Disagreement within government over smoking ban

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Jul 22, 2013

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – There seems to be disagreement within the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) government over the implementation of a ban on smoking in public places.
Former national security minister and government senator, K.D. Knight, has said he is prepared to join people in protesting the measure and wants the issue debated in Parliament.
But Attorney General Patrick Atkinson has told the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper that “the real concern is not about debating in Parliament.

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