In today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper, Marcia Forbes (Director-General in the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications) takes a close look at popular dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel, and in particular, his lyrics and his impact on Jamaica’s young people.

For the past several days I have agonised about sending Kartel an open letter by way of the newspaper. I wanted to quote from the numerous young people between 10 and 18 years of age who have spoken to me about the negative influence of his lyrics and music videos,” … see her complete article here.

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