Oyoko (ER) Nov. 04, GNA-Ms Sherry Ayitey, Minister of the Environment, Science and Technology, has announced that by January first 2013, a total ban would be placed on the importation of used refrigeration equipment.

She said that arrangement had been agreed upon with the dealers adding, by that date it would be an offence punishable by law under Legislative Instrument (LI) 1932 for anybody to import such equipment.

Ms Ayitey was speaking at this year's celebration of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, which was held at Oyoko, a suburb of Koforidua, on Thursday.

Four second cycle schools; Pope John Senior High School (SHS), Ghana Secondary SHS, Oyoko Methodist SHS (OMESS) and Koforidua Secondary SHS, all from the New Juaben Municipality took part in the celebr'