Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says he was taken aback when Halifax city councillors approved a motion to make it easier to drink in the streets — without even asking his opinion.
All alcohol sold in Scottish stores must cost at least 50p per unit when minimum unit pricing comes into force on 1 May.
Retailers are working to keep up with New Zealand's changing beer tastes. Data from Stats NZ shows New Zealanders had a third more high-strength beer, with alcohol volume above 5 per cent, available to consume last year.
Alcohol-related diseases are behind the deaths of nearly 6,000 Australians each year, according to a new study.
The department of health wants a ban on alcohol advertising, in a move expected to hit the alcohol industry hard, in a new bill currently sitting with Cabinet, Business Day reported.
A study by the National Drug Research Institute at WA’s Curtin University has found an estimated 5785 people aged over 15 died from alcohol-attributable causes in 2015.
The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) has been launched with a called on civil society organisations to closely partner government to create awareness and prevent Non-Communication Diseases (NCDs).
The Delhi government has warned all liquor vends, hotels, clubs, bars and pubs in Delhi against selling and serving alcohol to “underage” customers, saying non-compliance would attract strict action including cancellation of licence.
A campaign is being launched to raise awareness of Scotland’s minimum unit price for alcohol as ministers prepare to make a recommendation on its level. Owners of the 5,300 convenience stores across Scotland will be targeted with posters, leaflets and adverts over the coming weeks highlighting the changes coming in from 1 May.
President Ramaphosa could do everyone a favour and put a stop to the forced expropriation of established liquor businesses by the Department of Trade and Industry.