Tobacco Articles: country bahamas

EDITORIAL: Ban smoking in public places

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Smoking kills. The Bahamas needs to ban smoking inside public places to preserve the health of those who do not smoke. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says secondhand smoke exposure causes an estimated 3,400 lung cancer deaths annually among adult non-smokers in the U.S. The CDC also notes that secondhand smoke exposure causes an estimated 46,000 heart disease deaths annually among adult non-smokers in the U.S. We live in a free society. Adults who choose to smoke, knowing the dangers of the practice, are free to face the consequences of their actions. Banning smoking inside enclosed restaurants, casinos, enclosed nightclubs and other public places will help save the lives of the employees who work there and those who regularly visit. . . . Several years ago, the Ministry of Health spoke publicly about its consultations with stakeholders regarding an indoor smoking ban. There has been little public discussion of the issue for a while. The government should make the move. Non-smokers should be protected. Those addicted to smoking should seek medical help. New treatments continue to become available for smokers. Nicotine addiction is one of the hardest addictions to break.

Bulgarian PM Announces New Smoking Ban Deadline

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The introduction of a smoking ban has been postponed several times over resistance of the business and their customers. File photo The option to introduce full smoking ban in establishments in Bulgaria in 2013 is on the table, Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, informs. Borisov, who is on an official visit to Japan, commented for the media from the Bulgarian Embassy in Tokyo, saying BGN 3 B a year go to health care and smoking is harmful for the health. Tokyo has a full smoking ban in all outdoor and indoor spaces. The PM stated he was convinced the ban must apply to even small establishments in Bulgaria.

$250k yearly on cigarettes for inmates

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The government spends $250,000 a year to provide free cigarettes for inmates because the law mandates it, Superintendent of Her Majesty's Prison Dr. Elliston Rahming said during a House of Assembly crime committee hearing yesterday. Rahming said under the law the prison must provide each inmate with 20 cigarettes per week. His revelation appeared to have stunned members of the committee who were questioning him on the operations of the prison and its role in the fight against crime. "If we could take that same money and put it toward a resettlement allowance [for ex-convicts], might that not be a better use of those funds and those inmates who smoke can get their cigarettes from the commissary," the prison superintendent said.

Anti-tobacco campaign targets women smokers

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AN ANTI-SMOKING campaign has been launched to tackle the rising number of female smokers in Bahrain. According to the Ministry of Health's statistics, 11.9 per cent of females in the age group of 15 to 18 years are smokers. A total of 7.1 per cent of adult women are also found to be smokers. Around 43 per cent of total population are addicted to tobacco. Launched recently by the Bahrain Anti-Smoking Society, ‘Women Say No for Smoking’ campaign has many partners and is supported financially by the NGOS' Fund at the Ministry of Social Development.

Public smoking ban afoot

ianthia@nasguard.com (IANTHIA SMITH, Guardian Staff Reporter) — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Public smoking ban afoot

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Smoke Alarm

laura@nasguard.com (Laura Matthews, Guardian Staff Reporter) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In fact, being a non-smoker in The Bahamas can seriously damage your health. So what can be done to avoid that smoker's cough, even though you have never picked up a cigarette in your life? Well, the United States Surgeon-General Richard Carmona said last week that the only way to control second-hand smoking is to ban it from all public places. . . . To put the smoking dilemma into a regional context, The Bahamas is not the only Caribbean country facing the problem. Jamaica is developing legislation on tobacco control in keeping with its commitments under the 2003 WHO Framework Convention. Knox E. Hagley, Chairman of Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control, told The Gleaner in 2004, that "large population-based control studies have demonstrated increased risks of about 20 per cent for developing lung cancer among non-smokers, who have had prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke." He added: "Indeed, the development of heart disease and other smoking-related diseases among such people led to the conclusion that passive smoking is a public health hazard." . . . Cigarette companies don't see it that way. The Carreras Group, the major tobacco producer in Jamaica, believes that "claims made against environmental smoke were overstated." The company added: "[We do not] believe that passive smoking had been shown to cause chronic diseases such as lung cancer or cardio-vascular disease."

Rolling in The Bahamas – The Graycliff Cigar Company Factory Tour

cigars@graycliff.com (: Khalsa News Network- KNTimes.com [Item Undated]) — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Get ready to roll, a tour of the Graycliff Cigar factory is a must when in the Bahamas! Open to the public by appointment, with no charge for admission, The Graycliff Cigar Company in Nassau welcomes visitors to take their factory tour and experience the age-old art and tradition of hand cigar rolling One of the most fascinating destinations in Old Nassau, Graycliff Cigar Company is located on the grounds of the historic Graycliff resort,

The 'killer' who sits beside you!: Is your job killing you? It may be, if you are breathing in colleagues' cigarette smoke.

