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Govt to announce review of smoking ban regulations

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Sunday, July 28, 2013 | 6:45 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Top officials of the People National Party (PNP) Sunday said Health Minister Fenton Ferguson is to announce a new set of regulations for the smoking ban implemented on July 15.PNP officials however have not disclosed details of the changes which should be made public this week.“I think you will see some adjustment for various areas in terms of the penalties,issues in terms of the definition of public spaces among other things,” said PNP General Secretary Peter Bunting, who did not elaborate on the specifics.According to Party Chairman Robert Pickersgill the decision comes following a series of meetings, held between officials of the PNP duringtheir National Executive Council (NEC) at the UWI Mona Inter Faculty Lecture Theatre today.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Govt to announce review of smoking ban regulations