Jump to full article: Caymanian Compass (ky), 2009-10-23
Intro: We hate to say we told you so, but...
Implementation of the Tobacco Law won't happen at the end of this month as promised by the previous government.
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Under the former government, the Ministry of Health and Human Services said there was no point in bringing the Tobacco Law into effect if it can't be enforced.
We disagree. There are many laws on the books of the Cayman Islands that have no enforcement or procedure regulations.
Yes, there is some fine tuning to regulations that must be done, but the law needs to be implemented.
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Mr. McKeeva Bush is a man of his word and as such we expect to see the tobacco law regulations implemented soon and the Tobacco Law to become real under his leadership sooner rather than later.
Yes, the country is faced with many other important issues at the present that require much of Government's attention, but this legislation has the potential to help save lives. It must be implemented.
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