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Public smoking ban afoot 

Carefree smokers will soon be forced to light up their "cancer sticks" in the privacy of their own homes, as the government is on a drive to crackdown on smoking in public places.

Health officials are now in the process of drafting legislation that will ensure that non-smokers are not subjected to scary illnesses that could develop due to second hand smoking.

Delivering the keynote address at the First Annual Public Exhibition: "Towards a Smoke Free Bahamas," Minister of Health and National Insurance, Bernard Nottage, insisted that his ministry is committed to promoting a smoke-free Bahamas.

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