Jamaica bans broadcasts deemed to glorify drugs, crime

Jamaica has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence and drug use.

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 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."