Jamaica preparing to ban smoking in public places
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica is set to become the latest regional country to ban smoking in public.
Health Minister Fenton Ferguson told lawmakers Tuesday that smoking will be prohibited in public places beginning July 15.
Ferguson
says businesses will have six months to post "No Smoking" signs and all
tobacco products will have to include new warnings about the health
effects of lighting up.
He says further details about enforcement and other aspects of smoking ban are to be announced soon.
Other
Caribbean spots that already have public smoking bans include the
Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Grenada.
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