Accra, Sept. 4, GNA - The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that purchases of the 2008 light crop cocoa season will cease at the close of business on Thursday, September 4. A statement signed by Mr Isaac Osei, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Cocoa Board, said in order to assist the Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to obtain the final returns from up-country stations, returns on the declared purchases would be accepted to 4:00pm on Thursday, September, 11 2008. 4 Sept. 08