BEACH C'TTEE ASSISTS NGYIRESIA (PAGE 38, AUGUST 30, 2010)

THE Ngyiresia Community Landing Beach Committee has presented items worth GH¢ 34,899.00 to people in the fishing community near Sekondi in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis to support their development efforts.
The items include 2,400 Chorkor fish smokers for women in the community, 100 bags of cement for the construction of pavements, 100 asbestos roofing sheets and electrical fittings for the school.
They were purchased with profits accrued from the sale of pre-mix fuel to fishermen in the community.
Speaking at a ceremony for the presentation of the items at Ngyiresia, a Deputy Minister of Agriculture in charge of fisheries, Mr Nii Amasa Namoale, urged the Police, the Navy and all stakeholders to arrest fishermen found using light, dynamite, carbide and DDT, as well as pair trawling for fishing and send them to court for prosecution.
He explained that the Legislative Instrument (LI) on the law banning those fishing methods had been passed by Parliament and that it was now unlawful to use those methods, adding “Now the law can bite.”
Mr Namoale advised parents in the fishing community to enrol their children who have reached school age, otherwise they would disappoint the children in future.
He said the world was moving very fast and that there was the need to send their children to school.
The Deputy Western Regional Minister, Ms Betty Busumtwi-Sam, commended the Ngyiresia Landing Beach Committee for the provision of the items and the proper management of revenue from its allocation of pre-mix fuel.
She urged the beneficiaries of the Chorkor fish smokers to take good care of them to help expand their business.
The Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Mr Kobina Pra Annan, said the contract for the completion of the assembly’s landfill site project meant for the management of both solid and liquid waste, had been re-awarded and that the project was expected to be completed within nine months.
He said the discharge of liquid waste into the sea at Ngyiresia would stop immediately the project was completed.
The Assembly Member for Ngyiresia, Madam Joana Rita Yawson, said the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly had planned many projects for the community to help improve the living conditions of people in the area.