Jamaica Bans Broadcasts , That Glorify Drugs or Crime.
NBC News reports that Jamaica's government says that music and TV broadcasts that , “could give the wrong impression that criminality is an accepted feature of Jamaican culture and society” are now banned.
NBC News reports that Jamaica's government says that music and TV broadcasts that , “could give the wrong impression that criminality is an accepted feature of Jamaican culture and society” are now banned.
Channels have also been directed to avoid
“urban slang” associated with making money.
Specific words cited include “jungle justice,” “bank/foreign account,” “burner phone,”
“wallet,” “purse,” “food” and “client.”.
In a release, the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica added that such broadcasts “normalize criminality
among vulnerable and impressionable youth.”.
In a release, the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica added that such broadcasts “normalize criminality
among vulnerable and impressionable youth.”.
The public has been asked to
report anyone who violates the ban.
The ban has been criticized by Jamaican artists. .
Art imitates life, and the music
is coming from what is happening
in Jamaica for real, Stephen McGregor, a Jamaican Grammy Award-winning music producer and singer, via NBC News.
But because it doesn’t fit the moral mold of what they would like it to look like, they try to hamper it, Stephen McGregor, a Jamaican Grammy Award-winning music producer and singer, via NBC News.
McGregor views the ban as a scapegoat for the government's failure to address the real issues at hand.
The music that comes from that, people are not going to be creating happy, feel good ‘one love, one heart’ music in those circumstances. You can’t force the creatives to paint a picture that’s not really in front of us, Stephen McGregor, a Jamaican Grammy Award-winning music producer and singer, via NBC News.
According to Insight Crime, Jamaica had the highest murder rate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021