All explicit references to sex and violence have been banned from the airwaves of Jamaica. The Jamaican government has cracked down on certain songs played on Radio there. According to the Associated Press via Google News, "The new rules from the island's broadcast commission ban any song or music video that depicts sexual acts or glorifies gun violence, murder, rape or arson."
The new rules come on the heels of a ban earlier in the month on "dancehall tunes" that depict "daggering" or dirty dancing. Dancehall is highly popular in Jamaica.
Jamaican regulators announced the ban this weekend, which targets largely songs or music videos that depict sexual acts or glorify gun violence, murder, rape or arson.
The airwaves ban comes on the heels of the Feb. 6th ban on dancehall dance style, `daggering,` which places emphasis on sexual simulation in dance. `Daggering,` was released last June by Mr Vegas and the video shows the Jamaican singer offering dance classes out of his home.
Explicit Sex and Violence Banned on Jamaican Radio
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Usain Bolt Won Third Gold Medal of the Olympics
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Usain Bolt ran a blistering third leg before passing the baton to Asafa Powell, who took Jamaica over the line in a time of 37.10 seconds. Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the Olympics and broke his third world record as Jamaica raced to victory in the men’s 4x100m relay.
Trinidad & Tobago won the silver in a time of 38.06 seconds and Japan finished third, but the Jamaicans of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Bolt and Powell lived up to their billing as pre-race favourites and blew the rest of the field away.The gold medal for Bolt means he has completed a clean sweep of the men’s sprint events following his 100m and 200m golds. The Jamaican ran 9.69 seconds to win the 100m and followed that with another world record time of 19.30 seconds in the 200m final on Wednesday.