Sat, 09 Oct 2004 04:00:00 GMT

If your company allows smoking in the office or you work in the hospitality business, there's often little you can do about it except find another job. Many non-smokers may find others lighting up in their workplace an irritation, but few realise how much it can damage their health. Although there's no doubt that puffing away on a cigarette is deadlier than simply breathing in the smoke in the air, anti-smoking campaigner Dr Babu Ramachandran says that passive smokers still receive about 50 to 60 per cent of the negative effects. . . . "It should be done step by step," observed Dr Ramachandran. "First ban smoking in the workplace, then restrict the time people can go out to smoke, then totally ban smoking inside and outside the building. "After that you can ban smoking in public places, even at bus stops. "This is already being implemented in India."

Smoking ban law 'flouted'

Sun, 19 Sep 2004 04:00:00 GMT

A CALL went out yesterday to reactivate a law which bans smoking in government offices. Muharraq Municipal Council legislative and financial affairs committee chairman Majeed Karimi said an Amiri Decree banning smoking in government offices issued by the late Amir Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 1994, was still not implemented in many government establishments. "Government employees are continuing to smoke without taking the feelings of others into consideration," he said.

PRESS RELEASE: Rolling in The Bahamas The Graycliff Cigar Company Factory Tour: Not just for cigar lovers, this tour of the Graycliff Cigar factory at the lovely Graycliff resort in Old Nassau is a must when in the Bahamas!

cigars@graycliff.com — Tue, 25 May 2004 04:00:00 GMT

Cigars featured as 'Ultimate Gift' in luxury magazine: Graycliff gets highest recognition

Wed, 03 Dec 2003 05:00:00 GMT

The "Robb Report" is comprehensive magazine featuring information on a wide variety of luxury products and services and is recognized worldwide as the authority and trendsetter in the luxury industry. . . . So what does all of this have to do with Graycliff's cigars? Well, its cigars have been advertised as being among the finest in the world in the magazine. It referred to them as one of its "21 ultimate gifts". The Robb Report's article on the cigars appears on page 101 of its Dec. 2003 issue. Graycliff owner Enrico Garzaroli, in an interview with The Guardian said that he was extremely excited about the article pointing out that he would continue to work hard to ensure that all facets of his resort, the hotel, restaurant and cigar company remain top-notch and unsurpassed by similar services offered at five-star resorts around the world.

LETTER: Anti-smoking group?

Tue, 04 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT

I WOULD like to know if there is still a society in Bahrain for anti-smoking activities?

Health Ministry deputy director of health education and anti-smoking programme head Dr Salah Ali said: "Yes, there most certainly is still a Bahrain Anti-Smoking Society. Dr Salah A Abdulrahman is in charge. Their activities include lectures, seminars, workshops, material production etc. and the society can be contacted at telephone 9550703, fax 626731, email saabdul@hotmail.com "

Government urged to sign tobacco control treaty, BAHRAIN TRIBUNE [Source: WorldSources Online]

Thu, 07 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Bahrain's leading anti-smoking campaigner has urged the government to take steps urgently to sign and ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) as quickly as possible to prevent a further loss of lives from tobacco-related diseases, writes Mandeep Singh. Chamber of Deputies member and former deputy head of health education at the Ministry of Health Dr Salah Ali, who has been at the forefront of the anti-smoking campaign in Bahrain for the last several years, commented that the success of the FCTC as a tool for public health will depend on the energy and political commitment that countries devote to implementing it in the next few years. ``The result will be global public-health gains for all.

Consumers fight back over inhaling 'passive smoke' before exhaling

fawkesmore@mail1.coralwave.com (Charles Fawkes) — Thu, 24 Jul 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Bahamian consumers have finally decided to fight back over inhaling 'passive smoke' before their life is exhaled from the ill effect of this health risk. Given the rate of cancer deaths in our country, it is high time the consumer movement enhances the social dialogue about smoke and cigarette smoking in the work place. In 1998 the total number of individuals admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital for cancer stood at 330. This may appear as a small amount, but we have a small population. Although, not all of these were related to lung cancer the most commonly associated with smoking there were 25 cases of lung cancer admitted to the PMH in the same year. However, not only cigarette smoking can lead to cancer, but also non-smokers inhaling the smoke exhaled by an addict of tobacco. In fact, the tobacco industry is the only industry that kills one third of its clients. In an article by Samuel Gremial he argues that it is beyond doubt that, from a medical point of view, smoke addiction is a social scourge. But what can be done to ensure the peaceful coexistence of smokers and non-smokers at the workplace, where many people spend at least half of their waking time?