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[Jamaica] Consumers grab raw tobacco - 'Grabba' makes its mark
The term 'hot grabba' is the street name for raw tobacco, which is becoming increasingly popular for local smokers. Windel 'Archie' Allen, a tobacco farmer, says that the process from field preparation to reaping and drying the crop for sale is about 16
Jul 1, 2012
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Jul 2, 2012 12:00
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Jamaican cigar exporter to take on home market
Now the Adam siblings are about to take on the tiny Jamaican cigar market, where tobacco consumption is baked into the culture but is mostly confined to cigarettes. Barrington Cigars already has a slice of the local market but cigar consumption is large
Nov 7, 2012
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Nov 7, 2012 22:08
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[Jamaica] Carreras looking to buy local tobacco
THERE may be a boon on the horizon for local tobacco farmers as cigarette marketing and distribution company Carreras Ltd is making plans to purchase from them to supply the global market.
Sep 3, 2012
Jamaica Observer (jm)
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Sep 4, 2012 12:00
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[Jamaica] Tobacco growers arise - Farmers revive the once flourishing sector
BUREAU:In some circles tobacco is described as the fastest-growing cash crop in Jamaica. A yet to be officially released survey by the Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA) found just under 600 farmers in the trade in 2010; up from an estimated
Jul 1, 2012
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Jul 2, 2012 12:02
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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
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Jan 6, 2013 14:24
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[Jamaica] HAGLEY: Public health and the tobacco industry - an inherent conflict
the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) would like to reiterate that the main concern of the coalition in this matter is the protection of the health of the Jamaican people from the effects of tobacco use.
Jun 24, 2012
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Jun 24, 2012 08:35
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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
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Mar 3, 2013 12:39
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[Caribbean, Jamaica] PAHO/WHO Supports a Smoke-Free Environment
The Jamaica Office of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recognizes the efforts made by the Ministry of Health to protect the rights of local citizens to a tobacco free environment. Last week on National World Diab
Nov 23, 2012
Jamaica Information Service (jm)
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Nov 23, 2012 14:58
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[Jamaica] Beware! Cigarette companies luring kids into smoking with technology
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is warning parents to be even more vigilant, as cigarette and tobacco companies have stepped up their use of technology and mobile applications to entice individuals to smoke. Speaking at a forum yesterday, Executive Dire
Nov 23, 2012
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
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Nov 23, 2012 14:52
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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