Jamaica bans smoking
Jamaica is joining the ranks of countries that prohibit smoking in public places.
Residents and visitors will no longer "have to involuntarily inhale tobacco smoke, with its over 40 carcinogens," said minister of health Fenton Ferguson, when the ban takes effect July 15.
Smoking will no longer be permitted in enclosed public places; on public transportation; in workplaces, government buildings, or health facilities (including pharmacies); at sport, athletic and recreational facilities; in educational institutions; or in places of collective use, like bus stops.
The fine for breaking the new law is $500 or three months imprisonment, says the Jamaican Information Service.
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