of the condition, the rate at which it develops, the level of bilirubin in the bloodstream, and the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a Nigerian trader, Ada Peace, to seven years imprisonment for human trafficking and immigration offences.

Her conviction followed an intelligence-led operation by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Asankrangwa Sector Command in the Western Region, that rescued two victims, aged 21 and 13, from exploitation.

If the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, passed by Parliament, gets the assent of the President, the possession, sale or use of sex toys, including vibrators and dildos, could become illegal.

While the bill, passed by Parliament on May 29, 2026, does not expressly mention sex toys or contain a provision criminalising their possession or sale, references to prohibited sexual acts involving an "object or device" could potentially be interpreted to cover such items.

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among women, and while no single food can prevent it, research continues to reveal that what’s on your plate matters.  

Fruits, in particular, are getting a second look for their potential protective role.

A high fruit intake has been linked to a 7 per cent lower risk of breast cancer.

Members of the Bretuo family of Akyem Apaaso near Oda in the Eastern Region had a shock of their lives when they realised that the body they had been given at the morgue of the Oda Government Hospital and brought home for burial was not that of their relative. 

They had to return the body to the morgue.

The hospital was also unable to find the body of their departed relative, 62-year-old Margaret Yaa Kyeraa, deposited at the morgue last month for burial on May 16, 2026.

Life today is difficult everywhere. The twists and turns of marriage have led many to see it as a no-go area.

Single life appears to be an option to the challenges of life.

Single life is on the increase everywhere and across social groups. In fact, globally, the proportion of those living single lives has doubled over the last 20 years. 

Let me begin this week's submission with this simple question: Have you ever received a substandard product from an online store?

I have. Yes and it has happened to me on more than one occasion. 

The first experience was when I purchased food from an online vendor. This was a typical case of what I ordered versus what was delivered!

The month of May comes with a reminder from the Paediatric Society of Ghana of a dangerous but preventable affliction of newborns – neonatal jaundice.

Fittingly, then, the society has christened the month the “Yellow Month” after the clinical manifestation of jaundice, where the babies turn yellow!  

This campaign is informed by the fact that jaundice in the newborn continues to take the lives of babies and, for those fortunate to survive, get maimed for life. 

For years, Victor Atsu Torgbo carried the speed and discipline of a soldier-athlete, hoping his talent on the track would open doors beyond Ghana’s borders.

Instead of achieving the dream that had taken him to South Africa, his journey became years of struggle, rejection, fear and survival.

The former military officer, who was once a 100-metre army record holder, said that frustration and alleged harassment within the military forced him to resign and seek greener pastures in South Africa in 2010. 

Dear Mirror Lawyer, My husband and I have been trying to have a child of our own for the past decade.

Recently, I read an article my friend sent me on surrogacy and the possibility of having a child through a surrogate.

I am excited about the prospect of having my biological child after years of barrenness, but also confronted with the issues involved in this, if we should do it the right way.

Three persons have been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly running a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) box and phone-farming fraud syndicate from an apartment at Sakumono in Tema.

The accused persons, Olanrewaju Adedeji Segun, Timileyin Fakunle and Olamide Roheemot are Nigerians.

They are accused of using electronic devices and unregistered SIM cards to interfere with victims’ communications, fraudulently obtain money through mobile money transactions, convert the money amounting to 700,000 US dollars into cryptocurrency and transfer it outside the country.

Spare the rod and spoil the child? A recent study found that a large swath of Gen Z and millennial parents still use spanking as a form of punishment.

Ashoka Shivareddy comes from a family of farmers, but it was hard to make a living in their drought-prone district of Kolar in southern India.

"The area receives rainfall of only 60 to 70 centimetres, and farmers dig borewells of up to 1,300 feet - most of their money goes into chasing water," he says.

Amid mounting losses the family gave up farming and in 2005 moved to the city - to Bengaluru - and started a vegetable shop.

Shivareddy became an AI software engineer, but he never lost the farming bug.

Nearly 1.2 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2023, reflecting a 95.5% increase since 1990, a new study has found.

In the line of duty at Tamale in the Northern Region, Alfred Agyemang-Badu, then an officer of the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), found himself face to face with a life-threatening situation.

Together with three other officers, he had spotted a large truck stuck in the bush and went to investigate, only to discover it was loaded with smuggled goods on which no taxes had been paid.

Suddenly, the officers found themselves surrounded by more than 200 men wielding machetes and threatening them with violence if they did not leave the area immediately.

Dear Mirror Lawyer, I'm a woman with a four-year-old daughter. My child's father does not have a fulfilling job and has not been supporting the child.

He periodically brings gifts, and I have been caring for this girl since she was born. 

I recently got married, and my husband, who lives in the UK, intends to arrange for my child and me to join him there. I spoke with my child's father about this, and he declined to grant his approval because I married someone else instead of him.

When people think about tourism, their minds often go straight to beautiful beaches, ancient monuments, wildlife parks, colourful festivals and luxurious hotels. 

Few stop to think about the person who quietly stands between the visitor and the destination, translating unfamiliar sights into meaningful experiences. 

Yet, without that individual, many tourism experiences would be incomplete. That individual is the tour guide.