April 28, 2025
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Jamaica broadcasting regulator bans music and TV deemed to glorify crime

Jamaica broadcasting regulator bans music and TV deemed to glorify crime

Musicians criticise ban that includes ‘urban slang’ to do with making money or acquiring wealth

Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming and weapons.

The government has said the ban is meant to cut back on material that “could give the wrong impression that criminality is an accepted feature of Jamaican culture and society”.

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