With countries throughout the region moving to implement bans on smoking in public places, the government and opposition parties here have mixed views on similar laws.
While A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) say that the high health risks of both cigarette smoking and second hand smoke inhalation warrants a ban, government feels that the majority of citizens need to support such a ban before one is implemented.
“The fundamental issue remains whether our society is ready for that type of law or whether we have the capability of enforcing the law. Government would not want to put itself in the position of seeking to enact a law which does not enjoy the support of
