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[South America/Caribbean] Tobacco Control Litigation: Broader Impacts on Health Rights Adjudication
Key to this judicial trend is the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which provides a legal standard — supported by scientific evidence — defining concrete measures states should take to address the tobacco epidemic, and thus giving content to the r
Apr 12, 2013
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
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Apr 25, 2013 12:51
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[Latin America, South America/Caribbean] Tobacco baron battles crime 'crusader' in Paraguay vote
A tobacco baron who never even voted until a few years ago squares off against a self-described crusader against crime and corruption in presidential elections Sunday in Paraguay. The country bordering Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia is seeking a replacem
Apr 19, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Apr 20, 2013 17:08
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[South America/Caribbean] Euromonitor: Tobacco Industry’s Outlook Dims in Latin America as Countries Take Strong Action
Thanks to strong government action to reduce tobacco use, the tobacco industry's outlook in Latin America is dimming according to new analysis by Euromonitor International, a strategy research group for consumer products. The analysis cites the example
Apr 18, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Apr 19, 2013 12:51
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[Brazil, South America/Caribbean] Candidate in Paraguay Stirs Controversy With Remarks on Gay Marriage
Horacio Cartes, the tobacco magnate and front-runner for months in Paraguay's presidential election on Sunday ... comparing gay people to "monkeys" ... accusations of ... profiting from the smuggling of contraband Paraguayan-made cigarettes into neighbori
Apr 17, 2013
New York Times
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Apr 17, 2013 07:48
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[Costa Rica, South America/Caribbean] Health Ministry Insists on Banning Import Electronic Cigarettes
The ministry has not been able to stop the import. In other countries, these electronic cigarettes are banned to prevent harm to the health of people. Among the ingredients are substances that are carcinogenic, They have not yet found a way to ban the i
Apr 15, 2013
TheCostaRicaNews.com General (cr)
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Apr 16, 2013 03:55
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[Brazil, South America/Caribbean] Yourwellness Magazine Investigates Outcome of Smoking Ban
Following the announcement that the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil will be tobacco-free, Yourwellness Magazine investigated the health outcomes of smoking bans. ... This decision will mean a healthier environment for athletes, staff, and soccer fans from
Apr 12, 2013
PR Web
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Apr 15, 2013 06:44
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[Guyana, South America/Caribbean] On the Line – Demerara Tobacco Company Limited: Annual Report 2012 ($$)
The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (Demtoco), held its Annual General Meeting this past Tuesday April 2, 2013, kicking off the season of annual general meetings of Guyana’s public companies with a December 31 year end. All public companies are of cour
Apr 7, 2013
Stabroek News (gy)
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Apr 7, 2013 09:25
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[Africa, Russia, South America/Caribbean] Malawi farmers’ livelihood to go up in smoke as Chile bans public puffing
"We're very concerned with the smoking ban in Chile, in Russia and other countries have also proposed similar bans,” Malawi’s Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) chief executive officer Bruce Munthali told The Nation newspaper. “Tobacco farmers as any othe
Apr 6, 2013
MaraviPost.com (mw)
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Apr 6, 2013 05:11
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[South America/Caribbean] Beyonce Refuses To Smoke Welcome Cigar In Cuba While Hubby Jay-Z Puffs Away
Apr 5, 2013
Entertainmentwise (uk)
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Apr 5, 2013 11:20
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[South America/Caribbean, USA] Panel: General Cigar can continue using Cohiba trademark in the US, despite Cuban challenge
A federal panel says General Cigar Co. Inc. can continue using the Cohiba (co-HEE-ba) trademark on its cigars in the U.S. The ruling is the latest in the nearly 16-year-old legal battle with Cuba's state-run cigar company over the signature Cuban cigar
Mar 28, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Mar 29, 2013 17:18