He said the government would continue to support education through various reforms in the district and the country as a whole.

Mr Sackey, who was speaking at the 80th anniversary of Nyanoa Methodist Basic School at Nyanoa announced that the school would soon be placed on the school feeding programme.

The Nyanoa Methodist Basic School was established on March 2,  1938.

The Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency, Mr Derek Ohene Assifo Bekoe, urged parents to show commitment towards the education and welfare of the pupils.

The Nyanoa Circuit Supervisor, Mr Emmanuel Teinor commended the performance of teachers and the pupils for the increase in the school enrolment and appealed to the education directorate to reduce the congestion in the school.

Mr Eric Amofa, the headmaster of the school, called for collaboration among stakeholders and support for the school children.

He appealed for the provision of more classrooms as most of the classes were congested.

The school has a total of 550 pupils, with 420 in the primary level and 130 in junior school. 

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Source: GNA

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The FDA’s current guidelines for the Advertisements on Foods (Section 3.2.6) and specifically the requirements for advertisements of alcoholic beverages, states that: “Radio and Television advertisements shall not be aired between the hours of 0600 am and 2000.”

However, lax enforcement of this regulation has seen alcoholic beverages advertised at all times of the day.

According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the FDA, James Lartey, persons who are found to be flouting the directive could face prison terms of up to 15 years as well as a fine of about 7, 500 cedis.

He stated that the move had become necessary because of the rise in the number alcohol ads during the day enticing minors to try these beverages, and ultimately affecting their health.

“Currently we have looked at the level of alcohol consumption in the media, it is very bad. And I think the earlier, we bring some stringent measures the better. So we feel that this is an attempt to actually enforce that aspect of the regulation,” he said.

He said, for now, the FDA is targeting the traditional media outlets although they are aware other channels could be used to promote these beverages.

James Lartey, however, suggested that in time the Association will look at enforcing the law on these other channels, including the various social media platforms.

“For now we are looking at TV and radio, that is what our regulations say, TV and radio, but like I mentioned earlier, regulation is dynamic, as we go along if we realized the need to include another medium, why not we will,” he said.

He also stated that the police will be assisting FDA in apprehending the culprits.

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By: Farida Yusif/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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