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[Jamaica] Ferguson repeats anti-tobacco Bill promise
THE draft anti-tobacco Bill — which, among other things, will ban smoking in public places — is to go before Parliament shortly, Health Minister Fenton Ferguson said on Friday.
Jun 4, 2013
Jamaica Observer (jm)
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Jun 5, 2013 07:37
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[Jamaica] LETTER: Health minister blowing smoke?
Jamaica, despite having ratified the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in July 2005, has yet to fully satisfy its obligations under the treaty. We fail to enact legislation to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship, as well as smoking in publ
May 31, 2013
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
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May 31, 2013 11:59
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[Jamaica] World No Tobacco Day Friday to focus on banning advertising
Jamaica will join the rest of the world in intensifying efforts against tobacco advertising and promotion on World No Tobacco Day on Friday (May 31).
May 30, 2013
Jamaica Observer (jm)
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May 30, 2013 07:24
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[Jamaica, South America/Caribbean] FORRESTER: World No Smoking Day: The struggle continues
As we approach the close of the first decade of the FCTC, let us resolve to intensify our lobby for more action, including banishing smoking from our country and world.
May 30, 2013
Jamaica Observer (jm)
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May 30, 2013 01:38
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[Jamaica] Support Move to Ban Public Smoking - Dr. Ferguson
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson, is urging members of the public to support the Government's move to impose a ban on smoking in public spaces. Speaking at an exposition at the Clan Carthy Primary School in Kingston on Tuesday, May 7, Dr
May 10, 2013
Jamaica Information Service (jm)
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May 10, 2013 15:33
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[Jamaica] Minister seeks public support for smoking ban
HEALTH Minister Fenton Ferguson has called for public support and understanding as he moves to institute a ban on smoking in public spaces. The minister said the dire situation of the nation's young people using tobacco demands that urgent action be tak
May 10, 2013
Jamaica Observer (jm)
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May 10, 2013 15:32
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[Jamaica] Ferguson bats for ban on public smoking
Health Minister, Dr Fenton Ferguson, is calling for public support and understanding as he moves to institute a ban on smoking in public spaces. He says the country must act now given the impact of smoking on young people. Quoting statistics from the 2
May 9, 2013
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
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May 9, 2013 00:33
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[Jamaica] 'Pass tobacco control laws now' - Barton
Professor Everard Barton, chief of nephrology at the University Hospital of the West Indies, and chairman of Caribbean Institute of Nephrology, has called on the Government to make haste in passing tobacco-control legislation. Barton, speaking during a
Mar 3, 2013
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
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Mar 3, 2013 12:39
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[Jamaica] CHANG: Traffic amnesty and second-hand smoke
governments' dithering in implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), particularly in legislating a smoke-free environment by curbing smoking in public places. ... more than 89 months or 381 weeks or 2,664 days have passed
Jan 20, 2013
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
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Jan 20, 2013 10:14
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[Caribbean, Jamaica] Carreras weighing costs of new cigarette labelling requirements
Carreras, which currently uses text on retail packages warning of the likely impact on the well-being of users, it will also now be using pictures and pictograms, depicting diseases that may arise from the consumption of tobacco products.
Jan 6, 2013
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
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Jan 6, 2013 14:24