# Language news, Monday, 19 October 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-10-19/

## Ghana courts plan speech-to-text that translates Ga testimony into English

Tech. Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie told the Bar on 15 Oct that funding is being secured; current machines only capture the court interpreter's English. Follows Egypt's courtroom speech-to-text rollout filed 4 Oct.

Source: Starr FM, https://starrfm.com.gh/judiciary-speech-to-text-local-language-translation/

## Paraguay court halts sign-language interpreter credentials issued without testing

Policy. Paraguay's Law 6530/2020 says the state and Deaf organisations must accredit interpreters together. Courts are where a weak credential costs most, which is why the Deaf community wanted proper tests first.

Source: RDN (Resumen de Noticias), https://www.rdn.com.py/2026/10/16/justicia-exige-proceso-legal-para-acreditar-a-interpretes-de-senas/