Pubs and off licences in Suffolk could face tougher scrutiny over the sale of alcohol in a bid to tackle heavy drinking hotspots.
FREDERICTON– Alcool NB Liquor (ANBL) announced that it will completely eliminate single-use plastic bags from its corporate stores. This will prevent 5.5 million plastic bags from entering New Brunswick landfills.
Imported wine could soon be on participating grocery store shelves thanks to the B.C. government changing its laws to allow licensed grocery stores in the province to carry wines from around the world effective July 8.
Rising government taxes on alcohol in Turkey in recent years have increased illegal production of alcoholic beverages, causing deaths among people who consume the toxic liquors despite health warnings and crackdowns.
Ready to drink beverages have long been associated with canned, sugary, candy-flavoured, neon coloured, alcohol-fuelled drinks for young people starting to experiment with alcohol.
COSTA RICA - Altered guaro has taken the lives of six men and two women between the ages of 44 and 66 in the recent weeks. Because of this, the Ministry of Health has gotten involved and presented a criminal complaint to judicial authorities.
University of Otago mental health experts are upset another Government has missed an opportunity to curb excessive drinking and reduce harm, by taking a recommendation from the recent Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction off the agenda.
A single drink could be enough to affect a driver’s safety on the road, experts have warned. Even low levels of drinking, such as one pint of beer or a large glass of wine considerably hamper a driver’s ability to function, the neuroscientists have found.
It is now possible for tourists on a visit visa to purchase alcohol from any registered retailer in Dubai. While previously, tourists were unable to buy alcohol anywhere, now there’s a quick and simple process in place to grant them a temporary liquor license.
Have our new liquor laws achieved their objective to improve community input into local alcohol licensing decisions?