Jump to full article: Trinidad Express (tt), 2008-05-06
Author: Juhel Browne
Intro: A bill that intends to "assert the rights of non-smokers over that of smokers", ban the sale of tobacco products to minors and prohibit the employment of minors to sell or handle such products is now before the Senate.
The new bill, which is called The Tobacco Control Bill, 2008, requires a special majority vote of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, since it is inconsistent with sections four and five of the Constitution.
Both sections define and govern the rights and freedoms of all citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. . . .
The bill was introduced to the Senate on April 22, where it is to be debated first before being introduced to the Lower House.
It is to be piloted by Health Minister Jerry Narace and is meant to implement the requirements contained in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which this country signed on August 27, 2003 and ratified on August 19, 2004. . . .
Clause eight says all persons "shall have the right to be free from involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke in all public places, including workplaces, places of collective use and on public conveyances".
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