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POST-CABINET BRIEFING FOR MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023

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May 23, 2023
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POST-CABINET BRIEFING FOR MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 23, 2023 (Cabinet Secretariat): The Cabinet Ministers met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister, The Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, on Monday, May 22nd, 2023, and made several important decisions to improve the welfare of our people.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the Legislative Enactment of Smoking (Designated Areas) Bill, 2023, which seeks to promote public health by reducing exposure to tobacco and other smoke in certain public places, by designating certain specified public places as smoking areas and to prohibit smoking outside of a designated area in public places. 

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